animals

A squirrel sits on a fence post and eats a nut in the Historic Area.

A red cardinal sits in a tree in the Historic Area.

A bright red cardinal sits on a branch of the live oak on Market Square during an early morning snowstorm in the Historic Area.

A pair of interpreters guide a team of oxen towards the Gaol on a winter's day in the Historic Area.

Cleveland Bay foals Monty (l) and Valiant (r) greet each other in a Historic Area pasture last summer.

A coachman drives the Royal Governor's carriage past the Magazine on Duke of Gloucester Street on a summer day in the Historic Area.

A spring Leicester Longwool peeks through a pasture fence in the Historic Area.

Spring Leicester Longwool lambs frolic in a pasture in the Historic Area.

A character interpreter portrays Nation Builder Marquis de Lafayette riding his horse across the green in front of the Governor's Palace. Colonial Williamsburg's Nation Builders portray real historical figures associated with 18th century Williamsburg who made significant contributions to the American story.

Leicester longwool sheep in the pasture behind Wetherburn's Tavern on a foggy winter day.

Horses run across the pasture behind the Gaol on a snowy winter morning,

A Leicester Longwool sheep on a snowy winter day.

Sheep (and a squirrel!) graze in a pasture in the Historic Area during the fall season.

Horses graze in a pasture in the Historic Area at sunrise.

Interpreters cheer riders during a reenactment of horse racing during "Public Times" programming in the Historic Area.

Leicester Longwool sheep line up for dinner as an interpreter pours food in their trough in the pasture behind the Taliaferro-Cole House. The steeple of Bruton Parish Church can be seen in the background.

An interpreter portrays a postman putting letters into his mail bag.

A team of horses pulls a wagon past the the Magazine. The Magazine is one of the original 88 buildings in the Historic Area.

A boy rolls a hoop alongside the Royal Governor's horse drawn carriage.

A production still from the electronic field trip “Oney Judge.” This scene, filmed at the Governor's Palace, depicts actors preparing carriages, carts and luggage for departure from Mt. Vernon for Philadelphia. For more information about this field trip please see : https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.

Historic Trades farmers plow a field at Great Hopes Plantation using a team of oxen while a coachman drives the Wythe chariot along the road behind them.

An interpreter on horseback is silhouetted against a sunset on the James River.

Aerial view of the Market House showing interpreters bringing goods for sale to the market. A horse drawn cart pulls up to the site to unload merchandise.

An interpreter drives his cart past the St. George Tucker House, one of the original 88 buildings in the Historic Area.

Red Dorking rooster in the Historic Area.