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Each month, artists create a piece of art using the same reference photo, and post with #BirdWhisperer on last Wednesday of month. See pinned post for current bird! No NFTs or AI birdwhispererproject.com Managed by @amandamakepeace.bsky.social

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Harkthorn @harkthorn.bsky.social · 4h
Jackdaw sketch, in ballpoint/Ecoline/brush pen. Again. They're fun to draw, and I like this combination of pens! Last one for now though -3562 🎨🐡🪶 #birdArt #art
A black ballpoint pen, grey Ecoline pen, and black ink brush pen drawing of a walking jackdaw. It is viewed from the side, facing to the right of the image. The eye has been digitally coloured an icy blue
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Kerstin Sailer @kerstinsailer.bsky.social · 7h
The smallest bird of them all, native to Cuba: the Bee Hummingbird. Such a cutie! Day 7 of #Birdtober2026 #Birdtober #BirdArt #watercolor
Watercolour painting of a Bee Hummingbird from behind, head turned to the right, his iridescent blue and turquoise back feathers framed by darker grey-purplish-blue plumage, head in browns sprinkled with red and orange markings resembling sequins. Greenish abstract background
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Kokopelli Design @kokopellidesign.bsky.social · 4h
Day 4 Fruiteater Fieldfare #birdtoberclub2026 #birdtoberclub #Mittagspausenvogel #NatureJournal #naturejournaling
Aquarellskizze einer Wacholderdrossel
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Juliana Motzko @julianamotzko.bsky.social · 11h
7- Figuinha Amazônica - Conirostrum margaritae – Pearly Breasted Conebill Design available in my shops. Link in Bio. #birdtober2026 #birds #AvesBrasileiras #birdtober #brazilianbirds
Sticker of pearly breasted conebill birdIllustration of literally breasted conebill bird
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sianeez.bsky.social @sianeez.bsky.social · 11h
The adorable Bee hummingbird for Day 7 of #birdtober2026 is the smallest bird in the world (the size of a 🐝 bee) and found only in Cuba. #birdtober #birds #hummingbird #cuba #watercolour #fineliner #birdlover
A watercolour painting of a tiny bee hummingbird that is hovering with beak pointed upwards towards an orange flower. It has a dark head, purple wings and iridescent blue back and tail. The back of the head has scarlet feathers and also a scarlet, iridescent gorget on the neck extending to its wings. Its throat is green. Background is a mixture of yellow, pink, green and orange.
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Nail 🧦 161 @dienail.eurosky.social · 11h
Hab 2 Rohrammern gesehen. Auch eine Vogelart, die es in meiner alten Heimat nicht gibt. #NatureJournaling
Skizzenbuchseite Querformat. Mit Aquarell kolorierte Tuscheskizze einer männlichen Rohrammer, dazu einige Erläuterungen. Das aufgeschlagene #NatureJournal und meine Maltasche (ein blauer Waschbeutel mit Ankermuster) auf einem Holztisch, dahinter die Ostsee und im Hintergrund die Insel Hiddensee.
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Annie Shao Art @annieshaoart.bsky.social · 10h
#Birdtober2026 Day 7: Urban, I went with Canada Goose 🤣 There are a lot of them loafing around the city park I pass during my bike ride to work, so they fit the theme perfectly for me. Prompt list by @kaylafiskbirds.bsky.social #BirdArt #SciArt #Birdtober #Birdtoberclub #FineArt #Copic
Detailed Birdtober marker drawings, with the latest Canada Goose on the right, and past drawings Baltimore Oriole, Brown Thrasher, and Canada Jay shown on the same sheet. The goose is facing forward and hissing at the viewer, with one foot slightly up as it walks forward.
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The Wee Owl Studio, Art 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Avocet is a distinctive wader with a long up-curved beak. Seemingly undeterred by watching eyes, they’ll comfortably nest near to nature reserve hides. folksy.com/find/item/85... #Avocet #Birds #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #WildlifeArt #bsnm
A mixed media drawing of avocets standing in shallow water with grasses in the foreground. The water is painted in layers of lilac and and violet blue, in increasingly light tones as they eye moves up the picture.
