Magpie Bird On Autumn Friday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn Friday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a Magpie bird spotted eating on a morning visit and trip to my Scottish cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Mealworms are a great source of natural, nutritious food for birds. Packed with healthy fat, protein and fibre that help strength and growth, mealworms make great bird food that feeds hungry birds all year round. The magpie is one of our most familiar birds and the source of much myth and legend: '" ne for sorrow, two for a joy "is a rhyme that many children learn. Magpies are, in fact, small crows, and are omnivorous, feeding on carrion, invertebrates, and chicks and eggs. They are sociable birds and are often seen in small groups across many habitats, from gardens to parks, and heaths to hedges. The magpie is an unmistakeable long tailed bird. It is mainly black, with a white belly and white patches on the shoulders and wings. Folklore surrounds the magpie: from providing good luck when greeted, to being in league with the Devil, its ubiquitous presence has provided plenty of opportunities for stories. Many surround religion, including the belief that it didn't mourn with all the other birds at Christ's crucifixion, and that it refused to enter Noah's Ark, preferring to stay on the roof and swear for the whole journey. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30. The equinox at which the sun approaches the Southern Hemisphere, marking the start of astronomical Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The time of this occurrence is approximately September 22. @tourscotland #travel #autumn #birds #shorts #scotland All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Female Blackbird On Autumn Friday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn Friday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a female Blackbird spotted eating Mealworms on a morning visit and trip to my Scottish cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Female and juvenile blackbirds have a mainly dark brown plumage. 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. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30. The equinox at which the sun approaches the Southern Hemisphere, marking the start of astronomical Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The time of this occurrence is approximately September 22. @tourscotland #scotland #shorts #birds #autumn All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Autumn Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Harbour Cellardyke East Neuk Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a dreich, which is a Scots word for dull and cloudy weather, road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, East along the narrow George Street on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the harbour in Cellardyke in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Though I now live in Perthshire, Cellardyke is where I was raised in Scotland. By 1600, fleets of half decked fishing boats from Cellardyke and the neighbouring Fife ports were sailing to the herring grounds of the Western Isles, and to the rich cod and ling banks off the Shetlands. There was no low road access between Anstruther and Cellardyke harbour at that time, as the present George Street was just a footpath amongst the large rocks of the upper foreshore. The name of this long street was in the past just referred to as Main Street. It was not until after the 1871 census before the long Main Street was divided into three individual streets, and these were given the names of James Street, John Street and George Street, these being the forenames of prominent local councillors: James after James Fowler; John after Provost John Martin; George after George Sharp. In 1841. Together with occurrences elsewhere in Britain, cholera hit the village of Cellardyke in both 1832 and 1849, and dozens died in the epidemic. Such was the fear that hit the inhabitants, that any one who died was buried immediately. Cellardyke was formerly known as Nether Kilrenny, Scots for Lower Kilrenny, or Sillerdyke, and the harbour as Skinfast Haven, a name which can still be found on maps today. The harbour was built in the 16th century and was rebuilt in 1829. The modern name of the town is thought to have evolved from Sillerdykes, a reference to the sun glinting off fish scales encrusted on fishing nets left to dry in the sun on the dykes, or walls, around the harbour. Fishing was a hazardous occupation, and over the years a number of boats from Cellardyke were lost. On 6 April 1826 a boat was lost. Seven of the crew perished and one survived. On 28 May 1844 a boat with eight crew members was lost. Two years later, on 23 April 1846 a boat with seven crew was lost. On 3 November 1848 a boat with eight crew was lost. The next loss occurred on 10 May 1865, when a boat with eight crew disappeared. In 1910 a boat from Pittenweem sank off Cellardyke with the loss of three lives. There was one survivor. In addition, on 1 July 1837 a boat from Cellardyke carrying people on an excursion to the Isle of May as part of a celebration for the start of the herring fishing foundered. Seventeen women and children lost their lives. I was raised in this old fishing village on the East coast and attended Cellardyke Primary School and Waid Academy in Anstruther. I was raised a Dyker. The Fife Coastal Walking Path goes through Cellardyke and runs from the Forth Estuary in the south, to the Tay Estuary in the north and stretches for 117 miles. 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. Meteorological Autumn ior Fall s different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30. The equinox at which the sun approaches the Southern Hemisphere, marking the start of astronomical Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The time of this occurrence is approximately September 22. @tourscotland #bagpipes #autumn #drivingtrip All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Autumn Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Town Hall Cellardyke East Neuk Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a dreich, which is a Scots word for dull and cloudy weather, road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, East along the narrow James street on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Town Hall in Cellardyke in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Cellardyke Town Hall is a municipal structure in Tolbooth Wynd. The first municipal building in Cellardyke was a tolbooth which was completed in 1624. A new mercat cross was carved at that time and erected outside the building in 1642. The tolbooth was used as a prison as well as being a regular meeting place for Kilrenny Burgh Council. By the early 1880s, the tolbooth had become dilapidated and the burgh leaders decided to demolish the tolbooth and to erect a new building on the same site. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the provost, Robert Watson, on 5 April 1882. It was designed by David Henry and Jesse Hall of the St Andrews firm of Henry and Hall, built in rubble masonry and was officially opened as Kilrenny Town Hall on 19 September 1883.. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of five bays facing Tolbooth Wynd. Internally, though it was closed on this day, the principal rooms were the burgh chambers and a meeting room for the St Ayles Masonic Lodge on the ground floor, and the main assembly hall on the first floor. I was raised in this old fishing village on the East coast and attended Cellardyke Primary School and Waid Academy in Anstruther. I was raised a Dyker. The Fife Coastal Walking Path goes through Cellardyke and runs from the Forth Estuary in the south, to the Tay Estuary in the north and stretches for 117 miles. 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. Meteorological Autumn ior Fall s different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30. The equinox at which the sun approaches the Southern Hemisphere, marking the start of astronomical Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The time of this occurrence is approximately September 22. @tourscotland #bagpipes #autumn #drivingtrip #shorts All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Autumn Road Drive With Bagpipes On B846 Military Road On History Visit To Highlands Scotlland

Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video, with Scottish Bagpipes music, of a road trip drive on the B846 Route on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Highlands of Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The road quickly shrinks to a single track, although the passing places are plentiful. Heading North the road follows, either exactly or alongside, General Wade's Military Road as we climb through Glen Goulandie. Just before the summit, an unclassified road turns off to the left, creating a shortcut to Kinloch Rannoch. Glen Goulandie descends south south westerly from Loch Kinardochy to the Strath of Appin, 6 miles north west of Aberfeldy. Lieutenant General George Wade, born 1673, died 1748, was appointed Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in North Britain. Wade was charged with building a network of roads and bridges throughout the Scottish Highlands to aid the transport of men and equipment. The government of King George II was rightly concerned about the possibility of another Jacobite uprising following the 1715 rebellion and wanted to make sure that military transport was as efficient as possible in case of another revolt. Over the next 15 years, Wade oversaw the building of 250 miles of roads, the first engineered roads in Britain since the departure of the Romans in the early 5th century. To link those roads he also built over 40 bridges. A single track road or one lane road is a road that permits two way travel but is not wide enough in most places to allow vehicles to pass one another, although sometimes two compact cars can pass. This kind of road is common in rural areas across the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The term is widely used in Scotland, particularly the Highlands, to describe such roads. Autumn leaf color or colour is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the Autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown. The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30. The equinox at which the sun approaches the Southern Hemisphere, marking the start of astronomical Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The time of this occurrence is approximately September 22. @tourscotland #scotland #autumn #drivingtrip #bagpipes All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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