Sketches & Notes from a Bird Painter's Journal |
Common terms and phrases
adult appearance approach arrive attractive become bill birds breast breeding British carry chicks cliff close coast colour common continually course courtship deal describe difficult display distance diving drakes duck Eagle eggs emits especially eyasses eyrie fairly Falcon feathers feed feet female field fish flew flight frequently giving going Golden Grebes Grey ground Grouse habit haunt Hawk head heard interesting kill land leave Linnæus Loch look male Mallard March neck nest never noticed observed once owing pair parents pass Peregrines pigeon Pintail plate plumage Ptarmigan raised remain rock rule Scotland season seems seen side sitting sketch soon sound South spring stoop suitable Swallows tail Tiercel trees usually utter Wagtail walk watched wild wings winter Woodcock Woodpecker woods Yellow young