Nigel's Photo Blog

Consequent on the U.S.Department of War's declassification of 162 files on unidentified anomalous phenomena I am posting a couple of unexplained images recently taken by my wife after dark from Glasgow , Scotland a couple of weeks ago.    Glasgow's latitude and longitude coordinates are: 55.860916, -4.251433.

  Introduction This evening, I am focusing on historic Mortlach Church, Mortlach near Dufftown on Speyside .  Information on Mortlach Church Mortlach translates as ‘big hillock’. The church is believed to be built on a very ancient and early Christian site dating back to AD 566 . This was when Moluag of Bangor established a place of worship here. The earliest church dates from 1010 AD. This is contemporary with a battle in the area when the Scots secured a victory against a Danish force. The building is aisleless and rectangular. Restoration occurred in 1870 and 1931.The adjacent burial ground has tombstones from the 17th-20th centuries. There are also two Pictish carved stones, one inside the church and other in the burial ground. Class II Pictish symbol stone, located standing in the graveyard down the hill to the southeast of the kirk.      Traditionally the above stone is thought to commemorate a victory in battle of Malcolm II over the Danes in...

Here is a small, portfolio of images taken this morning at Rouken Glen Country Park i n Glasgow Southside, Scotland. Grey Wagtail  Above image has been affected by a combination of a long lens and low light conditions. This bird is more colourful than it's name suggests. It has slate grey upper parts and distinctive lemon-yellow under-tail.Likes fast flowing rivers and woodland.    Group of Coot chicks on lily pads. Here is the day' s   pièce de résistance. A Canada Geese family with ten goslings have relocated to a discreet pond which is-conveniently-at eye level.   More information for the visitor. The publication, Visitors’ Guide to Scotland includes sections on Glasgow and bird watching .. This book is heavily illustrated and contains a wealth of information. The ISBN is 978-1-9161332-0-4. Also available via Kindle.