Sunday drivers

Illustration Friday
Topic "Cars"
Larry always enjoyed taking Betty out for a Sunday jaunt in his lovely jalopy.

Baby birdies.

Janie Goes Wild reporting from the nest.

All the eggs seem to have hatched in the Green Finch household.
I still cant tell if all five survived the hatching stage, in fact I still don't know what part of their anatomy I'm even looking at.
Momma bird is doing a great job and I'm leaving her at peace for the moment, well till they open their eyes anyway, which could be tomorrow at the rate they develop!
Apparently it takes only two to three weeks from hatching to fledge.

Sign of the times, Illustration Friday

The time being Summer Music Festival time.
This is a design for T-shirts for a music festival called Electric Picnic.
I'd love any feed back, good or bad,
....would you wear it...never in a million years....whatever, critics are welcome.
Do you think it should be on the front of the T-shirt or the back?

Hatchlings

News Flash from Janie Goes Wild
Some of the chicks have hatched, no idea how many but as you can see from the photo there's still at least one egg yet to go.
From what I can see, they're not exactly beautiful babies! Bald ,pinky orange with grey wispy bits and big black eyes that aren't open yet. Definitely ugly duckling syndrome!

Communication, Guardian photo competition

I think these two look like they're having a chat. The little fledgling is telling Momma Green Finch all about the wonderful things he's seen on his first day out!
Although it's more likely he's demanding to be fed!

This is my enrty for In Pictures, the Guardian weekend photo competition.Communication is the topic this week.

Mother hen

These are the latest photos from Janie goes wild
Mrs. Green Finch is doing a great job minding her eggs, she's so diligent even with a great big lens in her face!
She is so used to me popping in for an update, I suppose.




Don't forget to check out Mooney goes wild
The Blue Tit's eggs have hatched and they now have 8 chicks in the nest.
Bravo and congratulations.

Sibling rivalry .....When push comes to shove....

They're so funny and nearly twice the size of poor old mommy bird, with their baby fluff.
They're the first baby birds I've seen this spring, they must be one of the first broods.According to Rob Hume's book, Birds of Britain and Europe the Green finch have 1 or 2 broods of 4 to 6 eggs from April to July.
And I'm still watching the nest with 5 eggs yet to hatch.