bird of the fortnight – Ella's Place

Bird of the Fortnight 23 May 2016: Bee-eater

I know I normally lead with black and white sketches for my first post for my bird of the fortnight […]

Although the spotted flycatcher is quite a dull bird I couldn’t resist giving it a somewhat sun-kissed appearance for my

If you’re ever in a churchyard or park and a little silvery grey/brown bird flits past you and you could

When Dr B urged me to draw sparrows for Bird of the Fortnight I did so reluctantly – what a fool

For ages now Dr B has been on at me to draw a sparrow; “People love them, I love them.

Here’s my finished bird for this fortnight. A worked-up watercolour and ink illustration of the blackcap – a beautiful little

Ah the wonderful Gannet. I really enjoyed sketching my black and white drawings earlier in the week and I’m loving

I love gannets and, seeing as they are coming over to our shores at the mo,they are a most worthy

ellajohnston12 / February 29, 2016

Welcome to my new little series, bird of the fortnight. Every two weeks I’ll do three quick black and white