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Posted on March 29, 2022 by Hannah

The other week a bird woke me with its clear song while the day was still dark. Our bedroom double-glazing is badly fitted so we are usually woken by raucous seagulls or the revving engines of the early-shift workers heading … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged author, bird song, blue tits, book news, celandines, children's author, children's books, Christmas productions, festive jumpers, Hannah Foley, mental health, new book, primroses, SCCR, Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, SMHAF, spring, The Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution | Comments Off

Sounds in the dark

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Hannah

One of the things I love about getting up early and heading out on my bike of a morning is the sounds I hear. The change in the clocks meant it was dark again when I set off this morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside, Wildlife | Tagged baby rabbits, badger, bike ride, bird song, birds, bobtails, clocks change, cycling, darkness, Dartmoor, early start, morning, river, sounds, spring, Wind in the Willows | 2 Comments

Dawn chorus

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Hannah

The swifts are back! They have been screeching loudly as they swerve and swoop over our heads. Little Owl and I went on an early morning outing with our local Wildlife Trust on Sunday to hear the dawn chorus. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife | Tagged biology, bird song, black, black cap, blackbird, blue tit, caterpillar, chiffchaff, children, cinnabar, coffee, croissants, dawn chorus, Devon Wildlife Trust, education, gold, gold crest, great tit, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, insects, kids, latitude, magpie, natural history, orange, river, robin, song thrush, swifts, temperate, turquoise, tyria jacobaeae, volunteers, walk, warblers, wrens, yellow | 2 Comments

Song Thrush

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Hannah

Today the rain has poured in sheets. I have been sewing labels on Little Owl’s clothes ready for her return to nursery next week. While she heads back to all her pals I’ll be sitting down to my desk, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Wildlife | Tagged bird song, Birdwatching With Your Eyes Closed, clothes, freelance illustration, illustration, labels, new term, nursery, simon barnes, song thrush | Leave a comment

Dusk

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Hannah

Our bedroom window opens up like a door and this week I’ve been enjoying sitting in my pyjamas, watching the valley as dusk falls. It’s been so still. I can hear the caws of the rooks in the trees behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside, Wildlife | Tagged bird song, Birdwatching With Your Eyes Closed, dusk, evening, jenny wren, Little Owl, Northern Ireland, open window, origins, pyjamas, rain, robin, rooks, simon barnes, still, thunderstorm, wren | 1 Comment

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