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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Lizzy Sheldon is today's #FeaturedArtist, and she's playing with words as much as oil paint in this work for #WingsWatersWays. #woodduck #coveredbridge #river #Vermontartist

Most of a circular painting (oil on canvas) showing the upper part of Wood Duck male and a covered bridge. The blue artist-title panel across part of the lower portion reads "Lizzy Sheldon • Duck!"

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The "Queen Fisher" comes to the #WingsWatersWays show from #FeaturedArtist Jo Anne Wazny. She writes of inspiration "from the texture of fur and feather to dramatic skies.... The diversity and complexity of life is astounding." Art copyright © Jo Anne Wazny, shown with permission.

A portion of a painted Belted Kingfisher female, with stylized patterns on the chest and in the background. The Kingfisher—a blue, white and rust-feathered bird—look over its shoulder to the viewer's right. The background "sky" is orange-yellow with a pattern reminiscent of ripples on the lower part. A dark rock with grain-like patterns curling over it and a darker rusty-soil form the remaining part of the background. A dark blue banner with white letters reads "Jo Anne Wazny • Queen Fisher". Art copyright © Jo Anne Wazny and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#FeaturedPhotographer Gail Curtin tells us she seeks to "not only the beauty and charm of the world around us but also the humor and unique moments that make life so special." This photo of a cormorant does that, bridging a moment between the bird's life and human spaces. #WingsWatersWays

A cormorant stands on a curved metal structure above calm water. It appears to be late afternoon in fall, as the light is amber and fall foliage as well as the bird and metal arch are reflected in the slightly rippling water around. A blue banner with white letters reads "Gail Curtin • Born Important" (the name of the photographer and the work). Image copyright © Gail Curtin and used with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Heron appears to symbolize connections between #WingsWatersWays for many of our artists in this show. #FeaturedArtist Marcia Vogler @MarciaVogler uses this in her constructed accordion book/triptych (one panel of which is shown here).

One panel of a constructed accordion-fold book, showing a Great Blue Heron standing in reeds. It is constructed of collaged and painted papers, built up in a shadowbox style. The work is called "On Seeing the Heron: Three Wishes", copyright © Marcia Vogler, excerpt shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Enjoy the September Bird Monitoring Walk is this coming Saturday at 8:00 am! All birders — current, experienced, newbie and would-be — welcome! Register at birdsofvermont.org/event/sept-2... or call 802 434-2167. Free, suggested donation $10 – $15

A barred owl (a brown/gray/whiteish bird with dark, forward-facing eyes and a yellow beak)) perches on bare spruce branches and faces forward. Dark green foliage makes a blurred background.

Letters in front of the image say "Bird monitoring walks / at the Birds of Vermont Museum / September 26 • 8:00 am / October 31 • 8:00 am / register for the walk of your choice / birdsofvermont.org/special-upcoming ". A QR code leads to that URL.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Red Knots (Calidris canutus) may be observed in Vermont (if you are lucky and persistent) as they migrate. #FeaturedArtist Chris Selin has caught three in flight in her painting for #WingsWatersWays, as they wing across a wind-roughened edge of Lake Champlain, with mountains in the background.

Portion of a watercolor painting showing three Red Knots flying from right to left against a loose background of blues, greens, and ochres suggesting waves. Red Knots are a shorebird with a rusty chin and breast, and brownish-gray wings. Painting "Sailors of the Shore" by Chris Selin, and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There are more than just birds on the Museum’s property. Using the iNaturalist platform, community scientists have documented over 1085 species!! These include 18 mammals, 13 amphibians, 168 fungi, and 505 insects! From September 18-September 28, @inaturalist.bsky.social is hosting iNat Together.

A white boy with light brown hair and dark eyes, wearing a gray baseball cap, grins as he looks through a hold cut in a standing painted board. This photo board which reads "What Did You See at the BIRDS of VERMONT MUSEUM?" The board is painted with a stylized Great Egret in tall reeds and is placed on a mown area with raspberry brambles and other meadow plants in the background.

