FEATURE Ian Groves


LES RANCE INTERVIEWS IAN GROVES ON HIS COLLECTION OF


JAVA SPARROWS


Why I wanted to keep Javas. Javas were one of the first birds that I had as a child. My parents, not into animals in any way, indulged my brother and me with reptiles, rabbits, guinea pigs, fish tanks and aviaries. Dad built the first one and it took over half the back garden and, through a work contact, sourced our first birds - hand-reared cockatiels. We soon expanded the collection and Dad decided that red- crested cardinals, Pekin robins and Java sparrows should be part of the collection... and as he was paying.... Javas have always appealed to me in several ways. Mainly the crispness and smartness of their appearance. The delicate greys blending through the body into a suffused pink to be bracketed with a black head and tail. Then the stunning


BIRD SCENE 07


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