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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Would people be interested in posters of this with the info on the back? It’s cheaper to get them made in batches, so I want to gauge interest 😊

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It’s been fun! We’d love to see you if you can make it to Colorado ❤️

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I was going for a “mamma bear” vibe. But speaking of barbers, I was so happy about a week ago my 2 yo tolerated a haircut without screaming, crying, and making me hold him the entire time. It’s the little wins.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I’ve been a bit MIA mostly because during the summer I transform into a ✨fulltime Momma💫 of two VERY active boys (6 and 2 yo). I love them with my WHOLE heart, but they need my constant attention and a LOT of active time. By the time they go to bed I’m exhausted. I’m still here though 😊

A black bear descends a tall pine tree to begin evening foraging.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Sometimes you’re sitting in the drive thru at Taco Bell in Colorado and there’s just a squirrel with a whole ass coconut 🤷🏻‍♀️

A fox squirrel with an inexplicable whole coconut

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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 05/06/2026

In the brush beneath a Mission Bay overpass, two coyotes break into song as a Caltrain barrels past. Their duet — equal parts whimper, howl and bark — rises and falls in chorus with the horn of the train.

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Belize Raptor Center @belizeraptorctr.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

We've been a bit busy with patients (you'll hear about them later...) but we wanted to share with you our newest design of our Raptors of Belize campaign, one of the most beautiful vultures in the world: the King Vulture! #Birds #Raptors #bsnm #SciArt #BirdArt www.bonfire.com/belize-rapto...

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Belize Raptor Center - King Vulture | Bonfire

The plumbeous kite..... With this campaign, we want to showcase the beauty and diversity of the raptor species we have in Belize. This design highlights one of the most...

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The king vulture is out! I know I have a lot of vulture fans on here, so show your love by supporting the Belize Raptor Center! 😊 #sciart

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Eat it, lay their eggs in it for their babies to eat, mate on it… They REALLY like poo.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The Tetons were littered with singing ruby-crowned kinglets. The crown is usually hidden, but in their spring fervor you can see it a lot, and boy were they frenetic, giving me great views of their namesake. They are tiny (5-10g) and rarely stop moving, which made photographing them a fun challenge.

A small brownish-olive bird with yellow accents and a red crown.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

They collect a chunk of poo then make it into a ball themselves 😊

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I went on a walk the other day and was utterly delighted to find this dung beetle rolling a poop ball along. I knew we had them here, but I’ve never seen one engaging in their famous poop rolling behavior! #invertebrates

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

TwoVU A bad birding joke, but there you have it. Brownesville, TX.

Two turkey vultures fly by the viewer. The banding code for them is TUVU...and there are two of them...

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🜄 greybriar 🜁 @greybriar.art · 05/05/2026

Coyote o’clock #sketches #animalart #coyote

Sepia-toned sketch studies of two coyote faces, one looking at the camera (‘right) and one looking at the right with open mouth socializing /snarling

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I could watch chachies (plain chachalacas) for hours on end. These doofy chicken-adjacent birds only show up in the US in south Texas. They are comical, especially in groups when their politics can be witnessed. There are few thoughts in their heads, and I love them for it.

In this image five plain chachalacas are trying to fit as many of themselves as possible atop a small platform feeder.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Yesterday Fleetwood caught his first grasshopper of the season. He caught it in the air in fine kessie style, but ate it in a tree so I couldn’t get a photo. Happy to be outside flying with him again ❤️

A male kestrel sits in a tree with a radio telemetry pack on his back.

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Belize Raptor Center @belizeraptorctr.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

We bring you Sky's relatives, or not since these were taken in Tikal, they can be cousins tho.. who knows! You can help us by getting a shirt w this amazing design that will support our resident birds & our Poison Free Belize campaign! #Birds #Raptors #bsnm #SciArt www.bonfire.com/belize-rapto...

Photo of a gray women's racerback tank top with Sky's design

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Reindeer are not native to Iceland. Rather, they were introduced from Norway in the 18th century as possible livestock. While the livestock effort failed, reindeer are thriving in the wild in the Eastfjords region. They are one of my favorite animals to see when we visit Skálanes.

Two rectangular deer with delicate antlers. One is looking at the viewer, the other looking over its shoulder.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Skimmers are bizarre feeders with equally bizarre bill anatomy. Their extremely laterally flattened bill lets them "skim" through the water with their lower mandible, snapping closed on any fish that make contact with it. Black skimmers (Rynchops niger) occupy the Americas.

