We'd been searching all day when I spied a distinctive shape wheeling through the summer sky.
Grabbing a scope, the telltale image of one of Scotland's most iconic birds swiftly came into focus.
A white-tailed eagle, feathered fingers fluttering on the breeze, was eyeballing us from above.
I had been keen to see this incredible bird for years and finally, here it was, shooting the breeze off the coast of the Isle of Mull.
This image by Chris Gomersall captures this hugely powerful raptor in all its glory.
Find it and more like it at RSPB Images.