{"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":48697,"title":"Tutorial On Illustrating Herons","url":"\/blog\/tutorial-on-illustrating-herons\/","urlTitle":"tutorial-on-illustrating-herons","division":351119,"description":"Want a step-by-step guide on drawing a heron in flight? Here are some stages you can follow.  Why not then draw it in your own style?","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/y93ouobqsm3mjsxw5q3bvxfotguxv45j2kcub9dxp6khytzx.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/y93ouobqsm3mjsxw5q3bvxfotguxv45j2kcub9dxp6khytzx.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":49551,"title":"Tutorial on Illustrating Jackdaws","url":"\/blog\/tutorial-on-illustrating-jackdaws\/","urlTitle":"tutorial-on-illustrating-jackdaws","division":351119,"description":"Hello! Welcome to this step-by-step page on illustrating more-realistic jackdaws.  Follow the parts in bold, colour it in at the end and you should come up with something similar to me!","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/djae64wge2sz3wiu1f57zod9xrqecrivunday022ltjcysut.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/djae64wge2sz3wiu1f57zod9xrqecrivunday022ltjcysut.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":48158,"title":"Tutorial On Illustrating Male Mallard Ducks","url":"\/blog\/tutorial-on-illustrating-male-mallard-ducks\/","urlTitle":"tutorial-on-illustrating-male-mallard-ducks","division":351119,"description":"Images of the stages of digitally designing a cartoonish-style mallard duck, from more abstract to more realistic.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/dggfdyfgt7lkajekrrejxvb9qejoqcj4aovydfsbynzcna35.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/dggfdyfgt7lkajekrrejxvb9qejoqcj4aovydfsbynzcna35.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}