Following “The Wheatear” yesterday, a second stereo featuring birdlife in this blogpost-a-day series can be attributed to James Edward Ellam (1857-1920). Evidenced by James’s familiar handwriting in ink on the verso, this stereo is titled “A tom tit robbing the Pears.” Such is the abundance of fruit on view that it is initially difficult to … Continue reading Robbing the Pears