Ptarmigan and hares turn white with the first snows. Brilliant clear snowy nights. Birds of prey cruise over the hills. Spring Lambing in March. Rivers fill with melting snow.
Migrant birds arrive.
Wild flowers appear, castles and gardens open. Fishing for salmon and brown trout in the Don. Late spring, young deer are born Summer Riding through forests and glens. Gardens in full bloom and twenty hours of daylight in which to see them. Autumn Hillwalking over the moors, the heather flowering a rich purple.