Ancestry Genealogy Photographs Motherwell North Lanarkshire Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of photographs of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. By the start of the 19th century Motherwell was a small hamlet, a farming community of some 600 people living adjacently to the 16th century laird's manor, Jerviston house. Motherwell's fortunes changed dramatically in the second half of the 19th century. With the coming of the railway in 1848, came industry and money. By 1881 David Colville had opened both an iron and steel works; Motherwell had a new piped water supply; had been granted burgh status and had its population swelled to 13,800 people All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Grey Squirrel On Early Spring Monday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short early Spring 4K Monday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a young Grey Squirrel spotted eating on an afternoon visit and trip to the grounds of my Scottish cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. As its name suggests, this squirrel typically has a grey coat with white undersides, though the coat colour can also be quite brown at times. Grey squirrels are mainly herbivorous, eating acorns, hazel nuts, berries, fungi, buds and shoots, and even bark. The grey squirrel was introduced to Great Britain in the middle of the 19th century. There is now an estimated population of 2 million making them much more common than the native red squirrel. They arrived in England from North America and are now one of Britain's most well known and frequently seen mammals, with an estimated population of 2 million. It is a myth that grey squirrels chase red squirrels away. Greys are just more adaptable to new surroundings. 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. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Young Blackbird On Early Spring Monday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland early Spring 4K Monday wildlife nature camera travel video of the sight and sounds of a young male Blackbird and a Robin Bird spotted eating on an afternoon visit and trip to the grounds of my Scottish cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. With its bright red breast ithe Robin bird is a familiar visitor to my Scottish garden. 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 dry. Leaving mealworms and ground feeder mix out on bird tables and planting bushes that attract caterpillars to your garden are great ways to help blackbirds. 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. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Wood Pigeon Birds On Early Spring Monday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K early Spring Monday wildlife camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of Wood Pigeon birds spotted eating and drinking on an afternoon visit and trip to the grounds of my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The wood pigeon, Columba palumbus, is the largest member of the dove and pigeon family in Great Britain, measuring about 15 inches long on average. Found in large flocks outside of breeding season, the wood pigeon eats a largely vegetable diet, foraged in open fields, gardens, lawns, including fruits, berries and grains. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. 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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Robin Bird On Spring Monday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshir Scotland

Tour Scotland short Spring 4K Monday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a Robin birds spotted eating on an afternoon visit and trip to to the grounds of 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 dry. 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. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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