Two boys sit before a grassy bank on which rests a red velvet cap decorated with a silver bow and large orange and white feathers. The elder boy is dressed in a blue doublet with slashed sleeves and feeds what appears to be a caterpillar to a little bird that he holds in his right hand. His younger companion, dressed in a brown jacket, places his right arm around his friend's shoulder and smiles at him. The foreground is speckled with delicate pink and white flowers and a variety of small and large leaves. On one of the leaves a tiny snail can be seen. Behind the boys are trees and in the middle distance to the left are three figures and some sheep.