Oxfordshire: moorhen nest

Oxfordshire: moorhen nest

Moorhen nest in the River Windrush at Burford, with two well-grown chicks. I’m not sure what is providing the platform for the nest.

Oxfordshire: jackdaw

Oxfordshire: jackdaw

A jackdaw stalking around the churchyard at Burford church, ignoring the steady stream of sightseers.

Oxfordshire: lying donkey

Oxfordshire: lying donkey

Donkey lying down in a field. It was still quite early in the morning, but already very hot. The donkey was devoting all its efforts to trying to persuade flies to stop bothering it.

Oxfordshire: common fleabane

Oxfordshire: common fleabane

Common fleabane coming to the end of its flowering season. On a plant growing in the extensive green space of Christ Church Meadows, by the River Cherwell in Oxford.

Oxfordshire: common fleabane