Here’s the first post in a new series of short reels to showcase my sketches, just a hobby, but such a great way to chill out and clear the mind, so I can get a little respite from the stories that are constantly smashing away at my brain.
So, this is my depiction of a House Sparrow, a frequent visitor to my garden over the years, but alas is now on the Red List after numbers have declined by about 60% over the last 20-30 years, which is a bit shit isn’t it.
Did you know that the collective noun for a sparrow is a Host, although, Flock, Chattering and Quarrel are other group names for sparrows. If you didn’t know that, don’t worry, it’s not a test or anything…it’s just a mildly interesting fact. Nothing more, nothing less.
To give that context, ever since I learned that the term for a group of Ferrets was called a Business, I’ve been slightly obsessed with collective nouns. I mean, a business of ferrets, it just sets off a thousand images of a ferret universe where they all go to work in tailored suits, brief cases and umbrellas, and travel on the tube reading the Daily Mustela or something like that…I also imagine that they’d be in constant conflict with the Pole Cats across town, but that’s another story.
Anyway, here’s that sparrow I keep promising. Please click on the link below –
MY SKETCHES: HOUSE SPARROW – CLICK TO WATCH HERE
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGwCIvTRag/sn4_AVaPSdfToss7YmcWUA/watch?utm_content=DAGwCIvTRag&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h3cae892911I hope you enjoy this short video reel and the sketch.
A Business of Ferrets, honestly it’s just utterly magnificent!
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