Tess Ashton

I’m sticking to uk species at the moment, so if you have ideas for those fire away!! 💗

Hahaha what a fabulous tip! 😂 they are so ugly aren’t they!

House sparrows almost finished… just the legs and branch to go! Bird feet- URGH #art #artist #sparrow #ukbirds #birds #bird #ukbirding #wildlifeart #housesparrow #watercolour #watercolourartist #femaleartist #painting #watercolourart

So jealous of this trip! Was just with @ianhayes.bsky.social today at ham wall / shapwick and it sounded great

Awesome day with @ianhayes.bsky.social being our guide today at ham wall/shapwick! lifers for me with hobby, whitethroat and the star of the show a bittern (which unfortunately for the others, only I saw briefly fly over the reeds!) windy conditions not ideal for birding, but a fabulous day!!! 💗

Lovely day !!! 💗

Enjoyable morning at Ham Wall/Shapwick with @devontess.bsky.social and Melissa. Plenty of Hobbies including a fine male perched up on Meare Heath. Common Tern briefly over Noah's . Bittern put in a brief appearance late on, a fine lifer for the one of us who picked it up!

Excellent, yes … I’m ‘passionate’ that’s for sure! 😂

Collection of roses from the garden 💗 I think I have 11 different types… not to say I’m a bit obsessed! #flowers #garden #roses #gardening #ukgarden

Sooo typical I was in Cornwall ! Gutted missed the turtle dove! Apparently there’s been a fair few reports of them on the Isles of Scilly too, wonder if it’s related ?!

Wow!!!

Stunning walk with @clennonvalley.bsky.social today on the moors. Cuckoo, redpoll, whinchat, wheatear, garden warbler, redstart being the stars of the show. A lack of birds of prey, 3 buzzard and a kestrel.
Racked up the steps, so a glass of vino blanco is utterly deserved. #bird #birds #dartmoor

#birds #birding #ukbirding #yarnerwood #devonbirding

We then moved to stover after lunch at Parke- checked in with the beautiful mandarin ducks (little sis was very impressed by these) we also had 4 stock dove under the treetop walkway, and a couple of treecreeper.

Took my little sis out for a birding day today. We went first to yarner woods. Didn’t get the LSW, but plenty of pied flycatcher, willow warbler, goldcrest and the obligatory stonechat

Congratulations !!! Best feeling ever getting a bird you want ! 💗

#birds

Next painting in progress, house sparrow and lavender 💗 #wildlifeart #art #birding #ukart #ukartist #watercolour #watercolourart #housesparrow

More Hoopoe anyone? Stayed watching the bird at Berry Head until 8pm tonight. Feeding well and very tolerant of observers. Good to meet @devontess.bsky.social

Lovely to meet you too!

Luck, with more than a little dose of skill I’m sure x

Beautiful pictures! The one in flight ! 👌🏻

Hoopoe at Berry head today, also a very beautiful Cirl Bunting 💗

Small tortoiseshell butterfly from today 💗 #tattoo #wildlifeart #uktattoo #uktattooartist #butterfly #illustration
#art #femaleartist

There’s been some cracking butterflies already hasn’t there!

Lovely morning, went to Broadsands to tick the Surf scoter off the list, then a lovely walk around longmarsh with the furry one. 11:15am- my offspring haven’t even surfaced to say happy Mother’s Day and I’ve already been out twice 😂

Surf Scoter still distant off Broadsands with F Common Scoter. Nice to share the bird with @devontess.bsky.social #devonbirding

So good ! Thank you 💗

Next time my duck I.D is going to blow you away !! 💗 had such a lovely time, that aubergine parmigiana will forever hold a place in my heart x

(2/2) we moved onto shapwick and Avalon- not a lot going on so left and went to cheddar reservoir where we lucked out with little gull and black necked grebe!
Thanks so much for having me @ianhayes.bsky.social
Back home via a detour for the blue-wag- no joy but I did get a nice water pipit 💗