A map of iNaturalist observations (indicated by a green inverted teardrop shape) on the museum property.

a screenshot of the iNaturalist web page for the Birds of Vermont Museum, showing counts of observations, species, and other statistics. The page shows thumbnail photographs of most-frequently observed species.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We welcome emerging artist Julian to #WingsWatersWays, and today's #FeaturedArtist. Julian has exhibited in our show before; their work reflects our show themes with both clarity and a sense of captured motion. We look forward to seeing how their art develops in future!

A red male cardinal flies through black-outlined raindrops over white and blue background, in this art piece by Julian S C. Paint marker on canvas.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Attention Philadelphia! We need your help saving the Academy of Natural Sciences! The Save the Academy Coalition needs volunteers to help hand out organizing flyers in front of the museum this weekend, Sept 25-27. Please sign up here if you can take a shift! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Help Save the Academy: Volunteer to talk with visitors and hand out flyers at the Academy.

Sign up for a shift outside the Academy of Natural Sciences during its last open days: Fridays to Sundays, Sept 18 to 20 and 25 to 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers will be on the ground outside the Ac...

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Time Flies", a watercolor of a Sandhill Crane rising by Callie Hastings, carries themes of migration, urgency, and—perhaps—dawn and hope. These cranes migrate, often using river valleys as key stopover points. For more, visit www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandhi... #WingsWatersWays #FeaturedArtist

A watercolor painting of a Sandhill Crane in flight, rising from lower left to upper right, carrying a large pocket watch on a chain from its beak. The background is uncolored paper at the top, and a pale blue surface with a meandering darker blue river-shaped band below. Art "Time Flies" copyright © Callie Hastings and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#FeaturedArtist Kristen Donegan works in clay, paint and fiber, exploring themes connecting nature, myth and self reflection. In that space, her waterfowl of "Diving" ask "what do we discover, beneath?" #WingsWatersWays

Two blue-tinted duck-like waterfowl are painted onto a flat board. The are head-down, diving; the boundary of the water is indicated by a lightening of colors. The birds are bridged by a gold-and-pale blue flower-like shape, connecting them. A blue panel with white letters holds the name of the artist and the work: "Kristen Donegan • Diving". Art copyright © Kristen Donegan and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today we were lucky enough to observe a young American Goldfinch fluttering its wings and chirping at a parent. Both were on the platform feeder, and after a bit of fussing, the adult male moved over and fed the young one. Adorable. No photo, so we're sharing the carving image instead.

Carved, life-like, painted wooden female American Grosbeak on a branch overlooking a nest with carved, painted wooden eggs. Carvings by Bob Spear. Photograph by Erin Talmage for the Birds of Vermont Museum.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Todd Cummings, today's #FeaturedArtist, uses graphic design and digital illustration to share a early morning autumn moment with loons. The birds' quiet grace contrasts eloquently with the change of seasons. You can find more of Todd's work at ForestCityDesigns.com #WingsWatersWays

Two loons swim to the right on misty grayish waters beneath a autumn-colored tree-hemmed shoreline in a piece called "Morning Mist". Digital illustration copyright © Todd Cummings and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Eastern United States is home to Ruby-throated #Hummingbirds mid-April through mid-September. We are happy anytime we see one; and we saw one today (September 13). But we know it won’t be long before the one we see is the last one until next spring. We'll have to make do with the #carving...

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#FeaturedArtist Sarah Ashe works with fabrics and more as she creates sculptures, art pieces, and (in this case) wall hangings. Her birds are opportunities for discovery as they bridge boundaries between night and day, air and water. Find them in the #WingsWatersWays art show, or at sarahashe.com

A fabric collage of golds, blues, yellows and reds. Birds and plants are stitched onto overlapping and stitched fabric panels. This work copyright © Sarah Ashe is called "Night and Day" and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Dylan Gottlieb used her Conservation & Management Internship to build skills in ecology & natural history, connect to community, and give back. She did all this with a vegetation survey, using random plots and iNaturalist, assessing species in the area for a proposed bridge and boardwalk. Thank you!

