garden birds

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

Goldfinches Galore

31/01/2021

For day 243 of 365 Days Wild I spent some time drawing and painting goldfinches.
… More Goldfinches Galore

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

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