The Home and Garden Event, 21st May 2011
Lin and I went to the castle to see the Home and Garden event with the prospect of going home with some plants. However, there were plenty of other things to see in the grounds. We spent some time in the gardens, visited the maze and grotto and watched the bird show. We were spoilt with lovely sunny weather for an interesting day.
Percy the white peacock shows off.
A border of lupins on the Pavilion lawn
Julia’s rose in the Culpepper Garden
Alliums in the Culpepper Garden
A terrapin in the aviary
Nesting ducks in the aviary
A mother duck feeds her newly hatched chicks.
Kookaburra
Scarlet Ibis
The grotto – the Green man
The grotto – Lady
Bird show with a Patagonian Conure
Bird show – a titbit as a bribe
A falcon flies to the hand that feeds him.
The falcon is shown to the public.
A fine falcon
It is the turn of the Macaw.
The Macaw has a large wingspan.
There must be some food for the Macaw.
The storks arrive and ask for food and …
… they all get something.
That is enough!
Action shot
Flying home
Brainscapes – Organica