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Coordination
12 Dec 2025

Coordination

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It poured with rain for much of the day, and I was dubious about the Met Office forecast that we were due a late spell of sunshine, but as I came out of the supermarket early this afternoon I realised … Continued

Avon, bird, Black Headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Cygnus olor, dusk, gull, mute swan, river, Stratford upon Avon, sunset, swan
Swanday
23 Nov 2025

Swanday

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I see Mute Swans too often to be taken in by that graceful and serene shtick – they’re bad-tempered, aggressive beasts, and generally best given a wide berth. But that said, I never won’t be charmed by the absolute abandon with which … Continued

Avon, bird, Cygnus olor, mute swan, river, splash, Stratford upon Avon, swan
Reception committee
12 Nov 2025

Reception committee

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

This is the pair of Mute Swans that spend most of their time on the canal basin by the Bancroft Gardens in Stratford. I think they’re probably the same pair who nest higher up the canal in the spring, but … Continued

Bancroft Basin, bird, busking, canal, Cygnus olor, mute swan, Stratford upon Avon, swan, wharf
Distraught
9 Oct 2025

Distraught

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I first spotted this male Mute Swan as I was walking over Lucy’s Mill Bridge, and realised that he was completely beside himself about something, but it took me several minutes to see beyond his fury and unravel the story … Continued

Avon, bird, busking, Cygnus olor, Lucys Mill, mute swan, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan
Ablutions
16 Jan 2025

Ablutions

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I haven’t posted one of these images of a Mute Swan washing its armpits for quite a while now – largely because I tend to assume that it’s the kind of thing everyone sees all the time. But the other … Continued

Avon, bird, Cygnus olor, mute swan, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan
Golden hour
29 Dec 2024

Golden hour

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The Cardiff crew managed to depart the Shire at lunchtime, despite multiple delaying tactics by the Boy Wonder. His word of the day is “alleyway”, which he learned this morning when R and I walked over to the Airbnb and … Continued

Avon, bird, Cygnus olor, golden hour, mute swan, reflection, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan
Grim
1 Oct 2024

Grim

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It’s not actually hard for a male Mute Swan to look disgruntled, but this cob was really putting some effort into it. I couldn’t decide if he’d spotted a neighbour with whom he had a bone to pick, or if … Continued

Avon, bird, cob, Cygnus olor, droplet, mute swan, pen, rain, raindrop, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan
Stratford
1 Mar 2024

Stratford

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

During the year R and I celebrate (in an extremely low-key way, as befits people of our advanced age) two anniversaries. Our wedding anniversary, which is in May, is able if necessary to spread over two days because that’s what … Continued

Avon, bird, Black Headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Cygnus olor, flight, gull, juvenile, mooring post, mute swan, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan, wharf
Irritable
3 Feb 2024

Irritable

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I decided to give myself a break from the owls today, or maybe to give them a break from me. Either way, I used some of the time to perform a little Domestic Goddesshood, making a batch of Seville orange … Continued

Avon, bird, busking, Cygnus olor, mute swan, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan
Alphas
22 Jan 2024

Alphas

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

We were happy to get up this morning and find that Storm Isha had passed on during the night without doing any obvious damage in our village, and I hope that all blipfriends have come through it equally unscathed. Some … Continued

Avon, bird, busking, Cygnus olor, mute swan, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan

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