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Welcome to Stratford on Avon

Welcome to Stratford on Avon

The lawn in front of the Tourist Information Office at Stratford on Avon is the territory of a family of swans which seem to have opted out of the fight for bread on the river, and for a group of carrion crows.

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Little grebe, canal at Compton

Little grebe, canal at Compton

Winter, so the little grebes have returned to the canal. This bird has a preferred fishing patch directly downstream of Compton Lock.

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Figs, filling out

Figs, filling out

Figs on a tree in the garden of the Shakespeare Birthplace in Stratford on Avon, still filling out in the middle of winter.

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Swans, treetop height

Swans, treetop height

Swans in flight, coming in to land, dropping down to treetop height.

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Umbellifers, Compton Rough, frosty morning

Umbellifers, Compton Rough, frosty morning

Remains from one of last year’s umbellifers growing in Compton Rough, seen on a frosty morning recently.

Umbellifers, Compton Rough, frosty morning

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Rose in winter, Shakespeare Birthplace garden

Rose in winter, Shakespeare Birthplace garden

Lone rose still blooming in the middle of winter in the garden of the Shakespeare birthplace at Stratford on Avon. An icicle hanging from the flower: seen after snow a couple of days after Christmas.