Siskins in Alder
They’re noisy, tiny, green and yellow, and at the top of a tree. The Siskins, Carduelis spinus, are here. There’s a large …
Twittering Siskins
The trees surrounding us are full of noise. At first we can’t see what’s making the high-pitched sound, but we persist. High …
Lucherino
The Siskin, or Lucherino, as it’s known in Italy, is a beautiful, tiny finch. It has gorgeous green colours, a forked tail …
2018 highlights of a wilder Italian life
2018 started for me with a trip to Italy to celebrate my birthday with a trip to remember – a visit to …
A Spruced-up Siskin
Siskins are wonderful birds. They are tiny finches, coloured yellow and green, and the brighter-coloured males have a distinctive black cap. Their …
Colour on a grey day
There are Dartmoor ponies on Trendlebere Down on East Dartmoor: It’s a heathland habitat which was largely destroyed by fire, caused by …
Siskins
It’s a year since I took up bird photography properly and I can tell that I’m getting better. Partly it’s the practice …
“Oh look – there’s a Siskin.”
“Oh look – there’s a Siskin”, I say to myself as a small green finch with yellow stripes appears. I’m suddenly not …