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The Scotland Outdoors podcast from BBC Radio Scotland.

Hello and thanks very much for downloading this.

I'm Mark Stephen.

As you know, we craft, if that's the phrase,

this podcast from the live program we do for BBC Radio Scotland,

which is called Out of Doors. This week, for a whole variety of reasons,

not the least of which the weather, we did quite a lot of stuff on snow.

We also did some steam engine stuff, which I absolutely loved,

and we added even more value to this week's mystery bird.

Hello, and a very good morning, to you.

There is a fat wood pigeon just walking slowly across the drive here at BBC Aberdeen.

It's clear blue skies.

It is below freezing.

It was snowing last night, but most of that's gone now.

I'm Mark Stephen coming to your live from the BBC Aberdeen Car Park.

Joining me this weekend, now now, equally happed up against the cold.

Mr Ewan McElriff.

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