Woodpecker Bird On Summer Wednesday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Summer Wednesday wildlife camera travel video clip, of the sight and sounds of a Woodpecker bird spotted drumming for food on morning visit and trip to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Great spotted woodpeckers can be seen in woodlands, especially with mature broad leaved trees, although mature conifers will support them. They can also be found in parks and large gardens. They will come to peanut feeders and bird tables. Not found in the far North of Scotland. Only a handful of pairs nest in Ireland, but numbers are increasing. Common in England and Wales. 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 Summer in Scotland is Tuesday, 21 June, ending on Friday, 23 September All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Scotsman Walking On Balmedie Beach On History Visit To Aberdeenshire Scotland

Tour Scotland very short 4K travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and and Sporran and walking on Balmedie Beach on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the coast of Aberdeenshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Balmedie, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mheadhain, is locate north of the city of Aberdeen, in the civil parish of Belhelvie. The long and wide beach is bordered by an extensive dune system that stretches 14 miles from Aberdeen to just north of the Ythan Estuary at Newburgh. Balmedie Beach served as a bomb cemetery during WWII, where defused and unexploded bombs from Luftwaffe raids on Aberdeen were brought for disposal.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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Scotsman Walking On Bigga Island On History Visit To Shetland Islands Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking by the coast of Bigga Island on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Shetland Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. It is thought that the name comes from the Old Norse bygðey meaning " island of the building ", which may refer to an old structure. The Pribislaw, a 160 year-old German sailing vessel ran aground here in 1870. She had been one of many sailing boats that took German emigrants from Hamburg to Victoria, in Australia, around the middle of the 19th century. During World War II, two sailors from neighbouring Yell wanted to return to their native island to celebrate Yule (Christmas) during their shore leave. The weather was stormy and snowy and the usual ferry between the Mainland and Yell was not running, so they borrowed a friend's boat. Forced to land on Bigga, they sheltered in the bothy and danced, and played the fiddle in order to stay warm. They managed to reach Yell the next day. 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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Scotsman Walking On Hascosay Island On History Visit To Orkney Islands Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking by the coast of Hascosay Island on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Orkney Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. Hascosay; Old Norse " Hafskotsey " is a small island lying between Yell and Fetlar. The population of the island was 42 in 1841, but had shrunk to thirteen within a decade. In 1871, the population numbered 4, and in 1881, the island was uninhabited. The laird, Arthur Nicolson, who had bought it had " cleared " parts of Fetlar, and it is possible that the islanders removed themselves in anticipation of a possible future forcible eviction by this landowner. 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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World War II Memorial With Music On History Visit To Highlands Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Summer travel video, with Scottish music, of the World War II Memorial on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the beach in Nairn in the Highlands, Britain, U:nited Kingdom. This tablet memorial commemorates the training of the Third British Infantry Division over these beaches from December 1943 to April 1944 prior to taking part in the Invasion of Europe on 6 June 1944. " Silent we came Silent we left. To strike a blow for freedom." The 3rd British Infantry Division was the first British formation to land at Sword Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944, as part of the invasion of Normandy, part of the larger Operation Overlord. 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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