The Avocet is a distinctively-patterned black and white wader with a long up-curved beak. They are used as the emblem of the RSPB. Look for Avocets in coastal lagoons on the east coast in summer, and the Exe estuary come winter.
An original art work, please note that the frame is not included.
Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper
Size A5 (148 x 210mm / 5.8 x 8.3")
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Elle Skinner @elleskinner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Part of a bird art trade with @turtlesoup.bsky.social :) I found the Green Tinkerbird on Cornell Labs and was really charmed by all the photos of them sharing food with each other, so I chose that as my subject #art #birds #watercolor #birdart 🦉
Watercolor painting of two green tinkerbirds sharing food
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Harkthorn @harkthorn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Jackdaw sketch, in ballpoint/Ecoline/brush pen. I really enjoyed the last one I did, so tried again -3561 🎨🐡🪶 #birdArt #art
A sketch of a jackdaw, leaning down towards the bottom left of the image. It is drawn in black ballpoint pen, grey Ecoline pen, and black ink brush pen
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Kate Anderson @kateanderson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Something a bit different with this little song sparrow for birdtober day 5: musical. I got carried away last night making kind of a digital collage and then forgot to post it yesterday! #Birdtoberclub #BirdArt #SciArt #birdtober #wildlifeArt #birds
a drawing of a song sparrow below singing on a blue background with green leaves and a window frame above in white
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Thierry St-Laurent Dion @tstld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Study of a Hawk Bic pen on paper 6x8 #art #birds #nature #sciart
Study of a Hawk made with a black ballpoint pen on paper.
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Annie Shao Art @annieshaoart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Birdtober2026 Day 6: Intelligent, a Canada Jay. Better hold on to your snacks! Reference photo by quillipede on iNat Prompt list by @kaylafiskbirds.bsky.social #BirdArt #SciArt #Birdtober #Birdtoberclub #FineArt #Copic
Detailed marker drawing of a Canada Jay. The gray and white bird is standing on the ground, leaning over with its head slightly cocked upward, giving it a curious expression. The drawing is photographed alongside some warm and cool gray markers and a micron pen.
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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Green-cheeked Conure and Pink-necked Green-Pigeon for bookwyrmbran on tumblr! Thank you for your generous #Waymakers donation! 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt Waymakers benefits @theyoungcenter.bsky.social 's critical work to help unaccompanied immigrant kids in the US. Join us again next September!
Illustration of a cheery little Green-cheeked Conure, a type of small parrot, perched on a branch in warm sunny green forest. The bird has its green cheeks poofed out contentedly as it faces the viewer directly so that we can see its green and red belly and the start of its long tail.A Pink-necked Green-Pigeon swoops into view with wings spread diagonally across the image. It is a chunky bird with a subtle blue-gray crown, pink neck, green back and wings with yellow wingbars, an orange rump and steel blue tail. Its iris is a crazy vivid magenta and neon blue. Cast shadows of leaves from trees above lie across its back.
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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I also have art for sale, but shipping has been super slow. I've been in and out of the hospital and my partner is my driver but he's sustained some pretty serious injuries from crashing his bike and it's been slow going but we're on the mend and able to get around better. ko-fi.com/johnniejae/s...
11in x 14in Acrylic Canvas. Two thunderbirds carve through a poured field of magenta, void-black, and electric green, their neon-outlined wings cutting the chaos into something that reads as flight. Below them the surface breaks into blues and yellows, the ground catching light through the weather.

The birds come from Choctaw storytelling, where a pair of enormous, intelligent birds were given the task of warning people on the ground that a storm was coming. Heloha, the female, lays huge eggs that roll across the clouds, and the rumbling of them is thunder. Her mate Melatha races to catch the eggs before they fall to Earth, moving so fast that the flashes of his passing are lightning. In this telling the storm isn't the threat. It's the message, and the two of them are the ones delivering it.11in x 14in Acrylic Canvas. Between Shadow and Light
A dark central figure is edged with luminous color, creating tension between shadow and brightness while spirals and flowers suggest cycles of change, renewal, becoming.
