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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Heartfelt and funny! The way the Kokiri Forest music loops the opening bars made me cackle.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I adore the way this piece uses its colors to capture the feeling of iridescent feathers catching the light!

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Excellent getting to hear these details! I'm especially fond of how such attention was paid to recording location-specific birdsong.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I'm also trying to bolster my local population of fireflies, so it's very cool hearing about your findings on this! Because the larval stage can be two years in some species, it takes some time to see if the changes to the habitat are working. Here's hoping your efforts bear beetles! 🤞

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Ooo, neat find! The bottom illustration in the last image is a fun example of how the American Woodcock got one of its many nicknames: bogsucker.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Gosh, what a lovely piece! My favorite detail is the folded flight feathers. The shapes fit together so nicely. It very much captures the neatness of a tucked wing.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I'm in an animation screening this upcoming Saturday! A heartfelt thank-you to Scatterbrain Screenings for putting this together, excited to be included. 🐦

Scatterbrain Screenings - Free Animation Screening - Saturday July 18th, 6 PM @ RUMAH. Featuring work from: Lydia Spears - Raquel Salvatella de Prada - Alex McRorie - Napoleon Wright II - Miranda Jacoby

Featured Animators - Lydia Spears @lydes1gn (Instagram) - Raquel Salvatella de Prada @rsalvatella (Instagram) - Alex McRorie @alexsmiles3 (Instagram) - Napoleon Wright II @napwright (Instagram) - Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Birds I saw at Annecy, part 1: Eurasian Coot #art #bird #birdsky

Digital painting. On a clear green lake, a small black bird with a white beak and long lobed feet swims away.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The line for the Bootleg Indie Animation Screening at Annecy was at capacity, so I wasn't able to get in. But I did get Pipi in plush form.

A plushie of a gormless cat in armor (The Legend of Pipi) sits on a towel in a park.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I come back to this illustration often. I love the sense of joy it captures!

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Hi Maddi! Here's Beaconing, by my friend @quandtuniverse.bsky.social. I love the art direction! It's currently in development but pretty close to done, mainly a couple of placeholders for scenes that haven't been implemented yet. quandtuniverse.itch.io/beaconing

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Beaconing: A Lost Cause by Quandtuniverse

Insane lighthouse yuri ft. detectives. Investigate a supposedly-haunted lighthouse with your ex.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

My entry for Cramorant from the 2022 Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest. I was shocked it made it to the top 300! Had a lot of fun doing research and coming up with the composition. I hope there's a bird Pokémon included the next time the contest is run. #pokemon #bird #fanart

Cramorant, the gulp Pokémon, flies off with a long loaf of bread it stole from a lakeside picnic. An Espurr looks on angrily. Location is Lake Axewell in the Galar region.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Everything comes back to Gundramon.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The crux of "Where Can I Live?" is to get folks to care about the world around them, through the struggles of a bird. These are some of my inspirations: - Shooom’s Odyssey/L'Odyssée de Choum (2019) - The Messenger (2015) - The Life of Birds (1998) - Silent Spring (1962)

Poster for Shooom's Odyssey, an animated short film for television from 2019. Written by Claire Paoletti and Julien Bisaro, directed by Julien Bisaro. Image is a warm green wetland scene with a pair of joyful owls.

Poster for 2015 documentary film The Messenger, directed by Su Rynard. Image features an Indigo Bunting in flight, against a dark background. Sub heading reads: "Imagine a world without birdsong".

Poster for The Life of Birds, David Attenborough’s 1998 nature documentary series. Image is of a Toco Toucan with its long orange beak open, perched on a tree branch.

