This is a young red squirrel that its mother has been bringing into the garden. Plenty of exploring to be done amongst the hawthorn #Aberdeenshire#Scotland#RedSquirrel
The impressive 3.2m high Maiden Stone in Aberdeenshire. This Pictish symbol stone is thought to have been carved in the 800s. Was it a memorial, or the result of a young woman losing a bet with the devil and being turned into stone? More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/inverurie/maidenstone/index.html
The magnificent Dunnottar Castle on the Aberdeenshire coast south of Stonehaven. Probably a defensive site for two thousand years or more, no other Scottish castle comes close in terms of a sense of sheer brooding impregnability. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/stonehaven/dunnottarcastle/index.html
So it’s a week since the Aurora. This panorama is from last Friday night and is a stitch of sixteen shots taken randomly towards the general direction. The actual Aurora covered the sky from around east to southwest so the only way to get the full arc with the zenith and the columns was by doing this panorama. For the nerds this was stitched with shots using a 16mm FF lens at f2.8, ISO400 and 5 second exposures #Aurora#Aberdeenshire#Scotland#StillPinchingMyself
The Bass of Inverurie, standing within a cemetery at the southern end of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire: all that remains of a motte and bailey castle built by the Earls of Garioch in the 1100s and used by Robert the Bruce in May 1308. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/inverurie/bass/index.html
This female red squirrel has been around a lot lately spending time feeding. It’s the time of year that these reds will have young and her teets are quite pronounced. Hopefully, she has some offspring to look after back at the dray #Aberdeenshire#Scotland
Huntly Castle in Aberdeenshire, which has seen more than its share of conflict and history. Over a period of six centuries four different castles in three slightly different locations under two different names were attacked eight times. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/huntly/huntlycastle/index.html
A fine 2.5m monolith for today's #StandingStoneSunday - this is Lulach's Stone in Aberdeenshire. Sweeping views to Tap o' Noth. The stone is said to commemorate Macbeth's stepson, who was killed in battle, although the stone is more likely a much earlier monument. In folklore it's reported to have crushed a treasure-seeker to death.
One of the red squirrels that comes in to feed on the nuts - it’ll be time to start shedding the winter coat soon. The damage to the nut box has been caused by the local woodpeckers…… #RedSquirrel#Donside#Aberdeenshire#Scotland
Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire, a Disney-esque beauty with a remarkably well preserved and original interior, surrounded by amazing gardens and grounds. Building started in the 1550s and it was completed in 1596. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/crathes/crathescastle/index.html