Louis forking silage in the cattle shed for his and Frans Aberdeen Angus cows. The cows all poked their heads though the grates. I loved the light looking out from the dark cow shed into the brighter outside.
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“Guinea fowl” YANA day 88 of 100
Today I visited Melinda Raker and her family at Croxton Park to draw her beautiful Guinea fowl. These two are the elders of the flock and are known as the uncles. A difficult drawing having to leave so many white dots it would have been so much easier in paint. So what are these drawings …
“The Pink footed Geese are back” YANA day 87 of 100
Driving back through Norfolk close to Potter Heigham I was so lucky to see a field packed full of Pink-footed geese intermingled with some Greylag geese. I was able to pull up into a lay-by very close by and watch them for sometime. Suddenly some geese further away were spooked and slowly the whole field …
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“On the Merlo feeding her Aberdeen Angus herd” YANA day 86 of 100 hi
More farm machinery, this time in the shape of a Merlo in very capable hands as she distributes silage to her Aberdeen Angus. Yesterday it was her bulls which were on the other side of the cattle shed which I drew. Today just behind the Merlo were the girls which were in a separate enclosure …
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“Aberdeen Angus bulls” YANA day 85 of 100
These handsome Aberdeen Angus bulls are from a farm in Neatishead. These are from a group of 6 which will be sold for breeding. Currently housed inside for the winter because of the recent rain.