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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 8h

A very motmoty afternoon today at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica The Rufous Motmot was enjoying fresh fruits in the garden and a pair of Keel-billed Motmots were whooping it up. #birds #nature

A colorful bird with an orange head and chest, black facial mask, green and blue wings, and a long blue tail perched on a branch with a dark berry in its beak.

A turquoise-green bird with a black eye mask, bright blue crown, and long blue racket-shaped tail perched on a branch against a blurred green forest background.

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Jen C Mars @jencmars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Great blue heron

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Southern Ground Hornbill for @mochamustelid.bsky.social ! Thank you for the #Waymakers donation and for your support of immigrant kids in the US! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt This individual is the @oregonzoo.bsky.social 's famous Maybelline. She's definitely born with it, look at those lashes!

Illustration of a Southern Ground Hornbill peering at the viewer. The perspective exaggerates the long silvery bill, which is curved downward on the left side of the image. The bird's silver eyes are rimmed in luscious black lashes. She has rich orange and black facial skin around the eye and down the throat, and a matte black feathered body.

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Dr. Laci Brock 🪐 @stellerarts.com · 09/10/2026

The painting I’m working on is going to temporarily grant you superpowers! You’ll be able to “see” in ultraviolet light like many pollinators do. The rectangles will fluoresce and glow in the dark when I’m all finished. Here’s a sneak peek of the first layer 🔦

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I've been poking around the forest of @tapirvalley.bsky.social for six years, hoping to see this bird there. Today I got to see two Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoos working an ant swarm this morning. I hope they stick around for a bit. #birds #costarica #nature

A brown bird with iridescent purple wings, a long dark tail, and a pale curved bill standing on a mossy tree root in the forest.

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Rebecca Gelernter @nearbirdstudios.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The Platonic fish

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I phoned a friend: "Convict is B, Zelus A, Jötunn C" (Paid for by Dujek Oneye for CSM21)

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

My biggest painting yet since returning to art! This is my friends' dog, Fram. Definitely getting the fur practice with him. 😄 I surprised myself with the turquoise and like how it turned out! 🩵 Gouache over watercolor on 300gsm paper, 40x50cm. #dogsky #petsky #artsky #traditionalart

A painting of a dog - I think a german shepherd? - wearing a green light-up collar, turned to look over his shoulder. The whole thing is in fanciful colors like pink, purple, turquoise, and indigo, contrasting with ochre-yellow tones more similar to his real colors.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

2027 Bird Calendars are here! 🙂 You can pick one up here: www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Jocely... . The calendar features some of my favorite photos over the past year. The calendar is 8.5"x11" and is $18 + shipping (ships US and international.)

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David C. Simon @davidcsimon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Just a Common Bronzewing resting comfortably on our powerline. #birds

Photo of a pigeon on a thick black powerline (actually a cable of lines including power and fibre). The bird is sitting and hunched down, facing slightly away from the viewer but looking over its shoulder at the viewer. It is mostly shades of brown, but has metallic wing feathers that shine like bronze in the diffuse overcast light, and has orange, purple, white, and blue/grey on its face. The orange forehead indicates that it is male.

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's just a little guy... though I learned after painting this that the (actually pretty large!) Cuban tree frog is destructive to ecosystems where they're introduced. 🥺 Watercolor pastel, watercolor, and gouache on 9x12in 300g paper. #SciArt #herps #amphibians #frogs

Painting of a large tree frog clinging to one brick of a wall, its head turned to look at the viewer. The brick wall is mostly pinkish and purple, which is reflected in the underbelly of the frog and contrasts against the yellow-green of its back.

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So, sorting accounts into lists may be tedious if you follow a lot of people, but I think it's worth it to get a start on it. I use this feature a lot when I want to see artists I follow and not get overwhelmed by the news and politics 😅

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

PSA: Want to sort your follows into categories for friends, non-depressing posts, etc, but you don't want/know how to make a feed? You can also add accounts to lists and then pin the list to home! Main downside, last I checked there was no tool for adding multiple accounts to a list at once.

Screenshot of my menu from the Home screen with the "Lists" option circled

Screenshot of my Lists page with the "+ New" button circled; to be able to add accounts to lists, you first need to make one or more lists. These lists ARE publicly visible so I prefer to use vague names and descriptions.

Screenshot from in the Lists menu having clicked on a list, with the "Pin to home" option circled. This adds the list as if it were a feed so you can view all posts made by people in your list.

