lil green heron illustration ive been poking away at.

They were branchmates

cedar waxwings enjoying each other's company 💖

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

lil chipmunk study from a photo i took in zion a few years back.

junco in the shade out west

a little salamander study from earlier this year

very serious, very sweet

quick black-crowned night heron study

quick tree sparrow study ❄️

they really are so handsome close-up 🐦

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the milkweed bugs are goin nuts this time of year #photography #nature #wildlife 🧪 🌎 🌿

black bears come in so many different colors 🐻

the textures on their faces look so wild!

longhorn bees are my favorite!! they look so dramatic

leave no trace

free post on my patreon about how enriching it is to take your own wildlife reference photos as an artist. www.patreon.com/posts/what-i... 🧪 🌎 🌿 #nature #art #illustration

goldenrod soldier beetles are everywhere

free post on my patreon blog about illustrating black bears and taking reference photos at the zoo! www.patreon.com/posts/black-... 🧪 🌎 🌿 #nature #art #illustration

i put together some free posts about macro photography on my patreon! i came over from birding photography so getting bug photos was very clumsy for me at first, but now i love it ☀️ www.patreon.com/collection/1...

broad-handed leafcutter bee enjoying some volunteer marigolds that popped up in the yard 🌻

black bear takin a break

didn't get any great photos but i was THRILLED to see this hawkmoth this year

So excited that my first field guide cards are in the shop! I made these for people who want a lightweight identification guides and a break from identifying everything with their phone. Waterproof and AI-free. 🌞

it's that time of year! invite nature into your yard by embracing the mess 🌟

the "dont mess with me" combo

red-banded leafhopper in the garden! leafhoppers might be my favorite little guys to find in the yard

the annual cicadas are making themselves known in chicago 🔊🔊🔊

emergence 🌟

been loving the garden friends this year 💖

environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening

everything

treehoppers have my heart. Telamona concava 🌎 🌿 #wildlife #nature #photography #bugsky

just gorgeous patterns here 🌎 🌿 #wildlife #nature #photography #bugsky

painted lichen moth! 🌎 🌿 #wildlife #nature #photography #bugsky

spotted peppergrass moth!! so cute 🌎 🌿 #wildlife #nature #photography #bugsky

Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth 💖💖 🌎 🌿 #wildlife #nature #photography #bugsky

Bold-feathered Grass Moth on the sheet 🌎 🌿 #wildlife #nature #photography #bugsky

unspotted looper moth on the sheet. 🌎 🌿 #wildlife #nature #photography #bugsky

mmmm more clouds #sciart #nature #art #illustration 🧪 🌎 🌿

you better beelieve it

clouds 💖 #sciart #pleinair #nature #art #illustration 🧪 🌎 🌿

takeoff ✈️ #art #illustration #sciart #wildlife #nature 🧪 🌎 🌿🦉

partridge planthopper wins best snoot of the day #bugsky

parenting is hard

lil tree sparrow sketch #art #illustration #sciart #wildlife #nature 🧪 🌎 🌿🦉

merganser vibes ☀️ #art #illustration #sciart #wildlife #nature 🧪 🌎 🌿🦉

dinos and friends #art #illustration #sciart #wildlife #nature 🧪 🌎 🌿