Welcome to the {Bird, Bird, Bird is the Word} blog series.  Every day during the month of May, I’ll be posting a bird craft or bird-related item on my blog as well as placing that object on my wall tree.  I can’t wait until the end of the month when my tree will be alive with a collection of chirpy chums.

Today Penelope the Bird came to stay on our tree.  I say ‘Bird’ because Penelope doesn’t resemble any specie of bird I’ve ever seen.  She has a beak, wings, legs and feet and she’s made herself at home on the tree.  So she’s a Bird!  Penelope has made fast friends with Olivia and Douglas and you just know it’s a matter of time before the Three Chicks stuff her with pie.

Penelope has come all the way from Wales via Cornwall in the United Kingdom.  She has a lovely accent and told us Cornish pasties are her favorite food.  She developed a taste for them when she was in Cornwall on an extended stay visiting friends.  I might be imagining things, but I’ve caught her and Charlie stealing glances at each other.  It think we might have our first case of smitten birds.

Penelope was made with crochet using a pattern designed by Lucy from Attic24.  I used dk wool and followed her impeccable directions.  Penelope’s feet and eyes are buttons from my stash.

Here’s a view of the tree so far.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you tomorrow,

I think we would like Cornish pasties too.