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Andrew Fraser (Drew) @cartoonsidrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Birdtober day 6 Paradise Tanager a colourful songbird #Birdtober2026 #birdtober #birdart
Paradise tanager
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Risuquin 🪶 @risuquin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Gonna have to play catch up for a bit. Next is the I’iwi. #birdtober #birdtober2026 #artpost #birdart
A bright red Hawaiian bird, with black wings/tail and a long yellow beak.
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Juliana Motzko @julianamotzko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
6- Ariramba de cauda ruiva - Galbula ruficauda – Rufous tailed Jacamar Design available in my shops. Link in Bio. #birdtober2026 #birds #AvesBrasileiras #birdtober #brazilianbirds
Sticker of rufous tailed jacamar birdIllustration of rufous tailed jacamar bird
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sianeez.bsky.social @sianeez.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The beautiful Paradise Tanager found in the Amazon rainforest for Day 6 of #birdtober2026 created by Andrea Holmes @aholmesartstudio on IG #birdtober #birds #amazon #watercolour #ink #drawing #sketch #nature #birdlover
A watercolour painting with ink fineliner for the details of a Paradise Tanager in a purple branch. The bird has a black ring around the eye and a yellow band around both eyes and top of the head. Chest is a light blue while the wings are mostly black with a large red patch on the back of it. Background is a light olive green.
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Sarah Crumb @sarahscrumbs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
InkybirdU2-tober Day Five: #Inktober - smack #birdtober - Atlantic canary #U2 song - Bad #birds #birdart
Watercolor drawing of an Atlantic canary. Handlettered text reads "True colors fly."
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AnaOrid3 - Artwork - Farben fürs Leben @anaorid3.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tag 3 #Birdtober Quetzal aus dem Archiv. #kleineKunstklasse #bird #art #artwork #skyart
Quetzal mit blaugrünem Gefieder, rotem Bauch, schwarzen Flügeln und unterschnabelbart und den sehr langen Schwanzfedern die Flügel nach oben von links nach rechts fliegend.
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Andrew Fraser (Drew) @cartoonsidrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Birdtober day 5 Atlantic Canary songbird and symbol of the Canary Islands #birdtober2026 #birdtober #birdart
Atlantic canary
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Annie Shao Art @annieshaoart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Brown Thrasher for #Birdtober2026 Day 5: Musical, since they're always singing when they decide to be visible. Another favorite local bird! Though I'm going to be saying that a lot this month. Prompt list by @kaylafiskbirds.bsky.social #BirdArt #SciArt #Birdtoberclub #Birdtober #Copic #FineArt
Detailed marker drawing of a Brown Thrasher perched on a branch. The long-tailed bird has a red-brown back and cap, and a white breast with dark brown spots.
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American Bird Conservancy @abcbirds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bird-friendly communities start with community action! 🏡 The House has passed the Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act (H.R. 3276), funding the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Urban Bird Treaty program. Urge your Senators to cosponsor: abcbirds.info/4hvj4UR
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Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Greenfinch done In watercolour for a report sometime ago. #UKbirding #birding #art #birdart #sciart #watercolour
A Greenfinch, a green and yellow bird sits on branches with a wintry grey feel to the background. The bird is looking slightly over its shoulder.
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Kate Anderson @kateanderson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Working on these cedar waxwings for birdtober for the fruit eater prompt from @kaylafiskbirds.bsky.social 🍒 I drew them in the gorgeous fire cherry tree in our yard. #Birdtoberclub #BirdArt #SciArt #birdtober #wildlifeArt #birds
drawing of cedar waxwings with orange heads and black eyebands, slate wings and yellow tipped tails. One bird perched in a fire cherry tree while another flies away.
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sianeez.bsky.social @sianeez.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Day 5 of #birdtober2026 Atlantic Canary or wild canary Found in Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira. #birdtober #artchallenge #art #drawing #watercolours #sketch #birds #bitdart
A watercolour painting with fineliner for the details of an Atlantic canary also known as a wild canary. This small bird is mostly yellowy with a brown streak behind the eye and pale, short beak and pale legs is perched. It has light brown/grey wing feathers and tail. Background is a pale pink. Bird is perched on a brown, thin branch.
