long-tailed tits field sketches

After a weekend on domestic DIY (roof insulation) I was loathe to go back to my printmaking without a fresh dose of reality to give it more grounding. The birds were going back and forth to their nest building but I didn’t want to disturb them, so I focussed on their collecting and feeding activities (aside from lichen picking there was a lot of fly catching… including lots of ariel sorties).
These are 3 A2’ish sheets… forcing myself to move out of the sketchbooks.