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A sparrowhawk flew over the garden; the jackdaws pursued her for quite a distance while the sparrows, sensibly, sat quietly hiding

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2020-04-22

I'm really pleased so many people enjoyed the Song Thrush drawing I posted. Say hello to today's drawing of a lovely inquisitive Blue Tit, I've also attached some close up detail images to

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2020-04-13

Here's my drawing of the Song Thrush with colour. I decided to draw a series of our most loved over the next couple of months (not doing much else) I find the process quite meditive and distracting as their song enters our house and I watch them through the window

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2020-04-11

Today’s postcard is a busy little wren who is building a nest somewhere very close to our bathroom window. Wrens hold a special place in folklore in the UK which includes being crowned king of the birds!

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2020-04-04

Spending my time gardening & painting. I had to capture this cute little Robin in watercolours

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2020-04-02

BIRD GODS (1898) by Charles DeKay (G W Edwards
Recent reminded me of this about & the gods they represented in from around the world!

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2020-01-30

MT Angela Hennessy - Raspberry Thief Look at these beautiful gestural sketches of the Wood pigeon You can't beat drawing from life. https://t.co/xbH7Jk5XkO

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2020-01-27

All data is good data. These two magnificent wood pigeon were the only visitors during my ✅✅

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2020-01-26

Don’t forget the this weekend! We’ve spotted some rather splendid specimens in an illustrated volume by the 18th century naturalist Pierre Joseph Buchoz.

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2020-01-24

Nearly time. How will you . I'll be doing it in watercolour if you fancy joining me, tag your sketches with A relaxing hour, watching, counting and sketching.

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2020-01-22

Who else is doing the e next weekend?
I love watching our greater spotted woodpecker. This lovely bird arrives early every morning to feast on peanuts, and I still get excited every time I see it.

Woodpeckers are pre… https://t.co/8lLQOFZPLI

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2020-01-20

Collared Dove checks out the feeder

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2020-01-19

Join me on 25-27th Jan for an hour counting and sketching your garden birds for the Today's bird is the a regular garden visitor often heard asking for 'more tea please Betty'.

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2020-01-17

Blue Tit in todays countdown to and Putting up feeders is great to supplement our garden birds. But you can also help by not using weedkiller, or slug pellets and planting trees and plants that attract natural food.

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2020-01-15