A short-haired white woman wearing glasses, a beige t-shirt with a hawk on it, and light brown pants holds a square made of lashed-together branches. It is approximately 1 meter by 1 meter, and will be used in vegetation surveys. She is standing in an office/muti-purpose room.

A smiling person, wearing glasses but with their face tipped down, holds a woodcarving of a Kingfisher in their left hand. The person is wearing a Starbase Vermont gray baseball cap and a fall/winter forest camouflage hoodie. The kingfisher is approximately life-size, but unpainted, and standing on a block of wood. The person holds a smartphone in their right hand.

A pie chart indicating relative abundance of species. Measurements were taken and species identified during the summer of 2026, in the "south plots" between the museum and Sherman Hollow Brook. 28 species were identified. Five species had more than 9 individuals counted.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This osprey by emerging artist Caelyn White is a careful mix of a static wooded wetland below a soaring raptor. We are honored to be the first to exhibit her work in #WingsWatersWays. Caelyn works in many other media, some of which can be found in the museum's gift shop. #FeaturedArtist

An osprey, a brown and white raptor, seen from above as it emerges, flying, from right to left across this acrylic painting. The background is an abstract palette of greens. Art copyright © Caelyn White and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Birds of Vermont Museum welcomed #Intern Brenda Bouvier this summer, in Museum’s Education. Brenda created new#educational trail #signs about the relationships between humans, wildlife, and forest, and built a new fairy house, adding to work started by a previous intern. Thank you, Brenda!

A smiling young blond, white women in a blue and white striped cap, light blue-t-shirt, and brown pants stands in a Vermont summer forest. She holds her hands up in a cheerful two-thumbs-up gesture. There is a multi-directional wooden signpost behind her, suggesting different directions of travel. The foliage is bright green. A trail leads away behind her.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

When you walk by this watercolor, you observe geese in spring; when you walk the other way, it's geese in fall. This single image cannot show it all! Visit us to be amazed by #FeaturedArtist Judy Brook; visit Dead Creek WMA to be astounded by live geese that inspired this work for #WingsWatersWays.

A portion of a painting on accordion-folded paper. This view shows four white snow geese clearly from above (and many too far away to resolve) as they migrate over a meandering blue river and green, yellow, and brown agricultural fields. Words overlay the image: "Judy Brook • Spring/Fall Migration: a Bird's Eye View of Dead Creek WMA." Artwork copyright © Judy Brook and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is NOT a reflection in 2 directions but 2 dabbling ducks. By #FeaturedPhotographer Jake Levin, this offers both the reality of a duck's life and the surprise of symmetry. This image is cropped; find the full work at our #WingsWatersWays art show. Find more of Jake's work at BirdsByJake.com

Two brown-feathered dabbling ducks with green specula are inverted in still water. The lighting makes the water amber; the inversion hides the ducks' heads and upper bodies in the water.

Lettering over the image says "Jake Levin • Double Dip". Photograph © copyright Jake Levin and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today is International #Vulture Awareness Day. Celebrate vultures with us. Vultures are ecologically vital. You can find vultures around the world on most continents. Two species occur in Vermont. Protect vultures by learning, sharing, conserving. More info: www.vultureday.org

The head of a carved wooden Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), showing its pale beak, red featherless head, and brown-black feathered neck. Carved by Bob Spear.

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Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today's bird read, via Audubon: "Scientists found that the lives of female perching birds—the biodiverse taxonomic group that contains all songbirds and flycatchers—are, on average, shorter than those of males." www.audubon.org/magazine/man...

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Many Female Songbirds Have Shorter Lifespans Than Males, Scientists Find

A massive study uncovered significant survival differences between the two sexes of North America's perching birds.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#FeaturedArtist Sarah Rosedahl asks us to notice where birds are and when. It's true that osprey young have fledged by now. Many have begun their migration. Look for them in the skies and near water. Next spring, watch the large, stick-built nests for reuse! #bird #migration #WingsWatersWays

Seven ospreys (one flying and six in five nests on five poles over blueish waters) in this watercolor by Sarah Rosedahl. Shown with permission of the artist.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#FeaturedArtist Donald Perdue works in many media—from wood to words, stone to metal—to create sculptures that "make whole the spirit of visual ideas." This heron leans onward, holding still yet with a sense of impending motion. Don can be found online at studioperdue.com #WingsWatersWays

A sculpted/carved and painted wooden heron neck and head. The beak is gray and yellow, heavily pointing; the feathers are stylized and create a sense of motion as they sweep back from the head. The eye is intense and amber with a dark pupil. The carving is supported by a single metal post embedded in a black of wood. A banner reads "Donald Perdue • Heronesque Study".

