This poor little dunnock, (also known as the hedge sparrow) booked herself in for an 11 day stay over the summer. We found her close to the promenade and didn’t want her plopping into the frigid North Sea so we took her home to release at a later point.
We bought her a cage and fed her meaty dog food every few hours until she was strong enough to fly and forage. As you can see, little fledglings grow fast and become completely wild with each day — a really good sign that she’ll be just fine.
We would have loved a wildlife rescue to raise her to full strength, but most rescue centres have closed down, so we tried to do the best we could for this brave, little dunnock.
I painted her adult form in watercolours, crêpe paper, pastel, Brusho and ink.