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ah yeah then I'm not sure if there's a great word. Maybe "I [treasure/care about] you", or alternatively describing the feeling or relationship in more words? (like "you bring joy to my life")

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Per-Erik Schulze @pererikschulze.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I Natur & Miljø magasin fortelles historien om det pågående rovfisket med tung bunntrål faktisk i synsavstand fra de marine nasjonalparkene Hvaler, Færder, Jomfruland og Hvaler. Mens vi forsøker å gjenoppbygge fiskebestandene... Sporing av krepsetrålerne siste ti år viser opp over 100 trålslep/km

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Fond", or for an inanimate thing/activity, "enjoy"

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 25/09/2026

Craft subreddit bans Harry Potter projects: aftermath.site/craft-subreddi...

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Henrik Lystad @henlyst.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Utrolig at det ikke stoppes.

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D. Allan Drummond @dadrummond.art · 04/09/2026

Night eyes 😎 Finally got proper pictures of this amazing phenomenon! Mantises change their eye color (and light sensitivity) at night by transporting pigments from the surface of each compound eye unit toward the deeper eye region. Same female Tenodera sinensis, two different times. #bugsky

A female Tenodera sinensis mantis with dark black eyes against a light background, seen from very close up.

A female Tenodera sinensis mantis with green/brown eyes against a light background, seen from very close up to show the details of her face. The pseudopupil is clearly visible on her left eye, facing the camera.

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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Curve-billed Thrasher

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David C. Simon @davidcsimon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The wild Blue-faced Honeyeaters at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are pretty tolerant of humans as long as you're calm and quiet. #birds

Photo of a Blue Face Honeyeater on a grevillea branch with flower buds. The bird is black and white with a large zone of bare, blue skin around its eyes, and a stout curved beak in grey and black. It is looking to the side.

Another Blue-faced Honeyeater (or maybe the same?) in the same grevillea plant with an open flower that is red and yellow. The bird has its head tilted and is looking at the viewer warily.

Same subject, close-up crop, it is now drinking from and looking at the flower. The photo is highly detailed, showing the physical structure of the bird's iris.

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gideonklindt.bsky.social @gideonklindt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Bighorn Sheep - Oil Pastels & Carbon Black Ink - 7"x7" on cotton paper. Been a long time since I'd used oil pastels, but they're still just as fun (and messy) as I remember. Thank you to @animalphotorefs.bsky.social for the reference photo! #art #painting #drawing #animal #sheep #ram #pastel

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Four years ago today, President Biden said, "The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID." At the time, we were in the 5th COVlD wave. We're now in the 13th.

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Birder K @birderk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When you finally get the kids to face the camera for the family portrait 😂 (IDs in alt text) #birds #fall #migration #warblers

Photo of 3 fall warblers lined up in our bird creek. They all are facing the camera like someone told them to say cheese. The birds on each end are Chestnut-sided Warblers and the one in the middle is a Bay-breasted Warbler.

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eldritch pigeon @eldritchpigeon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cloud study in gouache and colored pencil #art #gouache #traditionalart #painting #sketchbook

Gouache painting of clouds in pink, blue, and purple

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Violet-backed Starling for amaranthinepaladin on tumblr! Thank you for your donation! 🪶🎨 #SciArt #BirdArt The #Waymakers Challenge raises funds for @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US! Donate by Sept. 30 - only one week left! youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a male Violet-backed Starling perched on a thin branch in front of abstract vivid greenery. His entire upperside - head, back, and wings - are shimmering violet-magenta with hints of red and orange where the light hits just right, contrasting with his pure white belly.

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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fun fact: Caracaras are also in the Falconidae family. #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors Carunculated Caracara, Crested Caracara, Black Caracara

A bird with black on the top of the wings and black and white on the bottom, a heavily streaked chest, black head with orange facial skin, and snazzy white pantaloons. It is landing on a gravel road.

A mostly dark brown bird with a white throat and upper chest, black crest (blocky shaped head) and heavy orange bill. It is standing on the crossbar of a wooden electric pole.

An all black bird with orange facial skin. It is perched in the tree canopy looking down at the photographer with a suspicious gaze.

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Nero Villagallos O'Reilly @itsnero.com · 22/09/2026

Going to plug my website guide once again: blog.itsnero.com/webguide/ This will get you online with a website in an afternoon. It's not the fanciest or most modern way to do it, but it's code that has worked for decades. Get yourself a site ASAP and figure out what else you need to do later.