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Come talk #butterflies with us! 2 pm, Sunday, September 6, at the Birds of Vermont Museum! #Vermont has over a hundred butterfly species—where? How do we know? How do we help them? Register at birdsofvermont.org/event/butter... Photo by Erin Talmage and used with permission. #ButterflyAtlas

An orange and brown butterfly on an orange flower: only a portion of the butterfly is visible, with its antennae, eyes, and top parts of its wings. Photo by Erin Talmage and used with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Gretchen Alexander (today's #FeaturedArtist for #WingsWatersWays) paints Vermont’s landscapes from an aquatic ecologist view, creating loose, vibrant images—rich in vitality, wholly immersive in place. In addition to her works in our show, you can find her online at gretchenalexanderart.com .

"Water Thrush": a painting by Gretchen Alexander showing a Northern or Louisiana Waterthrush at a shallow spot in a rocky stream. The paint strokes are bold, wide, vibrant, instead of a fine photographic-like detailing. Art copyright © Gretchen Alexander and posted with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

For today's #FeaturedPhotographer, we highlight A. Gary Reid of @GrayLakePhotography and a portion of his photo of a #gull on a #beach, interacting quite directly with what some humans have left #unattended. It's a different, less peaceful, and more dynamic take on #WingsWatersWays than some.

A gull pulls at black fabric amid other human objects: a bottle of Arizona Tea, a container of sun screen,t and cup of fruit drink. All is on a flat expanse of pale beach. This photo (shown in part) is "A Day at the Beach" by A. Gary Reid.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We have many #loons in this year's #WingsWatersWays show; better get started showing them! This excerpt from #FeaturedArtist Nancy Stone's #artbook show a loon on Scratchboard, with a red-tinted eye that draws ours. Find more by Nancy at nancystone.weebly.com

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Are you coming to the August Bird Monitoring Walk on the 29th, Saturday? Still room — let us know! Register at birdsofvermont.org/event/aug-20... #LetsGoBirding !

Yellow warbler perches on bare twigs: a small golden-yellow songbird with amber or rusty streaks on upper breast.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We are so pleased to include Janet Fredericks in our #FeaturedArtist series for #WingsWatersWays. Her "Anhinga with Hidden Text" makes many visitors pause and look again. You can find more of her work at JanetFredericksStudio.com

Acrylic, ink, phototransfer on canvas
depicting an Anhinga with its wings unfurled to catch the sunlight. Most of the hues in this artwork are blues, with tints of green, gold, and transparent ruby. Words across the image show the artists name and name of the work: Janet Fredericks • Anhinga with Hidden Text. Art copyright © Janet Fredericks; shown with permission.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 23/08/2026

Every argument above has the same goal: to delay climate action as long as possible. The only way forward is to abandon this list entirely. If someone brings up an objection, answer it briefly - then pivot immediately to how climate solutions will give us a better future, and we all want that.

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If I just explain the facts, they'll get it, right?

