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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've been donating hundreds of photos and illustrations to Wikimedia, CC-BY, at full rez. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ro... 🧪🌿🌎🐡🦋 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #Wikimedia

My illustration of a Rock Beauty (Holacanthus tricolor).

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Available now from Yale University Press: PONDS: An Illustrated Guide yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ponds #lakes #freshwater

Page spread from my new book, PONDS: An Illustrated Guide.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). From my book "PONDS: An illustrated Guide," Yale University Press, 2026. a.co/d/1dl1IFn 🧪🐡🌿🌎🪶 #scicomm #diagrams #infographics #Graphics #VisualJournalism #DataVisualization #Infographics #VisualStorytelling #VisualCommunication #kingfisher

My illustration of a Belted Kingfisher female in flight (detail).

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). From my forthcoming book "PONDS: An illustrated Guide," Yale University Press, 2026. a.co/d/1dl1IFn 🧪🐡🌿🌎🪶 #scicomm #diagrams #infographics #Graphics #VisualJournalism #DataVisualization #Infographics #VisualStorytelling #VisualCommunication #kingfisher

My illustration of a Belted Kingfisher female in flight.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Available now: STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #rivers #freshwater

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Available now: PONDS: An Illustrated Guide yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ponds #lakes #freshwater

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I've been donating hundreds of photos and illustrations to Wikimedia, CC-BY, at full rez. My illustration of a Rock Beauty (Holacanthus tricolor). 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #Wikimedia

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea). From my forthcoming book, PONDS: An Illustrated Guide, Yale University Press, Sept 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #warblers #birds #BirdArt

My illustration of a bright yellow New World wood warbler that specializes in wet woodland and swamp environments.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My illustration: Common Swallowtails of the northeastern U.S.: Tiger, Black, and Spicebush. 🧪🌿🌎🐡🦋 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #butterflies #insects

My digital illustrations of three common swallowtail butterfly species of the eastern U.S.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🧪🐡🌿🌎🦋 Eastern Tiger Swallowtails (Papilio glaucus). North Haven, Connecticut, USA, August 2025. #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #swallowtails #butterflies #Papilionidae

Two large yellow butterflies perched and feeding upon a violet Butterfly Bush flower.

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Abi Stevens MCM Ldn R-12 @abistevensart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here's my Blue Glaucus nudibranch inspired design in gold! abistevens.etsy.com/listing/4572... #artShop #darkArt #sciArt

A gold-plated hard-enamel pin featuring a blue angel nudinranch bit with large stylised eyes on the joints and one on its head, and red highlights along its back and the eyes. In the background you can see a rainbow-plated version all in shades of blue.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My friends, one way we can help get more smart folks over to Bluesky is if we can make it a useful place for scholars to promote their work. Help me share this, and consider pre-ordering a copy of my book or requesting that your local library buy a copy. 🦑🌍🧪🐟 #SciComm

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Patrick Lynch raises the bar for what a field guide can be. Despite the compact size, Streams is also a beautifully written primer on stream science—a remarkable achievement.”—David Skelly, Director, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #Streams #Rivers

STREAMS book cover showing a river scene, with my Green Heron illustration in the foreground.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hurray, my 13th and last book project is officially published and shipping as of today! STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide a.co/d/0e4XQE1J 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #Streams #Rivers

STREAMS book cover: “Patrick Lynch raises the bar for what a field guide can be. Despite the compact size, Streams is also a beautifully written primer on stream science—a remarkable achievement.”—David Skelly, Frank R. Oastler Professor of Ecology, Yale University, and director, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The #freshwater food web in streams. For STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, now in production for a release on Sept. 15th from Yale University Press. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #rivers

Complex page spread diagram showing the many trophic levels in typical freshwater streams in the eastern U.S.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

COMING NEXT WEEK- STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, by Patrick J. Lynch. From Yale University Press. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #Streams #Rivers

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). Illustration from my book A Field Guide to Cape Cod, Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #BirdArt #sparrows

My illustration of a perched brown and white sparrow.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Common Merganser head study. From my book A Field Guide to the Connecticut River, Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ctriver #connecticutriver #birds #BirdArt

My illustration of the head and neck of a female Common Merganser.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Study of a "Great White Heron," a race of the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias occidentalis), found only in extreme southern Florida and the Keys. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #Herons #OBX #birds #BirdArt

Portrait of the head and neck of a large white heron, unique to the Florida Keys region. Oil on board, about 9 x 11.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Northern Cardinals, from my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #wrens #birdart

My illustration of two Northern Cardinals, male and female.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Snowy Owl illustration (detail). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #scicomm #Owls #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt #SnowyOwl

My illustration of the head of a Snowy Owl, a large, almost entirely white owl that sometimes appears in small numbers along the Atlantic Coast in winter.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Snowy Owl illustration. From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #scicomm #Owls #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt #SnowyOwl

My illustration of a Snowy Owl, a large, almost entirely white owl that sometimes appears in small numbers along the Atlantic Coast in winter.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My good friend Rick Leone, maestro of all media, tuned me into an action figure. 🙂 Thanks, Rick!

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Harlequin drake (Histrionicus histrionicus). Pencils on gray Strathmore board, ~ 8 x 10 in. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #scicomm #harlequin #ducks

Colored pencil drawing of a male Harlequin duck in a resting pose.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Barn Owl (Tyto alba), detail. From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale Univ. Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd%F0... 🧪 #wildlife #medart #scicomm 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #BirdArt #owls

My digital illustration of a Barn Owl in flight, about to land, in a detail view of the owl's head.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Barn Owl (Tyto alba). From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale Univ. Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd%F0... 🧪 #wildlife #medart #scicomm 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #BirdArt #owls

My digital illustration of a Barn Owl in flight, about to land.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Night Hunters. A spread for my new book STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, coming in September, 2026 from Yale University Press. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #scicomm #birds #owls #herons

Book plate spread on the nocturnal owls and herons that are common in streams and smaller rivers of the eastern U.S.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) is a species that's rare in Connecticut but delightfully common around our new home in Cary, NC. 🧪🌿🌎🐡🦋 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #swallowtails #butterflies #Papilionidae

My photo of a largely black swallowtail butterfly in a field of red phlox flowers.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Fixed it for you #Google

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Larger mammalian predators of the Northeast. from my book "A Field Guide to the Connecticut River," Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS 🧪🌿🌎🐡🐺 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #canids #mammals

My portrait illustrations of the Eastern Coyote, Eastern Timber Wolf, and the extremely endangered Red Wolf.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) family. From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ducks #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt

My illustration of a Wood Duck apir with four duckings, in swimming poses.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

American Goldfinches. From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #birdart

My illustration of a male-female pair of perched Goldfinches.

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