Tom Scott
@trgscott.bsky.social
“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
#Meiklewood #Gargunnock
#Meiklewood #Gargunnock
White-tailed Eagles around the coast of the West Coast of Scotland on a very dreich morning.
I forget just how absolutely huge they are with their massive wingspans.
I forget just how absolutely huge they are with their massive wingspans.
December 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
White-tailed Eagles around the coast of the West Coast of Scotland on a very dreich morning.
I forget just how absolutely huge they are with their massive wingspans.
I forget just how absolutely huge they are with their massive wingspans.
#ThickTrunkThursday - bright #Moonlight on the Oaks but particularly like how it lights up this very (very) old beauty.
#Trees
#Trees
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#ThickTrunkThursday - bright #Moonlight on the Oaks but particularly like how it lights up this very (very) old beauty.
#Trees
#Trees
#FirstBirdOfMyDay = #LastBirdOfMyDay again. This time Owls having a bit of a set-to over something, probably just territory.
Been a good year for Owls here, Owl Boxes confirmed that for Barn Owls but notably plenty of Tawny Owls.
Why? #DeadHedges? Mix of #Trees in & around grazing pasture?
Been a good year for Owls here, Owl Boxes confirmed that for Barn Owls but notably plenty of Tawny Owls.
Why? #DeadHedges? Mix of #Trees in & around grazing pasture?
December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#FirstBirdOfMyDay = #LastBirdOfMyDay again. This time Owls having a bit of a set-to over something, probably just territory.
Been a good year for Owls here, Owl Boxes confirmed that for Barn Owls but notably plenty of Tawny Owls.
Why? #DeadHedges? Mix of #Trees in & around grazing pasture?
Been a good year for Owls here, Owl Boxes confirmed that for Barn Owls but notably plenty of Tawny Owls.
Why? #DeadHedges? Mix of #Trees in & around grazing pasture?
Pink-footed Geese for #FirstBirdOfMyDay … sorry for all over the place camera angle.
December 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Pink-footed Geese for #FirstBirdOfMyDay … sorry for all over the place camera angle.
Swanning about (sorry) at Birnie Loch, Fife… lots of geese, ducks and yes, Swans. Who thankfully looked healthy enough re #BirdFlu but we kept away from the water edge and washed boots when we got home.
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Swanning about (sorry) at Birnie Loch, Fife… lots of geese, ducks and yes, Swans. Who thankfully looked healthy enough re #BirdFlu but we kept away from the water edge and washed boots when we got home.
One of the passing “wedges” of Whooper Swans.
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
One of the passing “wedges” of Whooper Swans.
A blur of a bird Smorgasbord for #FirstBirdOfMyDay… everyone busy after last night’s gale.
We had power out for much of the evening (then the classic blinding shock of lights & radio suddenly working when power returns late at night).
Whooper Swans and Geese notably on the move = change in weather?
We had power out for much of the evening (then the classic blinding shock of lights & radio suddenly working when power returns late at night).
Whooper Swans and Geese notably on the move = change in weather?
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A blur of a bird Smorgasbord for #FirstBirdOfMyDay… everyone busy after last night’s gale.
We had power out for much of the evening (then the classic blinding shock of lights & radio suddenly working when power returns late at night).
Whooper Swans and Geese notably on the move = change in weather?
We had power out for much of the evening (then the classic blinding shock of lights & radio suddenly working when power returns late at night).
Whooper Swans and Geese notably on the move = change in weather?
#FirstBirdOfMyDay was the same as the #LastBirdOfMyDay … honking Canada Geese going a heck of a lot quicker with the wind at their tails than this morning when they were going into it.
We are having a bit of hoolie in terms of winds and very heavy showers but notably warmer.
We are having a bit of hoolie in terms of winds and very heavy showers but notably warmer.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
#FirstBirdOfMyDay was the same as the #LastBirdOfMyDay … honking Canada Geese going a heck of a lot quicker with the wind at their tails than this morning when they were going into it.
We are having a bit of hoolie in terms of winds and very heavy showers but notably warmer.
We are having a bit of hoolie in terms of winds and very heavy showers but notably warmer.
Robins for #FirstBirdOfMyDay - already busy in the frost.
It started getting warmer about 5am (hence the clouds that made this gorgeous #Sunrise over #Stirling, the Castle and Wallace Monument) which meant the birds could be shunting the leaves around to get to worms.
It started getting warmer about 5am (hence the clouds that made this gorgeous #Sunrise over #Stirling, the Castle and Wallace Monument) which meant the birds could be shunting the leaves around to get to worms.
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Robins for #FirstBirdOfMyDay - already busy in the frost.
It started getting warmer about 5am (hence the clouds that made this gorgeous #Sunrise over #Stirling, the Castle and Wallace Monument) which meant the birds could be shunting the leaves around to get to worms.