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Emerging artist Navin (www.instagram.com/navin_bywaters_ ) has a piece in #WingsWatersWays of a #wren balanced precariously on two emergent reeds. "Reed Dancing" suggests both strength and vulnerability , something both wrens and waters have. #FeaturedArtist

Watercolor illustration titled "Reed Dancing": A brown wren holds to two brown reeds, leaning forward over blue-rippled water. Leaves of small water plants dot the surface behind the balanced bird. Art © copyright Navin Bywaters, and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Come rambling at sundown next week with us! We have room for 8 people in a twilight birding experience on Thursday, August 27. Please register at birdsofvermont.org/event/evenin... or call 802-434-2167 #birding #nocturnal #fullmoon #explore

Hermit Thrush (a brown-backed songbird with a speckled breast) stands in a bit of sunlight on the forest floor. Brownish dried leaves and plants are behind it, and shadowed leaves in front. Photo copyright © by B. Lasher and used with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Duck in a Cup", a Ruddy Duck by Grace Safford (www.instagram.com/BeeAndBrambleFiber), brings whimsy and soft delight to our #WingsWatersWays show. Gentle affection for birds can be an astonishingly powerful drive for conservation action. #FeaturedArtist

A needle-felted Ruddy Duck (blue-billed, black-and-white-head and tail, cherry-brown body) sits on blue wool in a white mug. "Duck in a Cup" art by Grace Safford; image copyright © G. Safford and used with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Carolyn Crowley (www.instagram.com/ccDesignNerd), today's #FeaturedPhotographer for #WingsWatersWays, wants "to share the beauty and wonder I find just by stepping outside my door, and remind people that it’s everywhere, if you’re looking." She's done just that in this photo of two geese at sunset.

A photograph of a lake just after a gold-and-purple sunset, with the silhouettes of mountains behind and two geese swimming in the foreground. Photo "Evening Stroll" is copyright © Carolyn Crowley and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

This portion of Todd Kiel's "Tracks of Freedom" connects symbolism, experience, and suggests relationships between birds, snow/water, and skiing. Visit the museum to see the entirety of this #FeaturedArtist's painting in #WingsWatersWays.

A painting in pale blues, light greens, whites and pale reds shows skier turning to their left away from the viewer while skiing down on a mountain. They look across a ridgeline saddle at stylized evergreens. Above to the right, a bald eagle flies, calling, with outstretched wings in front of a triangle; the word FREE is on the left, the letter stacked vertically in pairs (FR EE).

The artist name and title cover a portion of the lower half: Todd Kiel • Tracks of Freedom

Artwork copyright © Todd Kiel and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Today we're sharing Miriam Adams' art in our #FeaturedArtist of #WingsWatersWays series. Miriam works in graphite and watercolor, and (as she says) "leaves room to breathe" in her pieces. This is an excerpt of "Charlotte Shoreline". Visit www.miriamadamsart.com for more of her delicate, open work.

A pale blue ribbon curves around a single blue jay feather until it touches a piece of driftwood and some gray-and-white rocks. An excerpt of "Charlotte Shoreline", a graphite and watercolor work by artist Miriam Adams, and shared with artist permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Festival of Wood: come to the the Green Mountain Wood Carvers 53rd annual show on August 15 at the Birds of Vermont Museum. Discover a variety of styles of #woodcarving: from caricature carving to wildfowl, birds to flat plan. Demonstrations and kids activities and crafts. #GMWC #FestivalOfWood

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We find a lot being communicated by Deara Allgaier's deceptively simple #collage from today's #FeaturedArtist of the #WingsWatersWays art show. Find Deana's works in our gift shop and online at www.dastudiovt.com Image shown with permission from the artist.

A collage called "Somebody's Watching Me!" showing four white men in short-sleeve shirts looking through binoculars. They are looking away from the many sea birds behind them, wheeling and flying over a misty sea with a fog-shrouded bluff in the background.

Art by Deana Allgaier and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Draw and paint birds! (Of course, we WOULD say this.) Tuesday, August 18, you can make art with Chris Selin, whose expressive, dynamic approach invites all to relax and explore. Class starts at 10 am at the museum. Sign up at www.hisawyer.com/davis-studio...

