Friday, September 04, 2015

Five on Friday

Five on Friday is back after a summer break so I'm joining in with  Amy at Love Made my Home for this week's Friday five.  Click on the link at the bottom of this post to find others who are joining in too.

During our recent visit to Croome Park, near Pershore in Worcestershire we spotted some of the fabulous birds that have been installed in the woodlands for this summer.  Made of fibreglass they are each about two metres in length and created by Will Datson.  Their plumage has been designed by four different artists  Sharon Farrelly, Lucy Hutchinson, Santhanha Nguyen and James Birkin. The birds are decorated with historical references taken from the history of Croome. The shape of the bird is taken from a golden pheasant because the wife of the 6th Earl of Coventry kept a menagerie of rare and beautiful birds including golden and silver pheasants.




Isn't it good that Five on Friday is back? I have a quite busy day today so I'll catch up with you all this evening.
Happy Friday and have a lovely weekend everyone.


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  1. Crimson Kettle4 September 2015 at 09:40

    Yes it is! Great birds, the second one looks like a mirror. Have fun x

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    1. Rosie5 September 2015 at 15:04

      Will do! It has a very reflective quality about it doesn't it?:)

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  2. mamasmercantile4 September 2015 at 10:13

    They really are eye catching, such a great idea. Very talented artists.

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  3. Louise4 September 2015 at 10:22

    Those are great!

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    1. Rosie5 September 2015 at 15:05

      We only saw six of the eight that are there:)

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  4. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"4 September 2015 at 10:34

    Very nice works - and certainly a good deal easier to spot than real Golden Pheasants which are notoriously shy birds.

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    1. Rosie5 September 2015 at 15:06

      Yes, the real ones are hard to spot and even harder to photograph:)

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  5. Simone4 September 2015 at 12:11

    Lovely colourful birds! Enjoy your busy day ! x

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    1. Rosie5 September 2015 at 15:07

      Thanks, Simone - we met friends and had lunch and visited an ancient abbey ruins - it stayed dry - thank goodness:)

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  6. Unknown4 September 2015 at 13:08

    What a great 5!x

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    1. Rosie5 September 2015 at 15:09

      Thanks, Michelle and thank you for visiting, I'm afraid I still can't leave a cooment on your Five on Friday posts as I'm not on Google plus:)

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  7. Amy at love made my home4 September 2015 at 13:28

    Thank you for joining Five On Friday! Those birds are amazing aren't they. The fourth one is my favourite! Hope you have a great weekend! xx

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    1. Rosie5 September 2015 at 15:10

      Thanks, Amy, the fourth one is something to do with the Crusades I think:)

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  8. Mac n' Janet4 September 2015 at 15:26

    Very different, great photos.

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    1. Rosie5 September 2015 at 15:10

      Thanks, Janet - they are a bit different aren't they?:)

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  9. Latane Barton4 September 2015 at 15:32

    Those birds are too funny. When I saw the first photo I thought it was a real bird. You surely had me fooled.

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    1. Rosie5 September 2015 at 15:13

      Thanks, Latane - glad to make you smile:)

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  10. Lisa from @intotheglade4 September 2015 at 20:41

    Those birds are lovely, that is a brilliant idea to collaborate to celebrate the town's history like that. Thank you for sharing and yes, it's great that Five on Friday is back xx

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  11. Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie4 September 2015 at 22:56

    Wonderful idea with the different artists for the birds - so fun to see them. Hope you get time to relax. - Karen

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    1. Rosie5 September 2015 at 15:15

      A relaxing day today after a lovely day out yesterday:)

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  12. Linda4 September 2015 at 23:02

    love those different poses of birds, I'm visiting from Five on Friday.

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  13. Jo@awholeplotoflove5 September 2015 at 18:15

    The birds look fab! I hope you had time to relax xx

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  14. A Colorful World5 September 2015 at 18:45

    How wonderful! A delightful touch to remind the visitors of the area's history!

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    1. Rosie5 September 2015 at 22:02

      I think they allowed school children to design one of the birds so that would be interesting and informative for them:)

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  15. Unknown5 September 2015 at 19:40

    They are beautiful

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  16. elaine 6 September 2015 at 07:46

    How lovely - such a clever idea. Some people are just so talented.

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    1. Rosie6 September 2015 at 11:28

      So simple yet so effective - I wish I had that kind of talent:)

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