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A morning at Naunton

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JohnC
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« on: October 04, 2010, 08:31:13 pm »

Well, I went out  at 6.30 this morning hoping to get some good inversion photos at Naunton which is a Cotswold village in a valley. I'd noticed it as I drove along the road to Stow one day and was fortunate enough to spy a style at the side of the road giving me access to the field overlooking the church. Three horse came to me from an adjacent filed and came right up to me and sniffed my camera bag.

Now I'm assuming the first colourful 'bird' (fowl) is a male partridge and if someone knows differently I'll be more than happy to amend the  caption in my Library photo but as it stands he's a male partridge Lol.. I know number 2. is Mr. Pheasant and I assume number 3 is his wife Lol. It was very foggy so that's why the background is like it is. So, as it stands he's Mr. Partridge.















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« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2010, 09:04:34 pm »

All are quality shots John, the one bird looks a lot like our quail, though I don't think it is. The second shot with the fog hanging over the valley and structures is my favorite!
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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2010, 09:06:01 pm »

Very moody shot John!  Cool
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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2010, 09:19:07 pm »

Thanks both.

Richard. The  type of wall the Pheasants and partridge are standing on are compulsory in this region (The Cotswolds - wold means 'rolling landscape) )- and are what we call call 'dry stone' walls'- it's a specialised skill building them.The whole of the Cotswolds have top adhere to these planning regs.

Click on heading 11 in the blue list-'Cotswold dry stone walls' There's an account of a US visitor who tried it back home. http://www.cotswolds.info/blogs/dry-stone-walls.shtml
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