Six wild ducklings on a log: a colored pencil illustration in browns, magentas, greens and golds. Behind the ducklings are emergent water plants; water is in front of them. Most face forward and to their right, but one has its back to the viewer and the other seems to be climbing on or slipping off the long. Art by Chris Selin and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Today's #FeaturedArtist is Sharon Glezen. For #WingsWatersWays, she turned gourds into art-vessels, writing "I am fascinated by the natural canvas that #gourds present, and ... inspired by the natural world." You can find more of her work in the museum's gift shop and at beckysdaughter.etsy.com

A vessel fashioned of a round gourd with a Green Heron and reeds etched and dyed onto its surface. The rim is finished with dark coiled fibers. Behind the heron and reeds is the natural gourd color while a darker pigment encircles the image and colors the remaining surface. Art by Sharon Glezen and shown with permission.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Aprille Soons Palmer (@AprilleSoons) painted a male Wood Duck in the reeds for #WingsWatersWays. How do we share habitats with Wood Ducks? This portion of the image hints at the vibrant plants & plumage. Visit to get the full impact. Find more of Aprille's work at www.mraur.com #FeaturedArtist

A male Wood Duck swims in front of reeds, with his reflection below. This is a portion of a painting (acrylic on canvas). Words overlying the image say "Aprille Soons Palmer • Marsh Madness"

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Tina Valentinetti received her first camera, a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, in 1951, and has been snapping pictures ever since. This is just a portion of the entire image. Visit the museum to see the whole photo. Find more of her work at www.tinavalentinetti.com #WingsWatersWays #FeaturedPhotographer

Many dead, gray tree trunks stand in front of some living trees with green foliage.. Many Great Blue Heron nests of sticks are woven into forks of many of the dead trees. The sky is pale blue, and the view looks up towards the many nests.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

We're kicking off our (somewhat overdue) #FeaturedArtist series for the #WingsWatersWays 2026 community art show with painter and teacher Annette Goyne. Annette is a birder, gardener, and student of nature’s flora and fauna. Look for her cards, bookmarks, and more in the museum's gift shop.

A watercolor painting of three terns over a lake, with gray hills and a sailboat in the background. One tern has a fish in its beak. Words overlay the image, saying "Annette Goyne • Tern, tern, tern, to everything there Is a season, tern, tern tern"

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Congratulations to all the winning bidders! We raised OVER $5000 towards the bridge project (birdsofvermont.org/bridge-and-b...) . Thank you all!

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Our online silent auction that's raising money for the bridge and boardwalk project CLOSES at 11:59 eastern time TONIGHT. What are you bidding on? What do you secretly wish your friends would bid on for you? Let us know in comments today, July 31. Auction link: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Portion of a print from art by Susan Bull Riley: Hermit thrush painted on early 19th century map of Vermont

A smiling woman with short white hair, blue-rimmed glasses, and a blue sweater is seated at a harp, playing.

Four birders with their backs to the camera peer through binoculars at an unseen bird. It is winter, and they stand in patchy snow by a road, across from a lake. Cars are paused or parked on the road shoulder.

A hanging quilt shows Camel's Hump in medium blue against a red background sky, with blue and green hills in front, and a strip of flower-patterned fabric below.

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Our Silent Auction is almost over! Just two more days to bid, or rebid on something you love! Quilts, books, gifts, art, experiences, an Adirondack chair, wood carvings, and So Much More! What's you favorite item? www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Cover of "Art from Above Vermont" book by Caleb Kenna, showing trees in yellows and green in artistic and photographic overlays.

A white cloth and blue cushions cover the floor of a treehouse, with railings and posts framing the back, and green leafy foliage behind.

Portion of a Charley Harper illustration showing a yellow-bellied sapsucker perched on a sycamore tree punctured regularly with sapsucker holes. The illustration style is blocky and geometric.

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🧵 The Search for Lost Birds is looking for young, adventurous birders to lead expeditions to find “lost” bird species. Currently, 121 birds lack any scientific documentation for a decade or longer (70+ are entirely missing from the Macaulay Library!) Continued... searchforlostbirds.org

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Birds of Vermont Museum @birdsofvermont.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Try a one-day carving class! Carve and paint an American #Woodcock with us on Saturday, August 1. Details & sign up at birdsofvermont.org/event/americ... Beginners welcome. #woodcarving #vermontbirds

A small woodcarving of a woodcock bird (aka timberdoodle) is held in one hand while being painted. Another carved and painted bird rests on the table in the background.

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