Scotsman Walking By Loch Torridon On History Visit To North West Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and walking by Loch Torridon on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the North west Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. Scottish Gaelic: Loch Thoirbheartan, it is a sea loch on the west coast. The loch was created by glacial processes and is in total around 15 miles long. The surrounding mountains are composed of ancient rocks, including Torridonian sandstone and Lewisian Gneiss. The area was impacted by the Highlands Clearances in the 19th century, particularly when the estate was sold to Colonel McBarnet, who cleared tenant farmers to make way for sheep farming. Loch Torridon was named after Saint Maelrubha. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. @tourscotland #scotland #music #shortsvideo #highlands All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Woodpecker Bird On Spring Monday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring Monday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a vibrant, much loved Woodpecker Bird spotted drumming for food on morning visit and trip to my Scottish cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire,Britain, United Kingdom. Woodpeckers are birds known for their distinctive drumming behaviour and chisel shaped beaks, which they use to excavate wood for food and nesting cavities, and they have adaptations like strong feet and stiff tail feathers to help them cling to trees. 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 and Suet 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. Legend says, if you ever see a red-headed woodpecker it will always move to the opposite side of the tree away from you because it is hiding in shame. People of varying spiritualities see a woodpecker as a friend when they're lonely. When one visits them, they gain inner strength to persevere through whatever challenges affect their daily lives. 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 #spring #birds #scotland #shortsvideo #woodpecker All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring Monday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a familiar dark brown female Blackbird 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. 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. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. 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 #nature #spring #birds #scotland #shortsvideo #birdsong All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring Monday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a noisy purple and green Starling bird 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 #birdsong All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Calgary Bay With Music On History Visit To Isle Of Mull Inner Hebrides Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of Calgary Bay and beach on the coast on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Isle Of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. This bay featured in a sad episode of Scotland’s history known as the clearances between . 1780 and 1860. Large numbers of Mull residents were evicted from their villages to make way for sheep farming. Many of the dispossessed emigrated to Canada leaving from the pier at Calgary Bay. Calgary in Canada was named after Calgary Castle, in Scottish Gaelic, Caisteal Chalgairidh, on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. Colonel James Macleod, the Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police, had been a frequent summer guest there. In 1876, shortly after returning to Canada, he suggested its name for what became Fort Calgary. The Scottish Gaelic placename Calgairidh, in turn, possibly originates from a compound of kald and gart, Old Norse words, meaning cold and garden. If so, the placename is likely a relic of Norse settler colonists who occupied the Inner Hebrides in the medieval period. Another etymology cites the Gaelic cala[dh] gàrraidh, which means enclosed meadow, or pasture, harbour, or, alternatively, cala[dh]-gheàrraidh, meaning harbour pasture. The first of these two possibilities, arguably translatable as meadow harbour, has some relevance to local geography: the town of Calgary, such as it is, has a large meadow to its east, and this meadow leads to Calgary beach. 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 @tourscotland #scotland #music #shortsvideo All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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