{"id":41015,"title":"Why Sheffinch?","description":"Cartoon of a chaffinch with an inquisitive expression (one eyebrow raised).","content":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/rmz6vxnkafuwnun3sawqcdidteldddebont58e0ujmiwdwjx.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Cartoon of a chaffinch with an inquisitive expression (one eyebrow raised).\" title=\"Cartoon of a chaffinch with an inquisitive expression (one eyebrow raised).\" \/><strong>So you\u2019ve found this site. But why is it called <em>that<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p><p>Simply put, it\u2019s a mix of where I\u2019m currently located (Sheffield) and the bird commonly known as a chaffinch. When I was about ten years old, I got into birdwatching. Having convinced my parents to let me buy a bird feeder for our garden, a bird I had never seen (or perhaps never noticed before) parked up at one side of it. It was red - but it wasn\u2019t a robin! It turned out it was a chaffinch.<\/p><p>The fact that animals I hadn\u2019t registered in my consciousness could turn up outside my house with the right equipment may just have blown my young, developing mind. Since moving to Sheffield, I\u2019m still pleasantly surprised when an unusual species makes an appearance around the local area. Maybe it\u2019s a niche interest, but there you go!<\/p><p>By Alex (\u201cSheffinch\u201d)<\/p><p>(And no, chaffinches don\u2019t have eyebrows, as far as I\u2019m aware. It\u2019s not a completely accurate representation!)<\/p><p><em>Post is an edited version of an older one, this post was last edited 5th June 2025.<\/em><\/p>","urlTitle":"why-sheffinch","url":"\/blog\/why-sheffinch\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/why-sheffinch\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/sheffinch.co.uk\/blog\/why-sheffinch\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1721038439,"updatedAt":1749131249,"publishedAt":1749131248,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":351119,"name":"Sheffinch"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/jlcuvbnby3rthu2ubejbwh4zemh8t188buodmrqi9ctmhluv.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/jlcuvbnby3rthu2ubejbwh4zemh8t188buodmrqi9ctmhluv.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/jlcuvbnby3rthu2ubejbwh4zemh8t188buodmrqi9ctmhluv.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":47759,"title":"No Room for Pond Dipping | Sheffinch Stories","url":"\/blog\/sheffinch-no-room-for-pond-dipping-sheffinch-stories\/","urlTitle":"sheffinch-no-room-for-pond-dipping-sheffinch-stories","division":351119,"description":"I don\u2019t know about you, but when I go to one of my local parks (Hillsborough Park) I can always expect there to be birdlife activity at the pond!","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ptwlqkcijuq1v9pizgb86gkfgcxotj2kymb9yavd1qdghcfg.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ptwlqkcijuq1v9pizgb86gkfgcxotj2kymb9yavd1qdghcfg.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":49400,"title":"Tutorial on Illustrating another bee","url":"\/blog\/tutorial-on-illustrating-another-bee\/","urlTitle":"tutorial-on-illustrating-another-bee","division":351119,"description":"Hello and welcome to my next guide for drawing cartoon-like yet fairly realistic images! This time, it\u2019s what I hope are bumblebees!","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/veyi63vgkdkfubw6mt0dwuswq573bjf1owrpwct7rm5ddunq.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/veyi63vgkdkfubw6mt0dwuswq573bjf1owrpwct7rm5ddunq.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":49694,"title":"Tutorial on Illustrating Herring Gulls","url":"\/blog\/tutorial-on-illustrating-herring-gulls\/","urlTitle":"tutorial-on-illustrating-herring-gulls","division":351119,"description":"This is the next in my tutorials - it\u2019s a herring gull! You might see these at the beach, or even inland - I see them in Sheffield sometimes.  If you want to know how to draw more realistic herring gulls than you might do already, follow these steps.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/gdxsk05dstt1rsl9hb1thpt19rl6rufghlw81dwfzg1thq5a.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/gdxsk05dstt1rsl9hb1thpt19rl6rufghlw81dwfzg1thq5a.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}