Book cover for Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s seminal 1962 environmental science book which lead to regulations on pesticide use in the United States.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Marina Lopez did a fantastic job composing the score on this! It is wonderfully haunting. Tre Abalos's performance on flute brings such emotion to the piece. Thank you to @quandtuniverse.bsky.social for giving feedback on communicating important moments in the music via Closed Captions.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Birds are my favorite subject! I love drawing their expressions and unique physicality. I animate 'em, too: mirandajacoby.com

Illustration of three crows flying on a cloudy day. One crow is big and centered in the frame, with its beak open to caw. The other two are further away, following behind and above it to the left. To the right, a small triangle of bright blue sky pokes through the voluminous clouds. The clouds are pale pastel colors, ranging from purple to blue to teal to pink.

Color illustration of a Rock Ptarmigan yelling into a microphone. This chicken-like bird is facing to the left, wearing a dark leather jacket, and holding the mic stand with its foot. The ptarmigan is in winter plumage: bright white, feathered feet, a red spot like an eyebrow above its eye, a black eye stripe, and black outer tail feathers. Behind the bird's head is an energy burst with pointy edges, in yellow with a similar orange shape layered underneath. The background is green. Text on the top right reads "ROCK & ROLL", text on the bottom reads "PTARMIGAN".

Illustration. A White-throated Sparrow yells "AAAAA". It is perched on the branch of an evergreen tree, framed by green fir needles. The bird has bright yellow feathers above its eyes, and stripes of black and white on its head. It had a pale belly, bright pink legs, brown wings, and a long brown tail. It is facing to the right.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Glad to see you made it through! 🎉 Wishing the best with the recovery phase.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

This was such fun to paint! Heavypaint felt very thematically-appropriate to make it with.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I like your use of texture in this! Personal favorite parts are the yellow-purple gradient on the top of the cape, and starry purple pattern underneath.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Wonderful set! My personal favorite is how you drew Pidgeot, especially the shape of its head feathers and expression in its face.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

These are so cool! My favorite bits are the cross-hatch patten in the 1st painting with the bottles, and how the 4th painting's color has so much punch to it.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Perfect atmosphere for Halloween night! My favorite detail is the ivy crawling from the eyes of the nearest statue in the 4th painting.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween from Draculily! Cricket lollipop, anyone?

Dracilily, a humanoid vampire spider with six arms, holds a green lollipop out towards the viewer in one hand. There is a cricket encased in it. Draculily is looking at the viewer, smiling with an open mouth, and gesturing towards the green lollipop with 4 of her hands. The 5th hand holds a cricket lollipop in blue.

Draculily is wearing a purple dress with 6 long sleeves. On top of the dress sits a yellow mantle with a red brooch, a high collar, and red interior fabric. The mantle covers the tops of her arms and has a bat wing shape on each side sticking out. She has two black legs and is wearing red boots. The toe of each boot has a pair of spiked shapes, they point up like fangs. Draculily's face and hands are pale blue. She has big yellow eyes with small black pupils. Her nose is two slits. She has two visible fangs and a purple tongue. Her ears are pointed and her hands are thin and bony. She has short dark hair with two points at the top. One segment of hair swoops down over her brooch. Overall she looks to be having a great time.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Woah! My favorite part is how intense the swan's eye feels.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Just a few days left to make your selections at the 2025 ShortBox Comics Fair! With so many fantastic reads to choose from, there's something for everyone. But only 'til the end of October! Check it out here: www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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ShortBox Comics Fair

ShortBox Comics Fair is a unique and innovative digital comics fair, where every exhibiting artist debuts a brand-new comic!

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Saw some crows on a cloudy day. Looked like they were having fun swooping through the air, following each other. #art #bird #birdsky

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Rika's name in Japanese is Chili (チリ) and Clodsire's is Dooh (ドオー). Together that sounds kind of like Chili Dog (チリドッグ). I think the two would dress up like this for Halloween. #pokemon #pun #fanart

