Robin Bird On Winter Saturday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland Winter 4K Saturday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a Robin bird spotted eating on a visit and trip to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. With its bright red breast ithe Robin bird is a familiar visitor to my garden. One of the biggest Winter threats to birds is a lack of food availability, particularly when the weather is cold. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Blue Tit Birds On Winter Friday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short Winter 4K Friday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit birds spotted eating on an afternoon visit and trip to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Tits are easily recognisable. Small and agile, they can extract food from the feeders with ease. You will notice the difference when comparing to other garden birds. They often arrive at the feeders in small groups. Generally, tits have a lifespan of two or three years but they can live for longer. They are vulnerable at feeders and the risk comes from cats and birds of prey such as Sparrowhawks. Whether you live in town or country, you can help to look after garden birds by providing food for them. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Blackbird And Small Birds On Winter Friday Visit Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Winter Friday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a Blackbird and small birds spotted eating on a morning visit and trip to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. As the name suggests, male blackbirds are entirely black in colour. Males have a bright yellow bill and distinctive yellow eye ring. This widespread bird is a common visitor to United Kingdom gardens, and has adapted well to suburban areas, it’s often possible to get quite close. It can also be found in woodland and grassland areas, but you’re much less likely to see it on areas of higher ground and in some parts of Scotland, Common and widespread across Britain, the blackbird population is currently stable, although it has seen periods of decline in the past. One of the biggest threats is lack of food availability, particularly when the weather is cold and dry. If you were to believe various myths and folktales, you’d find this solitary, territorial bird to be imbued with evil and supernatural powers. Welsh poet R. S. Thomas observed that there was “ a suggestion of dark Places ” about the blackbird that was at odds with its beautiful song. In the story of the life of Saint Benedict, the Devil was said to have come to tempt the saint in the form of a blackbird. The English nursery rhyme “ Sing a Song of Sixpence ” involves blackbirds “ baked in a pie ” which reanimate and sing when the pie is opened. One then flies out and pecks off the nose of a maid. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Winter Road Trip Drive To Parish Church On History Visit To Elie East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland Winter 4K travel video, with Scottish accordion music, of a road trip drive West on the A917 route to the parish church and graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, family hhistory visit to Elie in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. This T plan church was built in 1639 and its tower was added in 1726. The church lies east to west, the long axis with the tower facing south towards Elie High Street. It is in a walled graveyard which surrounds the church to the south, east and west and is probably of a similar age to the church. The tower has two stages, capped by a belfry which was probably added in the early nineteenth century in place of an earlier spire. The lower stage of the tower is entered through a door under rounded arch on the south face. Above this is a framed Latin inscription, dating the construction of the tower to 1726. The second stage of the tower is octagonal and divided into eight faces by strips of dressed sandstone. To the east a blocked window has a memorial inserted below. To the west is another blocked window. This stage has a clock face to the north, south, east and west, and a louvered vent below the clockface on the south elevation. The bellcote is rounded, divided into four by strips of sandstone, and has four louvered openings in rounded arches. It is covered by a domed roof and has an abstract silver weathercock. The old session house of the church is built into the church wall on the south side of the graveyard. Many variations of the surname Elie have been found, including Ely, Elie, Ealy and others. Nathaniel Elie landed in Virginia, America, in 1622; Nicholas Elie arrived in Pennsylvania, America, in 1738; Niehell Elie, aged 27, landed in Pennsylvania, America, in 1738; Martin Elie landed in Pennsylvania, America, in 1764. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. When driving in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Esplanade Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Winter morning travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, through the village and pat the Merchant’s House on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Esplanade in Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. I was raised in this old fishing village on the East coast. The esplanade is where the Dreel Burn flows into the Firth of Forth with views of Castle Street, it undoubtedly has some of the best views of the picturesque town of Anstruther. The village is located on the Fife Coastal Walking Path, a Scottish long distance walking footpath that runs from Kincardine to Newburgh. It runs for 117 miles along the coastline of Fife and passes through many seaside towns and villages including Anstruther. The path would take around one week to walk completely from end to end. The Clan name Anstruther was adopted as a familial name when King Alexander I of Scotland granted the lands of Anstruther to William de Candela in the early 12th century. There are a number of suggested origins for William but research points to the Normans in Italy. It is known that King William I of England sought assistance from William, Count of Candela, who sent his son. It is likely that this son was William de Candela, who received the grant of land from Alexander. William de Candela's son, also William, was a benefactor to the monks of Balmerino Abbey. The site now occupied by the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther was a gift from William. The next generation of the family, Henry, no longer styled himself , de Candela, being described as Henricus de Aynstrother dominus ejusdem in a charter confirming grants of land to Balmerino Abbey. Henry Anstruther accompanied King Lois IX to the crusades and swore fealty to King Edward I of England in 1292 and again in 1296. 16th Century & Anglo-Scottish Wars In 1483, Andrew Anstruther of Anstruther confirmed the right to a barony and fought against the English at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513 during the Anglo Scottish Wars. His second son, David, fought at the Battle of Pavia in 1520 in the service of Francis I of France in the French Scots Regiment. This line ended with the death of the last Baron d'Anstrude in 1928. Andrew's great great grandson was chosen as a companion to the young James VI of Scotland, who appointed him Hereditary Grand Carver, a title still held by the head of the family today. In 1595 he became Master of the Household. 17th Century & Civil War His son, William, accompanied James to London following the Union of the Crowns in 1603 where he was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath. The next son Sir Phillip Anstruther led the Clan and fought as Royalists during the civil war and received Charles II at Dreel Castle after his coronation at Scone by Perth, Perthshire in 1651. However Phillip Anstruther was later taken prisoner after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The Chief of Clan Anstruther was Ian Anstruther of Anstruther, from 2002 to his death in 2007. The Chief's seat remains at Balcaskie Castle. Airdrie House and Newark Castle in Fife also belong to the Anstruthers. Sir Ian Anstruthur died 29th July 2007. The Clan Crest is two arms in armour holding a pole axe with both hands gauntleted. The Clan Motto is: Periissem ni periissem, meaning I would have perished had I not persisted. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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