It started getting warmer about 5am (hence the clouds that made this gorgeous #Sunrise over #Stirling, the Castle and Wallace Monument) which meant the birds could be shunting the leaves around to get to worms.
Treecreepers were particularly vocal this morning for #FirstBirdOfMyDay; I confess I don’t know why.
They sounded like alarm calls, but I couldn’t see a Sparrow-hawk or Merlin on a branch near them (everyone goes quiet and not so brave when the Goshawk turns up - apart from the fear-nobody Ravens)
They sounded like alarm calls, but I couldn’t see a Sparrow-hawk or Merlin on a branch near them (everyone goes quiet and not so brave when the Goshawk turns up - apart from the fear-nobody Ravens)
November 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Treecreepers were particularly vocal this morning for #FirstBirdOfMyDay; I confess I don’t know why.
They sounded like alarm calls, but I couldn’t see a Sparrow-hawk or Merlin on a branch near them (everyone goes quiet and not so brave when the Goshawk turns up - apart from the fear-nobody Ravens)
They sounded like alarm calls, but I couldn’t see a Sparrow-hawk or Merlin on a branch near them (everyone goes quiet and not so brave when the Goshawk turns up - apart from the fear-nobody Ravens)
Apologies - I stand corrected with thanks to @mycologycorner.bsky.social ; apparently it is Plicaturopsis crispa
November 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Apologies - I stand corrected with thanks to @mycologycorner.bsky.social ; apparently it is Plicaturopsis crispa
Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill fungus) on the underside of a partly dead Flowering Cherry Tree branch.
Sadly about a third of the main trunk split during Storm Amy. Done some “remedial” cuts to reduce the weight on the split and now cross-fingers.
Sadly about a third of the main trunk split during Storm Amy. Done some “remedial” cuts to reduce the weight on the split and now cross-fingers.
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill fungus) on the underside of a partly dead Flowering Cherry Tree branch.
Sadly about a third of the main trunk split during Storm Amy. Done some “remedial” cuts to reduce the weight on the split and now cross-fingers.
Sadly about a third of the main trunk split during Storm Amy. Done some “remedial” cuts to reduce the weight on the split and now cross-fingers.
That’s the one. It gave the Beef production emissions figure from the Beef produced in SAmerica, produced & fed with grain from deforested areas.
There is a massive range of emissions in Beef production (eg UK is at less than half that number).
interactive.carbonbrief.org/what-is-the-...
There is a massive range of emissions in Beef production (eg UK is at less than half that number).
interactive.carbonbrief.org/what-is-the-...
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
That’s the one. It gave the Beef production emissions figure from the Beef produced in SAmerica, produced & fed with grain from deforested areas.
There is a massive range of emissions in Beef production (eg UK is at less than half that number).
interactive.carbonbrief.org/what-is-the-...
There is a massive range of emissions in Beef production (eg UK is at less than half that number).
interactive.carbonbrief.org/what-is-the-...
… Barn Owl boxes (thank you to Ben for climbing up ladders for the check-ups & measurements), Merlins, Goshawks, Peregrine Falcons (pigeons not so happy about them but they are incredible)…
… leave stubble on purposefully open fields for huge numbers of migrating geese…
… leave stubble on purposefully open fields for huge numbers of migrating geese…
November 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
… Barn Owl boxes (thank you to Ben for climbing up ladders for the check-ups & measurements), Merlins, Goshawks, Peregrine Falcons (pigeons not so happy about them but they are incredible)…
… leave stubble on purposefully open fields for huge numbers of migrating geese…
… leave stubble on purposefully open fields for huge numbers of migrating geese…
Sorry being so graphic at this time of the morning… but here is an example of the Pine Marten scat. Must have been eating yew berries.
Sorry.
Sorry.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Sorry being so graphic at this time of the morning… but here is an example of the Pine Marten scat. Must have been eating yew berries.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Great Tits for #FirstBirdOfMyDay Hannah… a Jay has opened a hole in the Peanut feeder so “The Trade Union” are increasingly vocal as I approach the bird table in the morning.
I think a Pine Martin has started turning up because of the fallen peanuts… which won’t help the Trade Union’s mood.
I think a Pine Martin has started turning up because of the fallen peanuts… which won’t help the Trade Union’s mood.
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Great Tits for #FirstBirdOfMyDay Hannah… a Jay has opened a hole in the Peanut feeder so “The Trade Union” are increasingly vocal as I approach the bird table in the morning.
I think a Pine Martin has started turning up because of the fallen peanuts… which won’t help the Trade Union’s mood.
I think a Pine Martin has started turning up because of the fallen peanuts… which won’t help the Trade Union’s mood.
