Goldfinch  Irish;   Lasair choille             

Colour; Black & yellow wings, a striking red face with black & white markings. 
Nesting;  High in tree branches.
Habitat; Woodland, orchards and gardens throughout the country.
Feeding; Mainly seeds and will use bird feeders.
Mating;  Early May to August, 2/3 brood per year, 5 or 6 eggs per brood.
Life span in the wild; 2 years on average.

Lore;  It is said that if the first bird a girl sees on St. Valentine’s day is a Goldfinch, she is guaranteed a wealthy marriage, if a Robin she’ll marry a sailor, if a Blue Tit, don’t ask.
 A group of Goldfinches are known as a charm of Goldfinches.

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Goldfinch wall art in frame 9"x9"

    Goldfinch  Irish;   Lasair choille             

Colour; Black & yellow wings, a striking red face with black & white markings. 
Nesting;  High in tree branches.
Habitat; Woodland, orchards and gardens throughout the country.
Feeding; Mainly seeds and will use bird feeders.
Mating;  Early May to August, 2/3 brood per year, 5 or 6 eggs per brood.
Life span in the wild; 2 years on average.

Lore;  It is said that if the first bird a girl sees on St. Valentine’s day is a Goldfinch, she is guaranteed a wealthy marriage, if a Robin she’ll marry a sailor, if a Blue Tit, don’t ask.
 A group of Goldfinches are known as a charm of Goldfinches.

Irish made

Goldfinch wall art in frame 9"x9"

   Blue Tit  Irish;  Meantán gorm                     

Colour; Bright blue crown, wings & tail, yellow underside. 
Nesting; Nests in cavity in walls or trees, will also happily use nestboxes.
Habitat; Widespread throughout the country in woodland or gardens.
Feeding; Mainly insects, but will eat seeds and use peanut feeders.
Mating; Early April. In May will lay 12 eggs or more.
Life span in the wild; 2 to 3 years.

Lore; The Blue Tit is a quick learning clever bird and is best known as the culprit in the theft of cream from the top of milk bottles left on doorsteps

   Blue Tit  Irish;  Meantán gorm                     

Colour; Bright blue crown, wings & tail, yellow underside. 
Nesting; Nests in cavity in walls or trees, will also happily use nestboxes.
Habitat; Widespread throughout the country in woodland or gardens.
Feeding; Mainly insects, but will eat seeds and use peanut feeders.
Mating; Early April. In May will lay 12 eggs or more.
Life span in the wild; 2 to 3 years.

Lore; The Blue Tit is a quick learning clever bird and is best known as the culprit in the theft of cream from the top of milk bottles left on doorsteps

   Blue Tit  Irish;  Meantán gorm                     

Colour; Bright blue crown, wings & tail, yellow underside. 
Nesting; Nests in cavity in walls or trees, will also happily use nestboxes.
Habitat; Widespread throughout the country in woodland or gardens.
Feeding; Mainly insects, but will eat seeds and use peanut feeders.
Mating; Early April. In May will lay 12 eggs or more.
Life span in the wild; 2 to 3 years.

Lore; The Blue Tit is a quick learning clever bird and is best known as the culprit in the theft of cream from the top of milk bottles left on doorsteps

   Blue Tit  Irish;  Meantán gorm                     

Colour; Bright blue crown, wings & tail, yellow underside. 
Nesting; Nests in cavity in walls or trees, will also happily use nestboxes.
Habitat; Widespread throughout the country in woodland or gardens.
Feeding; Mainly insects, but will eat seeds and use peanut feeders.
Mating; Early April. In May will lay 12 eggs or more.
Life span in the wild; 2 to 3 years.

Lore; The Blue Tit is a quick learning clever bird and is best known as the culprit in the theft of cream from the top of milk bottles left on doorsteps

      Chaffinch  Irish;  Rí rua                     

Colour; Male face breast & underside a reddish brown, female more grey, wings black with large white markings. 
Nesting; Well concealed in tree branches.
Habitat; Woodland and gardens throughout the country.
Feeding; Mainly seeds and nuts, will feed insects to young..
Mating;  Mid April to end of May, 1 brood per year, 4 or 5 eggs per brood.
Life span in the wild; Average 3 years.

Lore;  The Chaffinch is known in Irish as the Red King. The male is also known as the bachelor bird because of his habit in some countries of wintering separately from the females

External 9" x 9", Print Size 7" x 7".

External 9" x 9", Print Size 7" x 7".

External 9" x 9", Print Size 7" x 7".