Male Bullfinch feeding on Hawthorn buds

This morning I took a walk on one of my local cemeteries. This particular cemetery has been abandoned for a long time and is managed for wildlife. A piping Bullfinch called my attention and I found a pair feeding on Hawthorn buds. The male stretched to pick a bud and it inspired me to try to sketch it. Wacom tablet using pencil and watercolour.

Bullfinch

The bullfinches in Humber Bridge Country park are used to people topping up the bird feeders to watch them up close. They do not disappoint. In our last visit up to three males and two females fed on sunflower seeds, barely a couple of meter away from us. I was quite pleased with the way the bullfinch eye came out in the painting.