Watching the Goldfinches
01/02/2021
On day 244 of 365 Days Wild I completed a picture of the goldfinches on the birdfeeder. … More Watching the Goldfinches
Tag: garden birds
Goldfinches Galore
31/01/2021
For day 243 of 365 Days Wild I spent some time drawing and painting goldfinches.
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Big Garden Birdwatch 2021
30/01/2021
Day 242 of 365 Days Wild was also day 1 of the Big Garden Bird Watch 2021. … More Big Garden Birdwatch 2021
Garden Birds
16/01/2021
On day 228 of 365 Days Wild I spent some time capturing the garden birds in both pencil sketches and a watercolour painting. … More Garden Birds
Bird Watching
09/01/2021
On day 221 of 365 Days Wild I decided to spend some time watching the garden birds through various windows in our house. … More Bird Watching
Of Rainbows and Blackbirds
04/01/2021
Day 216 of 365 Days Wild began with the sight of a beautiful rainbow against the dull, grey sky, viewed over the field behind our house. … More Of Rainbows and Blackbirds
Meet the pompom sparrow family
20/03/2018
As today is World Sparrow Day, how better to engage a child’s interest in this little brown bird than by making a pompom sparrow chick out of wool and pipe cleaners. You will need: Wool – brown or beige Pipe cleaners – orange, black, and white Scissors Glue How to make: Step one Make four … More Meet the pompom sparrow family
How will you celebrate World Sparrow Day?
28/02/2018
The sound of sparrows cheeping and chirping in hedgerows and on rooftops is one that always tends to bring a smile to your face. It’s hard to feel miserable while listening to their cheerful chatter. When you consider how loud they can sometimes be, you’d think that their populations were huge. Unfortunately, this is not … More How will you celebrate World Sparrow Day?
Fill the trees with fat cake bird feeders
25/01/2018
Having a selection of bird feeders hanging in your garden is a perfect way to draw in the local birds, and many of them are easy to make. One of the simplest forms of bird feeder are fat cakes. These high energy pots of fat, seed and fruit make ideal food sources for garden birds, especially … More Fill the trees with fat cake bird feeders
Lunchtime
24/01/2018
Sometimes, no words are needed.
Bah humbug!
06/12/2017
Sometimes, no words are needed.
Make a pine cone bird feeder
24/11/2017
What better way to engage a child’s interest in nature than through the creation of a pine cone bird feeder? Watching the garden birds on something that you’ve made yourself is enjoyable no matter how old you are, and this activity is simple enough that even small children will find it easy. And a pine cone … More Make a pine cone bird feeder
Creating a garden that’s great for wildlife
10/11/2017
In a world than has become increasingly urbanised, and with agricultural practices that allow for little in the way of wild nature, habitats for a number of creatures have become increasingly scarce. This has, unfortunately, had an impact on their populations. The UK’s wildlife is in need of help. There are a number of things … More Creating a garden that’s great for wildlife
The Feeding Tree
29/05/2017
sitting in blissful peace enraptured by sunlight awaiting the birds’ descent There’s a cherry tree in our new garden that we’ve nicknamed ‘the feeding tree’ because the birds seem to love it. I’ve already spent many pleasant hours sitting in the sun on the patio, with my camera pointing towards the tree. It’s given me … More The Feeding Tree
Sparrow Fledglings
20/08/2016
I know I’ve been rather absent from my blog over the last week or so, and I apologise to everyone who’s comments I haven’t replied to. Unfortunately I seem to have fallen down the rabbit hole! I’ve read seven books of a series in a little over a week. And I still have several books to go. This is … More Sparrow Fledglings
Wordless Wednesday: The Great Tit’s Perch
25/05/2016
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Wordless Wednesday: The Long-Tailed Tits’ Feast
25/11/2015
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
