Seventeen firefighters have rescued a large bull sinking in mud in Lewis.
The animal was almost completely submerged in a ditch with only its nose protruding.
The Ness fire crew cleared mud away from its head and called for further resources to the scene at Borve on the west side of the island.
Appliances from Stornoway and Shawbost then attended to assist.
Station Manager Steve Oliver was in charge at the scene and he described the incident as one of the most difficult animal rescues he had ever been at.
He said: "If it had been an hour later the animal may have been completely submerged. We enlisted the help of a mechanical excavator to help dig and we had to go down three metres into the peat before we could get strops underneath the animal to help get it out.
"We then managed to free the animal and it became stuck twice more before the vet managed to walk it onto firmer ground and assess its condition. It appeared to be uninjured so it was a happy ending."
The call came in at 8.50am and last appliance didn't leave the scene until 3pm.
Sinking bull rescued from ditch
24 September 2015