Australian mourns beloved aunt with drone footage of heart-shaped love ewes

In this image taken from video, sheep form the shape of a heart in a field in Guyra, northern New South Wales, Australia, on Aug 5, 2021. Jackson, a sheep farmer stuck in lockdown, was unable to attend his aunt’s funeral, has honored her memory with the ultimate tribute, sheep organised in the shape of a love heart. — Ben Jackson via AP

CANBERRA, Australia: An Australian farmer couldn’t go to his aunt’s funeral because of pandemic restrictions so he paid his respects with a novel alternative: dozens of sheep arranged in the shape of a love heart.

Drone-shot video of pregnant ewes munching barley in a paddock while unwittingly expressing Ben Jackson’s affection for his beloved Auntie Deb was viewed by mourners at her funeral in the city of Brisbane in Queensland state this week.