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

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring Wednesday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of familiar 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Magpie Bird On Spring Wednesday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring Wednesday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a beautiful, sociable, black and white Magpie Bird spotted eating on morning visit and trip to my Scottish cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. 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. 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. The date for astronomical spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Spring Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Crail East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, East on the A917 coastal route on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the outskirts of Crail in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The settlement of Crail dates from as far back as the Pictish period. Well settled by the 800s, Crail was a thriving town by the 1100s and was made a royal burgh by Robert the Bruce in 1310. He also gave it the right to hold markets on a Sunday. The surname Crail was first found in Cambridge, England, but the Crail variant may have come from much farther north in Fife, Scotland where the former royal burgh so named was derived from the Pictish word " caer " which meant fort. The Fife Coastal Walking Path runs from the Forth Estuary in the South, to the Tay Estuary in the North and stretches for 117 miles and includes Crail on the route. Neuk is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the East Neuk is generally accepted to comprise the fishing villages of the most northerly part of the Firth of Forth and the land and villages slightly inland therefrom. In effect, this means that part to the south of a line drawn parallel to the coast from just north of Earlsferry to just north of Crail, approximately 39 square miles in area. As such it would include Elie and Earlsferry, Colinsburgh, St Monans, Pittenweem, Arncroach, Carnbee, Anstruther, Cellardyke, Kilrenny, Crail and Kingsbarns and the immediate hinterland, as far as the upland area known as the Riggin o Fife. The Crail history starts with such a migration. As the population grew and people travelled further afield, it became increasingly necessary to assume an additional name to differentiate between bearers of the same personal name. A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames refers either directly or indirectly to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favoured style of clothing, physical appearance, habits, or character, among other attributes. Flemish names of this type frequently feature the prefixes lile, which meant the. The surname Crail is a nickname for a cross grained, ill tempered, or fractious person. The surname Crail may have been applied as a nickname for some who was crabby. Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old English word crabba, which means crab, or from the Old English word crabbe, which means wild apple. This latter reference implies that the origin may lie as a habitation name " one who lives near the wild apple trees. " Joseph Crail, born 1877, died 1938, was an American Republican politician, he served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish- American War; he became a Lawyer and U.S. Representative from California 10th District, from 927, to 1933 ; and a Candidate in the primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1932. I was raised in the East Neuk Of Fife. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Bluebell Woods On History Visit To Kinclaven Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of bluebells in the woods located by the road between Kinclaven and Murthly on ancestry history visit and trip to rural Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. These are native Scottish bluebells a very beautiful sight growing wild throughout Scotland. Britain has 50% of the bluebells in the world. And, there is nothing in the world that looks, or smells like a Bluebell wood in Spring. Campanula rotundifolia, harebell, is a rhizomatous perennial flowering plant in the bellflower family native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In Scotland, it is often known as the bluebell. Elsewhere in Britain, bluebell refers to Hyacinthoides non-scripta, and in North America, bluebell refers to Virginia bluebell. The Harebell is dedicated to Saint Dominic. Kinclaven, Gael. ceann-clamhain, meaning the kite's headland is a parish in the district of Stormont, Perthshire, containing Airntully village and Stanley,. It is bounded North and North East by Caputh, South East by Cargill, South by Redgorton, South West and West by Auchtergaven, and North West by Little Dunkeld. Its utmost length, from East by North to West by South, is 4¾ 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. The date for astronomical Spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt In Garden On Spring History Visit To Carlowrie Castle Castle Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by daffodils and flowers in a garden on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Carlowrie Castle near Kirkliston, just outside of Edinburgh, Britain, United Kingdom. The castle was commissioned in 1852 by Thomas Hutchison, a prosperous Leith wine merchant and Provost of Leith. He intended it as a family home but died before its completion in 1855. His son, Robert, oversaw the final construction. It was designed by the renowned Scottish architect David Rhind. While Rhind was famous for civic and commercial buildings, Carlowrie is a rare and masterpiece example of his domestic work. The castle’s most famous resident was Isobel Wylie Hutchison, born 1889, died 1982, the granddaughter of Thomas Hutchison.She was a pioneering Arctic explorer, botanist, polyglot, and author.Isobel collected thousands of botanical specimens for the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew and Edinburgh. Many of the plant species she brought back from her travels were nurtured in the Carlowrie Gardens. 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 20th March, ending on 21st June All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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