Young tufted, one of a group of five or six birds including the adult in the previous post, swimming on the Avon, and a view of its tail as it dived under the water.
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Tufted duck circling, preening, River Avon
Tufted duck swimming in a circle on the River Avon at Stratford, contorting as it preened, twisting as it raised its front out of the water to attend to the feathers on its chest and stomach.
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Not exactly cute little piggies
Mangalitza pigs, woolly and apparently not bred for their cuteness. Originally Hungarian, they supposedly have a distinctive dark meat which has recently become a favourite of some foodies.
These characterful animals were among the traditional breeds of livestock on Mary Arden’s Farm at Wilmcote.
Open-a**e, or more politely medlar fruit. The vulgar version of the name was used by Chaucer and Shakespeare in their writings.
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Swans circling on river, Stratford on Avon
Stratford on Avon, and once again the tourists pausing from feeding swans as they went off for their own lunches. Another group of swans circling, this time swimming on the river as they wait watching for someone with food. This time the group included young as well as mature birds.
The orchard at Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Shottery, has a set of apple trees with different varieties of the fruit. Here is a sample as they were reaching ripeness earlier this month.