Young piglets resting in the morning sun in the sty at Mary Arden’s Farm with the mother, an Oxford sandy and black sow. The father was a Mangalitza boar.
Banded demoiselle damselflies on the wing
Banded demoiselle damselflies on the wing, occasionally pausing to rest on a waterlily, on the River Avon at Stratford. At least three males were competing for what was presumably prime territory.
Spotted flycatcher, Baggeridge
Spotted flycatcher in bushes on the slope of Toposcope Hill, Baggeridge Country Park, earlier today. The only one of what sounded like a group of three or four which was actually visible. They were presumably taking a pause on the autumn migration.
Growing piglets, Mary Arden’s Farm
Growing Mangalitza piglets at Mary Arden’s Farm. From two different litters, both in muddy enclosures, big enough to be on solid foods. Both sets with the mother sows. Also, in a separate but nearby enclosure, a grandmother sow. A third set of piglets, in a sty with flags for floor, may be Oxford sandy and black pigs.
Goldfinch flock, Mary Arden’s Farm
Goldfinch flock, taking flight because they had been disturbed by a bird of prey overhead while they were getting stuck in to the thistle seeds in the wildflower meadow at Mary Arden’s Farm, Wilmcote.
Six mallard ducklings, Avon and canal lock
Female mallard and six ducklings on the River Avon earlier this month. They swam into the lock to the canal basin to feed on the algae on the walls, but were shepherded back out again by a pair of swans which were already there.
The following day, as I was out without my camera, I saw the duck again, swimming in the canal basin. This time she was accompanied by eight ducklings.