Starling Birds On Spring Monday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring Easter Monday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of Starling birds spotted eating on morning visit and trip to my Scottish cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The Starling is a familiar bird that breeds in farmland, suburban areas and open woodlands. Seen from a distance, starlings look black with a short tail and pointed yellow bill, but when seen close-to, they are very glossy with a metallic sheen of purples and greens. Starlings forage in lawns, fields, and other open areas with short vegetation. They are primarily insectivores in their natural habitat, but will feed on a wide variety of items outside of their natural diet, including fruits and seeds. The starling can be found throughout lowland Scotland where there is cultivation and pasture. It is generally absent in highlands and in areas dominated by grass or heather moorland. Highest densities are found along the East coast, Central lowlands and Dumfries and Galloway. 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 @tourscotland #scotland #shortsvideo #spring #birds #nature #easter All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Easter Holiday Weeked Daffodils On History Visit To City Walls St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland very short 4K Spring Easter Holiday weekend travel video, with Scottish music of Daffodils on ancestry, genealogy history visit and trip to the city walls in St Andrews, Fife, Britain, Kingdom. John Hepburn, who died in 1522, ordered a wall to be constructed around the city cathedral and its buildings following various repairs. Work on the new wall continued under his successor and nephew Prior Patrick Hepburn. In 1683, a total of sixteen towers were arranged along its length; thirteen remain standing and traces of a fourteenth can be traced on the ground. 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. 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.. @tourscotland #spring #music #scotland #easter #daffodil All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Easter Holiday Weeked Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Highlands Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring Easter Holiday weekend travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a road drive drive n a single track road, on ancestry, genealogy history visit and trip to the Highlands of Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. This is Clan Donnachaidh country, Scottish Gaelic: Clann Dònnchaidh, also known as Clan Robertson, is one of the oldest of all Perthshire clans. The clan's first recognised chief, Donnchadh Reamhar, " Stout Duncan ", son of Andrew de Atholia, Latin for Andrew of Atholl, was a minor landowner and leader of a kingroup around Dunkeld, Highland Perthshire, and as legend has it, was an enthusiastic and faithful supporter of King Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence; he is believed to have looked after King Robert after the Battle of Methven in 1306. The clan asserts that Stout Duncan's relatives and followers supported Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. 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. 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.. @tourscotland #spring #music #drivingtrip #scotland #bagpipes #easter All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Easter Holiday Weeked Daffodils On History Visit To Kinclaven Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring Easter Holiday weekend travel video, with Scottish music of Daffodils on ancestry, genealogy history visit and trip to the graveyard in Kinclaven Perthshire, United Kingdom. The graveyard contains the war memorial lychgate of 1919 by Reginald Fairlie, and some table tombs of the 17th century and later. Built into the churchyard wall is the monument to Alexander Campbell Bishop of Brechin 1608. There was an ancient castle in old Kinclaven which is said to have been built by Malcolm Canmore, and to have been for many centuries an occasional residence of the kings of Scotland, from which several of their charters are dated. During the wars that arose, from the contested succession to the throne, between Bruce and Baliol, the castle was occupied by an English garrison, which, being at an unguarded moment surprised by Sir William Wallace, was taken and dismantled so far as to render it no longer tenable as a place of strength. 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. 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.. @tourscotland #spring #music ##scotland #easter #shortsvideo All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Blackbird And Magpie Bird On Spring Sunday Visit To Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring Easter Sunday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a female Blackbird and Magpie bird spotted eating on 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. The magpie bird 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. 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. @tourscotland #scotland #spring #birds #nature #shortsvideo All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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