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Let sleeping ferrets lie

Let sleeping ferrets lie

Ferrets, sleeping cozy in a hammock. More of the livestock of Mary Arden’s Farm, Wilmcote.

Let sleeping ferrets lie

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Crocus en masse, Stratford on Avon

Crocus en masse, Stratford on Avon

Unusual mass planting of purple crocus on a patch of land between the canal basin and the river at Stratford on Avon – a celebration of a campaign to totally eliminate polio globally.

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Male blackbird: lookout on a wall

Male blackbird: lookout on a wall

Male blackbird using a wall as a lookout post, keeping an eye on me.

Male blackbird: lookout on a wall

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Goats galore, Mary Arden’s Farm, Wilmcote

Goat, Mary Arden's Farm, Wilmcote

Some of the goats, part of the traditional breeds livestock on Mary Arden’s Farm at Wilmcote.

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Female blackbird gathering twigs for nest

Female blackbird gathering twigs for nest

Female blackbird with an impressive collection of short twigs in her beak, pausing before flying off to carry them to the nest.

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Ewe and lamb: food choice

Ewe and lamb: food choice

Portland ewe and lamb on Mary Arden’s Farm at Wilmcote. The lamb sampling both its mother’s milk and the grass of the field. Both lamb and ewe seemed to prefer the grass on the top of one of the many ant hills in the field.