With practiced ease you scamper down, along, around or up indeed. A blue cloaked acrobat of trees, a master of the living bark. The Nuthatch is often first noticed because of its unique habit of climbing down the trunk of a tree. They will then notice its beautiful colouring, its blue grey back and its… Read more: The Upside Down Bird

When the blossom is misted with spring’s gentle rain,He announces his kingdom with lilting refrainTumbling prelude, vibrant finish,May we never let his song diminish. One of our most familiar and delightful garden birds. Can there be a garden which isn’t visited by these delightful heralds. They will commonly sit right at the top of the… Read more: The Orchard Herald

A lament on the decline of the Common Starling. The full poem will feature in the forthcoming book Songs of Field and Garden. The image is a detail from the full image by Adele Croxall-Ellis which will appear alongside the poem in the book. If Only We Had Listened (First and last verses) I heard… Read more: If Only We Had Listened

The opening stanzas from my latest poem destined for the forthcoming book. Songs of Field and Gardenwww.songsoffieldandgarden.com The Unseen Caller Today, just now, I heard your song,It’s spring, I hear — it’s been so long. I check for coins, and finding none,Regretfully my luck has gone. The call is heard across the land,The time to… Read more: The Unseen Caller

Saturday was the first sunny day for many days so it was good to get out for a walk. Almost warm enough in the pre spring sunshine to think about shedding the warm winter coat – but not quite. The snowdrops have been out for some time now, the first flowers of the year and… Read more: A Pre Spring Walk