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Juliana Motzko @julianamotzko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
5- Sabiá Barranco - Turdus leucomelas – Pale breasted trush Design available in my shops. Link in Bio. #birdtober2026 #birds #AvesBrasileiras #birdtober #brazilianbirds
Sticker of pale breasted trush birdIllustration of pale breasted trush bird
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Kokopelli Design @kokopellidesign.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Day 2 Shades of Grey Grey Heron #birdtoberclub2026 #birdtoberclub #Mittagspausenvogel
Aquarellskizze eines Graureihers
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Frederik @fredultramarine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As a kid I encountered many white-throated dippers when playing in the woods. They were quite common in my area and I loved seeing them splash around in shallow water. This is my first attempt painting one. 🐦 #art #traditionalart #watercolor #dipper #bird #birdart #animalart #wildlifeart #stunday
Painting of a white throated dipper. The bird is standing on a small rock surrounded by water.
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Frank @kritzelich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Day 3 and 4 of #Birdtoberclub2026 3 - Dive Common Guillemot - Uria aalge 4 - Fruit-Eater Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus #Birdtober #kleineKunstklasse
Birdtober sketchbook page for Days 3 and 4, with two hexagonal frames: a Common Guillemot in flight and a Bohemian Waxwing eating red berries, drawn in ink and watercolour.
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sianeez.bsky.social @sianeez.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Day 4 of #birdtober2026 Male Gouldian Finch Region: Northern Australia Watercolours and fineliner pen #birdtober #birds #finch #australianbirds #watercolour #birdartist #amateurartist
A male Gouldian finch perched on a thin branch. The face is red, chin black and nape and wings mostly a green/blue colour with a yellow patch on the back of the head. Upper chest is purple while the lower chest is yellow. Beak is pale with a red tip. Background is large green leaves on a green branch.
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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#Boktober 03 Ref of "Chunkbutt" provided by @razzlesdazzle.bsky.social It's hard to get that much detail into a quick sketch but I gave it a shot. I also gave her a tree to sit in, though not sure I captured the chunkness while trying to fit the sketch into such a small space.
A small watercolor and ink sketch of a chicken sitting on a tree branch. She is mostly in the shade, with parts in the sun an orange-red color. Under it is written Boktober 03 and kamakru.com
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Draw More! 🇨🇦🏔🎨😎 @doryr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Micron pen drawing of an Eastern Phoebe flycatcher - based on a photo from feederwatch.org. #birdart
Ink drawing of a flycatcher bird on a twig, facing left.
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Jess Taylor @loadofolbobbins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
...and what's this I bring you new feathery friends too! Why yes I've also added my new bird mini pins. We have owls, cassowary, cute birbs, you name it! www.loadofolbobbins.com/collections/... #SciArt #Birds #Nature #Illustration #bsnm #birb
A collection of twelve mini wooden lapel pins of different species of bird mounted on an illustrated backing cards. The pins are made from original illustrations and are detailed and expressive in style. The birds shown are female sparrow, blue jay, pink-necked green pigeon, barn owl, short eared owl, bluethroat, wyandotte chicken, andean cock-of-the-rock, magellanic penguin, white-browed tit warbler, snowy owl and cassowary. The backing card has a green watercolour effect pattern that looks like leaves.
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 03/10/2026
Artists! Quote with your art with dramatic lighting! 🌟
Digital painting of a northern emerald toucanet perched on a gray piece of wood with its body turned about three quarters toward the viewer and its head in profile facing left. The bird has luxurious wispy green feathers over much of its body with a touch of blue around the eye and under the beak. It has a very large curved beak that is yellow on top and black toward the bottom with white highlights. Its tail feathers are mostly out of sight but have a reddish-peach glow that is just visible. The background is a stark black which makes the colors of the bird pop.
