Treecreeper
£25.00
A lot of lies about herons, from the ‘Lies About Birds’ series (scroll down to read the text). Illustrated with a poor photograph of a paper bird I have made out of old RSPB magazines.
A4 print, mounted (and put in a cellophane bag to prevent escapes).
(Please note that, regretfully, I don’t send work outside of the UK)
1 in stock
“A strange, Dickensian little bird, the treecreeper will do almost anything to avoid being noticed – by humans, insects, birds, gravity, and other treecreepers. They look like little bits of bark and live their lives hopping about on tree trunks, feeding on unsuspecting insects and defying gravity by becoming invisible. They are paralysingly embarrassed by everything. They often blend so well into their chosen tree that literally finding a mate can be problematic. Males politely whistle in the hope that a female might be hidden on a particular tree then hop on to the bottom of it and spiral up the trunk. If a bit of bark breaks away and similarly starts spiralling upwards he can be fairly sure it’s a female treecreeper because bark doesn’t generally do this. Treecreepers enjoy the burst of activity and common purpose of raising young and might do it twice in a year, but once the last brood have fledged they are relieved to return to their solitary ways. Small talk is really not their thing.”
