Carry Akroyd is a painter and printmaker living in Northamptonshire. Landscape and wildlife are her usual subjects, and birds frequently fly into her artworks. Illustrator of many poetry and natural history books and book covers, Carry has also made more than 100 bird prints for The Oldie.John McEwen is an author, editor and former art critic. John is a regular contributor to Country Life and a founder of The Oldie, for which he writes the Bird of the Month column illustrated with Carry Akroyd's prints.

An artistic delight ... makes for a truly delightful addition to any bookshelf.

• ForewordIntroduction by John McEwenIntroduction by Carry AkroydJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAcknowledgmentsIndex

Carry Akroyd is a painter and printmaker living in Northamptonshire. Landscape and wildlife are her usual subjects, and birds frequently fly into her artworks. Illustrator of many poetry and natural history books and book covers, Carry has also made more than 100 bird prints for The Oldie.John McEwen is an author, editor and former art critic. John is a regular contributor to Country Life and a founder of The Oldie, for which he writes the Bird of the Month column illustrated with Carry Akroyd's prints.

An artistic delight ... makes for a truly delightful addition to any bookshelf.

• ForewordIntroduction by John McEwenIntroduction by Carry AkroydJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAcknowledgmentsIndex

Carry Akroyd is a painter and printmaker living in Northamptonshire. Landscape and wildlife are her usual subjects, and birds frequently fly into her artworks. Illustrator of many poetry and natural history books and book covers, Carry has also made more than 100 bird prints for The Oldie.John McEwen is an author, editor and former art critic. John is a regular contributor to Country Life and a founder of The Oldie, for which he writes the Bird of the Month column illustrated with Carry Akroyd's prints.

An artistic delight ... makes for a truly delightful addition to any bookshelf.

• ForewordIntroduction by John McEwenIntroduction by Carry AkroydJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAcknowledgmentsIndex