Blogging about my hobbies whilst camping and exploring Scotland.
My camping hobbies vary to suit the weather and light conditions for the time of year. Astrophotography is good in the dark winter months and bird watching for the spring.
During the sumner I enjoy kayaking & infrared photography. Aerial photography and metal detecting are good all year round hobbies.
Articles about the various activities I do are below :
- Bird Watching at Inchgarth Reservoir, AberdeenA leisurely March afternoon spent bird watching at Inchgarth Reservoir in Aberdeen.
- Bird Watching at Ury Riverside Park, InverurieA lovely afternoon spent bird watching at Ury Riverside Park, Inverurie.
- Birdcam : Bird Feeder Camera – September 2022It’s starting to feel rather autumnal which means the return of some feathered friends to the garden. Robins, dunnocks and the blue & great tits all appear.
- Blue Tit Nest Box with a Wireless Bird Box CameraIn March 2022 I installed a nest box with a wireless bird box camera in it. Over 55 days, a family of Blue Tits moved in and raised 6 chicks.
- Birdcam : Chicks at the Bird Feeder – August 2022August was full of chicks at the bird feeders. Watch the highlights from the bird feeder camera in my garden in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Birdcam : Garden Bird Feeder Camera – June & July 2022The chicks are appearing, everywhere! Lots of hungry little beaks to feed, this summer, as the garden welcomes this years new magpies, starlings and sparrows.
- Sandwood Bay Drone FootageDrone footage & aerial photographs of Sandwood Bay, taken during a summer camping trip.
- Infrared Photography of the West Highlands of ScotlandDuring a recent camping trip to Oldshoremore Beach, in the far North West Highlands of Scotland, I spent the afternoon taking some infrared photos.
- Birdcam : Garden Bird Feeder Camera – May 2022Nesting season is in full swing. The garden is full of birds and the baby sparrows are the first chicks to emerge into the world.
- Birdcam : Garden Bird Feeder Camera – April 2022Some goldfinches have arrived! This month I added a nyjer seed feeder to the garden and within 2 weeks a pair of beautiful goldfinches appeared.
- NestCam : Live Nest Box Camera 2022NestCam : Live Nest Box Camera 2022. Live video streaming 24/7 from the nest box camera.
- Birdcam : Garden Bird Feeder Camera – March 2022Spring has sprung and the garden has been a hive of activity with my beaky buddies eating as much as they can.
- How to Live Stream a Bird Camera to YouTubeIn my previous article I explained how to install a wireless bird box camera, the next… Read more: How to Live Stream a Bird Camera to YouTube
- How to Install a Wireless Bird Box CameraHow to install a bird nesting box with a wireless camera.
- Infrared Photography at The River Don, InverurieI visited the River Don in Inverurie, Scotland for my first attempt at infrared photography with a full-spectrum camera.
- Birdcam : Bird Feeder Camera Highlights – February 2022Catching up with my avian associates as they ride out several severe storms.
- Birdcam : Bird Feeder Camera Highlights – January 2022See what my feathery friends have been up to this January.
- How to Set Up a Bird Feeder CameraLearn how to setup your own wi-fi enabled bird feeder camera.
- Photographing The Moon with a Sigma 150-600mm LensPhotographing a full moon with the big Sigma lens and processing in PIPP, AutoStakkert and Photoshop.
- Kayaking in GlencoeA first attempt at kayaking and droning at the same time. This video from Loch Leven is an absolute epic!
- Smoo Cave Drone FootageWhilst passing through Durness on the way home from a camping trip, I stopped off at the wonderfully named Smoo Cave.
- Loch Leven Drone FootageA beautiful, crisp morning during a camping trip in Glencoe made for a fun droning trip at Loch Leven.
- Ballachulish Marina Drone FootageA quick drone flight around Ballachulish Marina. A beautifully quiet and peaceful location in Glencoe.
- Oldshoremore Beach Drone FootageAn impromptu overnight stop in the hot tent at Oldshoremore Beach. We got a bovine surprise the following morning. Cows on the beach!
- Loch Morlich Drone FootageDrone footage from a moody & autumnal Loch Morlich, near Aviemore.
- Mither Tap, Bennachie Drone FootageA quick ramble up my local hill with the drone. It was far windier than it looks!
- Falls of Measach Drone FootageQuick stop at the Falls of Measach on the way to Ullapool.
- Driving The Applecross PassThe mighty Applecross Pass, what a road! Not for the faint hearted but the scenery is more than reasonable compensation.
- Eilean Donan Castle Drone FootageThe most famous and most photographed of all the Scottish Castles. The picturesque Eilean Donan Castle.
- Dores Beach, Loch Ness Drone FootageDores Beach at Loch Ness is my favourite place in the world. Just look at it!