We visited Stratford-upon-Avon for the second time this year. At Mary Arden's Farm we participated in goose herding, where we had to steer a gaggle of geese through an obstacle course. The sticks don't come into contact with the geese, they are just used to get in their way to steer them in the desired direction. Getting 8 geese to go in the same direction without one wondering off was quite a challenge, but Deborah and I managed it.
The next morning, there was a large goose population getting fed.
Later in the evening, we went to see The Taming of the Shrew at the Swan Theatre, which is on the banks of the River Avon, and saw (appropriately) a swan with a couple of young cygnets.
I was particularly interested in this goose, which looked like an Embden, but was hanging around with the Canadas, whereas all the other Embdens were together. It had some grey colouring, and may have been a hybrid.
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