A black and white bird with a disproportionately large orange and black bill.

A flock of black and white birds with a disproportionately large orange and black bills.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I still can’t get over how much plumbeous kites look like pigeons that decided to become raptors. They are gorgeous! I’m excited for this design to drop, I had a lot of fun with it!

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

How do you like it compared to other programs? I feel like I heard a lot about it for a while then it dropped off with a lot of friends going to Clip. I tend to work in Procreate.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Iiiinteresting. Just different working preferences. The preview messes up my brush placement, personally. My brain just can’t handle it. Are you working in clip?

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Question. In videos I see a lot of people using that tracking circle on their brushes. It drives me insane with programs that have it and I turn it off immediately. What do you like about it? I’m trying to understand why I see it on for so many people. (The illustration looks amazing by the way!)

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Reddish egrets also come in a white morph...whitish egrets? South Padre Island.

A white bird with a pink and black bill and black legs.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Almost like they are worried about something this particular midterm. Like they know most people are pissed off. Fascinating 🤔 I have always been unaffiliated and was so happy when Prop 108 passed. I hope this ruling is upheld and consequences of party actions (and inaction) becomes a thing.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

A neotropical cormorant drying its wings on a barnacle encrusted post on South Padre Island. Cormorants have beautiful, turquoise jewels for eyes. These lovely eyes are found in many of the Phalacrocoracidae, the cormorants and shags, including some peeprs that look like rubies.

A dark bird with its wings open sporting a skinny bill and turquoise eyes, sitting on a whitish post coming out of the water.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Reddish egrets are known for being very active feeders, running around spastically. This one was taking a break from hunting and giving me great opportunities for photos on South Padre Island.

A grey and rust-colored bird with a pink and black bill.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

This is not even close to the clearest photo I have taken of these endangered red-crowned parrots (aka red-crowned amazon, green-cheeked amazon, or Mexican red-headed parrot), but I like the lines, the parrots all doing different things, and only one taking flight. ✨Learn more in the alt text 🦜

Green parrots sit on power lines with one taking off in flight.

These birds have a mixed status in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Some argue the birds naturally migrated north from their range in Mexico, some argue they are escaped/released pets. The reality is probably a mix of both, but today they are considered native by the state of Texas and they are a strong population representing a species in peril from habitat loss and heavy pressure from the pet trade.

There's something special about seeing wild parrots getting to be wild parrots. It was wonderful getting to watch their behaviors and little dramas as the flock gathered and prepared for their communal bedtime.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Flamingos are not the only bright pink birds out there, and they aren't even the only bright pink birds with funky bills. These roseate spoonbills also get their flashy colors from carotenoids, pigments they get from the aquatic invertebrates in their diet.

Two pink and white birds with spoon-like bill stand facing each other, their heads almost touching.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

"Engage the solar panels!" Roadrunners droop their wings and raise their back and rump feathers to expose the downy feathers and skin underneath in order to take in warm sunbeams. They look ridiculous while they do it and I love it.

A roadrunner with drooped wings and raised back feathers taking in morning sunbeams.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Delightful questions I get to have in my career path, from a student: "I'm cleaning up my experiment, what would you like me to do with my leftover blood and the E. coli?" She is an amazing, ambitious student who is interested in microbiology and is going to just kill it in college next year!

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Right? That’s also how I feel about woodcocks 😂

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The avocets have returned to Colorado. I love photographing these elegant, bizarre birds.

A black, white, and rust colored bird with an upturned bill flies over water.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

More than this character limit can accommodate for falconry. Bate, haggard, passage, imping, crop up, cope, cast… This site does a good job defining a lot of them: www.themodernapprentice.com/glossary.htm

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The Modern Apprentice - Falconry Glossary

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

...this is an evolutionary strategy that works and other species have evolved to thrive alongside them regardless (at least 101 species of songbirds). Some host species appear to recognize the threat cowbirds pose to their broods and actively harass and chase them during the breeding season.

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Bronzed cowbirds, like other cowbirds, are nest parasites. This means they lay their eggs in other species' nests, instead of making their own. It can be very upsetting to see babies of a species you love getting harmed by their over-sized, unplanned, adopted sibling (and their parents). However...

A shiny black bird with blazing red eyes. This photo was taken at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Texas.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 13/04/2026

This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

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