Illustration. Rika is smiling, down on one knee, and gesturing with an open hand towards Clodsire. She is wearing a hot dog vendor hat and apron on top of her usual business casual outfit. The Pokémon Clodsire, a round brown salamander the size of a large dog, looks happy with its mouth wide open in a smile. It is wearing a chili dog costume that makes its body look like a hot dog, with buns to its sides and chili topping above. A line of mustard runs from its back down to its head. The top corners of the illustration are decorated with kidney beans and slices of green serrano pepper.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Red-winged Blackbirds are a sign of Spring in these parts. The male's "conk-la-reeee" call is one of my favorite birdsongs. #art #bird #birdsky

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Yay! I really enjoy getting to see Spellomancer's animations. Personal favorite so far is the raven character.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Look who I ran into while on a walk:

Image of a Pileated Woodpecker pecking at a bare tree branch. The bird is about the size of a crow and has a black body, a black beak, a white face with a black stripe, and a bright red crest on its head.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Yes! Kingfishers are so cool. Do you have a favorite species?

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

What a lovely encounter! Pileated woodpeckers are so cool. They can also make some wild nosies.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Oh my gosh the plushies for Kichik, Bildit, and Axolati are SO cute!

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Woohoo, congratulations to you and your crew! That's awesome news.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Enjoying the lovley sense of warmth in this illustration.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I really enjoy how you handled the neck pattern on this quail. The triangles have this great visual rhythm to 'em.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I had so much fun playing the Switch port of moon: Remix RPG Adventure from @oniongames.bsky.social in 2020. This is from back then. Yoshida the talking bird is a favorite. #moon_rpg #fanart Looking forward to playing Stray Children!

Color illustration of Yoshida the bird leading the player character through a countryside dotted with white flowers and lush grass. It's daytime, they pair are walking to the left, and mountains are visible in the distance. The player character's body is invisible. They are wearing a long green cap with a curling tip, and white trim around where their head would be. They wear white gloves, an orange vest with a circular blue closure, and a pair of round brown ankle boots. Yoshida the bird holds their gloved hand with one of his spindly black arms, pointing forward with the other. He has a confident expression. Yoshida's beak is dark orange, and his head is yellow with a tall green plume on top. His arms stick out of the blue and yellow bands of color on his neck. The rest of his bird body is purple. His bird feet are light orange, with 3 toes on each foot.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Made this #fanart after I played FRANKEN by @splendid.land back in 2022. Really enjoyed the humor and all the funny characters. The sprite work in battle was a real treat. Play FRANKEN here: splendidland.itch.io/franken Looking forward to Amazing Treasure Valley!

The cast of FRANKEN face off against moon god Eclypson. Bunko raises their sword, cape billowing dramatically. Condor jumps in with a pair of knives and a smug expression. Great Wizard Troab readies her magic. Balgus cheers while HEAVEN'S KNIGHT prays.

Frankenstein looks off into the distance, shedding tears and smiling while inexplicably sporting Leiji Matsumoto-style eyelashes.

And just who is that guy in grey, lounging out of reach on Eclypson's hand?

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Glad to see this piece again! I really enjoy both the color palette and the sense of motion with how the sea of dogs flows around the central ornamented figure.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

If you see this, post a bird! 🦆 Here's an illustration of some Hooded Mergansers I saw the other day. They start showing up in my area when the weather turns cold. #art #bird

Color illustration of a pair of Hooded Mergansers, a type of duck. They are on a calm purple-blue lake in a wood. The trees in the background are a mix of bare, and ones covered in yellow, orange, and brown leaves. The male duck is facing to the right and centered in frame, with his bright yellow eye looking at the viewer. He has a black head with a raised round crest that has a white marking on it. His body is black and white, with orange underparts. The female duck is in the midground to the left of the male, facing to the right. She has a round orange crest and a brown body. Her beak is open. The ducks' reflections are visible in the water.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The shapes in this have such a nice flow! Enjoying the brilliance of the colors too.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Ah shoot, I missed this! Will keep an eye out for 'em in the future, sounds like a fun team.

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Miranda Jacoby @practicalpigeon.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Aw, thank you so much! ✨✨✨ The visual references you posted over on Tumblr were a great help.

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