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Sarah Crumb @sarahscrumbs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
InkybirdU2-tober Day Two: #Inktober - relic #birdtober - 'I'iwi #U2 song - Out of Control #birds #birdart
Sketchbook held open with a pen and watercolor drawing of an 'I'iwi. Handlettered text reads "Woke the world with bawling"
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sianeez.bsky.social @sianeez.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Day 3 of #birdtober26 I didn’t do a pre sketch with this but somehow it worked out in the end. #birdtober #birds #birdart #watercolour #fineliner #nature
A watercolour painting of a resplendent quetzal on a large brown moss covered branch. I used a fineliner pen to draw the details. The bird has a green-yellow crest that sticks up and green feathers under chin. Beak is pale orange/brown. It has turquoise feathers on back and tail and purple belly with light turquoise for upper wing feathers and dark blue for lower wing feathers. Background shows light green leaves on the left and a light olive bokeh background.
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Juliana Motzko @julianamotzko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
3- Barbudo de faixa escarlate - Capito wallacei - Scarlet banded barbet Design available in my shops. Link in Bio. #birdtober2026 #birds #AvesBrasileiras #birdtober #brazilianbirds
Sticker of Scarlet banded barbet birdIllustration of Scarlet banded barbet bird
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Lu @rendernev.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#boktober
My black and white drawing of a chicken sitting on a skull.
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sianeez.bsky.social @sianeez.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Day 2 of #birdtober2026 #birdtober #birds #birdart #art #sketch #watercolour #fineliner #nature #I’iwi
A watercolour painting of a I’iwi perched in a branch with black fineliner pen for outlines of bird, branch and tree and some details. The bird is a bright orange with darker feathers on the wings and a orqnge . It is a more yellow orange for the highlights. Its beak is curved and also orange. Background is white with some green leaves on the brown branch that the bird is perched on.
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Edward Philips Art @edwardphilips.co.uk · 02/10/2026
Morning all. The weekend is almost upon us. Thank you for following. Please accept this as a toucan of my esteem. xx 🪶 #beakybirds
Stylized poster showing a keel-billed toucan in profile with a large multicolored bill against a teal background; top-right text reads "KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN" and "Ramphastos sulfuratus."
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Maja Mielke (she/her) @maja-mielke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Day 2 of my Ink-Birdtober challenge. 🪶🐦🍁✒️ The beautiful little 'I'iwi! (reference photo by Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) #inktober #birdtober #birds #birdart #sciart #ink #drawing
Ink drawing of an 'I'iwi.The Birdtober prompt list.
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Juliana Motzko @julianamotzko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
2- Saí de perna amarela - Cyanerpes caeruleus – Shining Honeycreeper Design available in my shops. Link in Bio. #birdtober2026 #birds #AvesBrasileiras #birdtober #brazilianbirds
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🦆 Alee Vestal-Laborde M.S. @thewaterbirds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Colorado: Lark Bunting / Rocky Mountain Columbine #watercolor #birdart
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Annie Shao Art @annieshaoart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Birdtober2026 Day 2: I drew a Gray Catbird for Shades of Gray. Catbirds are a great example of a lovely bird with dull plumage colors! I tried to capture their spunky character in this drawing. Prompt list by @kaylafiskbirds.bsky.social #BirdArt #SciArt #Birdtoberclub #birdtober #FineArt #Copic
Detailed marker drawing of a Gray Catbird perched on a branch, looking slightly forward with its tail cocked and wings down. The rusty-orange patch under its tail is visible.
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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#boktober number 01, featuring one of @rentradewind.noodlebowl.org's hens. Thanks for the ref! :) I hope my next phone can take better macro photos lol.
A quick watercolor sketch of a brown chicken looking at us over her shoulder. Kamakru.com, #Boktober 01
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Elle Skinner @elleskinner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A painting from the Bird Whisperer archives: a curl-crested toucan I was skimming through the site for inspiration and stopped on this fellow from 2018 because its cute little proportions make me think of a stuffed animal. #art #watercolor #birds #birdart 🦉
Watercolor painting of a small toucan sitting on a branch
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Sarah Crumb @sarahscrumbs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
InkybirdU2-tober Day One: #Inktober - apple #birdtober - lilac-breasted roller #U2 song - Vertigo #birds #birdart
Sketchbook held open with an ink and watercolor drawing of a lilac-breasted roller with handwritten text "Your mind can wander"
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