Le Manoir aux quat saisons, a fine dining restaurant by Raymond Blanc, in the Oxfordshire countryside

the gardens of the restaurant are stunning….the food….less so…

Red kite

red kite with prey

magpie

Blue tit

blackbird with breakfast

Robin

The charming row of cottages at Bibury..

spectacular goldfinch

Grey wagtail at Bibury

Dunnock or hedge sparrow

Chiff-chaff

Linnet

tranquil Lower SLaughter

Broadway Tower

Extensive fields of rapeseed

A Yellowhammer at Broadway

wren

Our visit coincided with the profuse blooming of blue bell meadows…

bluebells upclose

Beautiful british flowering plant…similar to cherry blossoms

We ended our stay in the Cotswolds at the charming Burleigh Court Hotel

Soft warm light at daybreak, Burleigh

Taking a walk around the country lanes in Burleigh, the dandelions glowed in the morning light

And then in a little grassy meadow, this colourful head popped up…

from a long away, the absolutely beautifully coloured common or ring necked pheasant!

An introduced bird, it was the star bird of the day

The male and female common pheasant

female pheasant

Slaughters Country Inn