At the very end of August, a young robin hopping on one of the footpaths in West Park. It was just beginning to adopt the characteristic red breast of an adult bird.
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Umbellifer gone to seed
The remains of plants of one of the taller umbellifer species, gone to seed. In this phase, the plants have an almost sculptural quality.
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globe artichokes, Shottery
More from the garden of Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Shottery. Globe artichokes in flower, with glimpses of the thatched roof of the farmhouse in the background.
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Bright red hollyhock, Shottery
A bright red hollyhock flower in the garden of Anne Hathaway’s cottage in Shottery, one of the plants still in bloom early last month.
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Seven swans swimming and ashore
A pair of swans on the Avon just upstream from Stratford with their five cygnets, then settled ashore for the young birds to preen their downy feathers.
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Yellow waterlily, River Avon
Growing in the River Avon by Lucy’s Mill footbridge, a yellow waterlily in flower.