The rarest of the rare breeds among the livestock on Mary Arden’s Farm at Wilmcote. Arapawa goats come from a tiny island of the same name off New Zealand. They are thought to be descended from old English goats left on the island by Captain Cook.
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.
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.
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.
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.