A Robin barking at me like a Regimental Sergeant Major to get on with filling the Bird Feeders was the #FirstBirdOfMyDay .
“Quick March! Left Right Left Right Left Right Left _____ Left _____ Left ”
“Quick March! Left Right Left Right Left Right Left _____ Left _____ Left ”
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A Robin barking at me like a Regimental Sergeant Major to get on with filling the Bird Feeders was the #FirstBirdOfMyDay .
“Quick March! Left Right Left Right Left Right Left _____ Left _____ Left ”
“Quick March! Left Right Left Right Left Right Left _____ Left _____ Left ”
Sky! (Yes, with some cloud and retreating mist)
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Sky! (Yes, with some cloud and retreating mist)
I can see sky, rather than cloud & mizzle or rain, for the first time in quite a while. Bird table, hedge line and yew trees covered with #birds.
Lovely to see Bramblings, Linnets, Siskins, Fieldfares and #FirstBirdOfMyDay Redwings joining the resident crews, as skeins of Greylag passed over.
Lovely to see Bramblings, Linnets, Siskins, Fieldfares and #FirstBirdOfMyDay Redwings joining the resident crews, as skeins of Greylag passed over.
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I can see sky, rather than cloud & mizzle or rain, for the first time in quite a while. Bird table, hedge line and yew trees covered with #birds.
Lovely to see Bramblings, Linnets, Siskins, Fieldfares and #FirstBirdOfMyDay Redwings joining the resident crews, as skeins of Greylag passed over.
Lovely to see Bramblings, Linnets, Siskins, Fieldfares and #FirstBirdOfMyDay Redwings joining the resident crews, as skeins of Greylag passed over.
#ThickTrunkThursday - she’s holding onto her leaves pretty well given the run of storms we have had recently (we lost #trees in #StormAmy & #StormFloris).
A remarkable #Oak, 💚 her.
#Meiklewood
A remarkable #Oak, 💚 her.
#Meiklewood
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
#ThickTrunkThursday - she’s holding onto her leaves pretty well given the run of storms we have had recently (we lost #trees in #StormAmy & #StormFloris).
A remarkable #Oak, 💚 her.
#Meiklewood
A remarkable #Oak, 💚 her.
#Meiklewood
Col. George Connal Rowan - grave in the #Meiklewood plot (remembered with his wife, “Great Aunt” Helena) at Gargunnock Church.
@argyllsmuseum.bsky.social -
#Argylls #Stirling #Army #Poppy 🫡
@argyllsmuseum.bsky.social -
#Argylls #Stirling #Army #Poppy 🫡
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Col. George Connal Rowan - grave in the #Meiklewood plot (remembered with his wife, “Great Aunt” Helena) at Gargunnock Church.
@argyllsmuseum.bsky.social -
#Argylls #Stirling #Army #Poppy 🫡
@argyllsmuseum.bsky.social -
#Argylls #Stirling #Army #Poppy 🫡
How many foods are this delicious (best meat?) and also so good for you? (high protein, minerals etc).
Easy to cook:
high temp & rest, or,
low & slow, or
add to Beef Mince -> eg “Beefison Burgers”.
Just don’t understand why it is not more popular - but perhaps “Bambi” doesn’t help.
Easy to cook:
high temp & rest, or,
low & slow, or
add to Beef Mince -> eg “Beefison Burgers”.
Just don’t understand why it is not more popular - but perhaps “Bambi” doesn’t help.
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
How many foods are this delicious (best meat?) and also so good for you? (high protein, minerals etc).
Easy to cook:
high temp & rest, or,
low & slow, or
add to Beef Mince -> eg “Beefison Burgers”.
Just don’t understand why it is not more popular - but perhaps “Bambi” doesn’t help.
Easy to cook:
high temp & rest, or,
low & slow, or
add to Beef Mince -> eg “Beefison Burgers”.
Just don’t understand why it is not more popular - but perhaps “Bambi” doesn’t help.
Had a proper “Little & Large” moment for #FirstBirdOfMyDay and we all know that the mighty wren is loud🤣
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Had a proper “Little & Large” moment for #FirstBirdOfMyDay and we all know that the mighty wren is loud🤣
Bit of #HedgePorn ; our “Mullet”* #hedges on the drive. Cut each year on the drive, so “neat” (don’t look too hard) and really thick & dense (warm) but the back is only lightly cut every 3-5 years or so. Very old #Oaks line the drive and we have #trees , shrubs, dog roses growing.
#Meiklewood
#Meiklewood
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Bit of #HedgePorn ; our “Mullet”* #hedges on the drive. Cut each year on the drive, so “neat” (don’t look too hard) and really thick & dense (warm) but the back is only lightly cut every 3-5 years or so. Very old #Oaks line the drive and we have #trees , shrubs, dog roses growing.
#Meiklewood
#Meiklewood