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Highland Cow Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.
Scottish cattle droving was once important in our economy, notably when Crieff 'tryst' was a major cattle market, before railways ended the droving trade there. In the story of Scottish cattle droving, not much remains that is obvious in the landscape. Below is a picture of an ordinary country lane…
These are the cutest cows you'll want to give a cuddle!
Have you ever seen fluffy, furry long haired cows? Here's everything you need to know about Scottish Highland Cows!
Even though I am most definitely a ‘city ‘boy,’ I am from Texas where we have our share of cattle. In fact, my Alma mater is The University of Texas and our mascot is the Texas Longhorn, a type of cow with (you guessed it), long horns. Scotland has it’s own version of long horn cattle called Highland Cattle. They are beautiful animals with amazing long hair including long bangs that often completely cover their eyes. One day while driving in Scotland, I pulled off the road onto a drive leading up to a ranch house to try to get a few photos of what folks in Austin Texas might refer to as “Hippie Longhorns”. After a few minutes of unsuccessful shooting (the cattle were being very shy) , I noticed a truck approaching from the owners house. Concerned that the owner might see me as trespassing I prepared to explain what I was doing & pack up my camera. Again I had underestimated the kindness of the Scottish people. In fact Murray (the owner) had seen me photographing & brought some feed in order to get the cattle to come close to where I was photographing. As soon as they saw Murray approaching, the cattle all ran to my position in anticipation of getting fed & posed for their portraits. Thank you Murray. From my blog: www.visualistimages.com A note about my Creative Commons - Non Commercial Licensing. If you derive any income from your website through sales of products or services or receive revenue from advertising placed on your site then you do not qualify to use my images under my creative commons license. If your are a not for profit corporation or political campaign, you also do not qualify under my Non Commercial license. I do license my images to commercial enterprises for a very reasonable fee. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. If you are truly a non-commercial site and would like a copy of this image without my watermark, feel free to contact me with the details of your intended use.