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The Quick ‘n’ Dirty Guide to Making a Website (2026) – Nero Blog

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Leier Coyol @leier-coyol.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

More shrink plastic fellas I'll be dropping all of this little guys on halloween! #SciArt #AnimalArt #InsectArt #Handmade

A bunch of earrings of different animals displayed on the ground.
This ones are a beetle, salmon, pygmy seahorse and coelacanth

More earrings and a pin.
This are leaf cutter ants, amonites and a bunch of jumping spiders of different species, there's also a translucent fish pin.

The leaf of the ants got a little damaged, I'll sell these with other not so perfect earrings with a reduced price

More arrings.
This ones are a triops, jumping spiders and waptia fieldensis

A bunch of charms displayed on the ground.
This were going to be earrings but they were huge whoops.

They are leaf cutter ants with some leaves and a pair of earwigs

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Acorn weevil for #SciArtSeptember 14, "crescent". I actually did start this on the 14th so I'm too impatient to wait another day for #WeevilWednesday. 😛 Mixed media experiment (watercolor pastel, colored pencil, & gouache) on paper, ~13x14cm. #SciArt #BugSky #invertebrates #insects #ArtSky

Painting in tones of red, orange, purple, and olive green, depicting a round insect with boots and snoot perched on the curve of an acorn cap.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wild Turkey for handstohearts on tumblr! Thank you for the #Waymakers donation! Turkey faces are so cute. 🪶🎨 #BirdArt #SciArt The Waymakers Challenge raises funds for @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US! Donate by Sept. 30: youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Portrait illustration of a Wild Turkey hen in front of a cool gray-purple misty fall field of grasses. The turkey has dramatic goth body feathers, dark with silver edges, all at severe angles as she has raised them in a comfortable position. Her head is mostly bare blue and pink skin, very wrinkly and dotted with fine wiry hair-like black feather bristles. She has a big black wet eye and looks absolutely precious.

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Dan Liimatta @danliimatta.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Birds! QRP your bird art 🧡

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

this is the day for birds that usually resist photo ops becoming ridiculously visible... red-breasted nuthatch!!

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A White-breasted Nuthatch with a couple of rain drops on the noggin. You can see the narial feathers that cover the nostrils, protecting the bird from breathing in from dust and debris.

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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is great. Birders might recognize the beak, build, and tail and correctly recognize the bird as a member of the cuckoo family. 🤩

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Christopher Doll @blackbirdcd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I went full Berkey on the livestream, but I think I got away with it

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eldritch pigeon @eldritchpigeon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Female painted bunting for #avianaugust. I think they look like cute little avocados #art #illustration #birdart #birds #avianaugust2026

Illustration of a female painted bunting perched on a branch and tilting her head. The feathers are a soft gradient of yellows and greens.

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eldritch pigeon @eldritchpigeon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

He's a colorful lil guy. Male painted bunting for #avianaugust #art #illustration #birdart #birds #avianaugust2026

Illustration of a male painted bunting perched on a branch and looking over his shoulder. The feathers are a combination of vibrant blues, reds, yellows, and greens.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A young diamond trevally. From a photo by Jo Kuyken. - #SundayFishSketch + #SciArtSeptember Day 13: Diamond

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

...There also seem to be a lot fewer people who understand the formation of spout-y waterspouts than of mesocyclonic tornadoes - and I'm certainly not one of them! 😛

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Waterspout swarm in gouache that I had planned for #SciArtSeptember day 10, "woad", evidently a stormy blue. These thin waterspouts can look creepier than mesocyclonic tornadoes, but they're typically much weaker. #SciArt #severewx #stormchasing #wxsky #tornado

Stormy blue and turquoise painting of four thin tornadoes touching down over the ocean.

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Rebecca Gelernter @nearbirdstudios.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, who was honking every eight seconds 🪶🐡

Male hornbill with a big, fancy casque. His plumage is mostly black with silver-tipped head feathers and auriculars, and he has a shaggy crest. He looks to the right with his head angled down. His casque doubles the height of his beak and is lighter in color. All that facial keratin is richly textured and grooved.

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The beautiful and terrible 2015 Rochelle-Fairdale EF4 tornado for #SciArtSeptember day 8, ruby. I started with watercolor but finished with gouache, which I think I prefer for stormy paintings. 13x13cm on paper. #SciArt #tornado #stormchasing #severeWX #LandscapeArt #artsky #wxsky

Small square painting of an enormous and well-lit wedge tornado churning over the early spring fields in Illinois, in tones of blue, purple, orange, and ruby.

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