It is the most northerly island in the Orkneys and home to fewer than 60 people.
But North Ronaldsay is celebrating the arrival of its first baby in more than three decades.
Duncan Wilder Thorstein Traill Suarez Ford was born last week at Holland House on the island, which his family has a centuries-long link to.
He was born at 8lb 9oz to Alice Traill Ford and partner Jorge Suarez, and is the youngest of four.
The family live in the Central American country of Costa Rica where they run a school, but when they brought their three children to visit Alice’s Orcadian family
To provide well-rounded coverage and a breadth of insight across various events, we rely on contributions from several staff writers, each bringing their own area of expertise to our publication.