Bird

From the series of Animals of Montserrat colouring-in illustrations commissioned by UKOTCF

From the series of Animals of Montserrat colouring-in illustrations commissioned by UKOTCF

From the series of Animals of Montserrat colouring-in illustrations commissioned by UKOTCF

Pearly eyed thrasher Margarops fuscatus completed for UKOTCF Montserrat

Hooded crow Corvus cornix showing distinctive colouring

Carrion crow Corvus corone showing large bill and glossy black feathers

Carrion crow Corvus corone with crows in flight behind

Bittern Botaurus stellaris cut to white showing cryptic colouring and large beak and legs

Swift Apus apus parent visiting its nest in the eaves of a brick barn

House martin Delichon urbicum at nest in the eaves

House martin Delichon urbicum in flight showing tail and wing shape

Swift Apus apus in flight showing sickle shaped wings and dark stomach

Swift Apus apus and House martin Delichon urbicum comparison of the two birds in flight

Nesting tower for swifts, martins, & bats diagram showing the slots for bats, curved slits for swifts and nests for martins

Fieldfare Turdus pilaris with hawthorn berry sitting on branch

Fieldfare pair Turdus pilaris in hawthorn tree with one eating a berry.

Tawny owl Strix aluco sat on a branch, showing mottled plumage and large eyes.

Male Pied flycatcher in amongst leaves of the English oak Quercus robur

Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata perched on a gravestone, eating a beetle.  Completed for Cusop Churchyard nature panel.

Redwing Turdus iliacus perched on a branch, with a berry in its beak

Green woodpecker Picus viridis anting for parasite removal

Greater Spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major seeking food.  Using its beak to pry under areas of bark, the woodpecker looks for small insects.

Digestive system of bird using domestic chicken, in diagram format, with close up of gizzard

Comparison of Beak use in Darwin’s Finches.  Stippled illustration showing singing, feeding, and preening.