!!! My @weightedwildlife.bsky.social turkey vulture came today!!! HE'S SO CUTE! I've never smiled that hard while opening a package before. He is the perfect pancake. Also his weight is just nice to hold and it's very comfy to lay under. 1000/10 stars somebody get me more so I can have a flock

Did my second training hike alone this time- beat my last time up by 10 minutes despite the heat! Treated myself to breakfast and now waiting for my PT appointment for my arm. Hope I'll be mountain ready for once this winter!!

I tripped and fell in the preorder button oops

Anybody have any half decent, free image editor recommendations? I'm designing a sticker and will want to tweak it and get it to the proper file size and type for the printer. Grandma is a traditional artist lol the last time I did anything similar to this was in Gimp 😅

Finished my Yellow-headed Blackbird while waiting for my work truck in the tire shop. I would like to go home and have lunch now plz

New Lil Buddies pins: ocean edition! 🌊🦀🪸 #myart / #merch

Went on a Yellow-breasted Chat sidequest today. Heard em but couldn't spot em. Luckily this beauty decided to preen out in the open, so I got a few phone shots through my 10's ♥️

I present to you- feets! Feathers next. Also for your consideration- Opal in a hotdog bed ♥️

Finally got PT for my arm & they can't see me again for a MONTH Office also made me sign forms saying there's something weird with my insurance and they may have to fight to get stuff covered?? Which I was never informed of hoorayy I love the American healthcare system 🙃 youtu.be/VAfy26xs6e0?...

Today Mr. Wolverine and I started (what we hope to be) our weekly ADK training regiment- hiking Mt. Tammany! Here's hoping to get in mountain shape this summer, instead of just jumping in cold turkey like I do every winter lololol

And with the completion of Ms. Woodie, they're done!! Just have to do some touch-ups and sign them. Holy smokes did they take way longer than I expected (smaller wings will go faster, I said 🙃) but I'm so happy with the results! 2026 has been the year of the Wood Duck for me ♥️ #birdart #sciart

I should be responding to emails but instead I'm irritating my arm injury by working on my ducks! Mr. Wood Duck is just about done! Yay! Should be able to finish Ms. Wood Duck soon. Pictures don't do him justice 😭 I'm so pleased with all these colors and details haha. #fiberart #birdart #sciart

I have been admiring these for what feels like a billion years. I think I need to just go for it with my next paycheck lol

Was trying to work on my Wood Duck drake a little bit, but Bobo said I have a lot of cuddle time to make up for. Oh well lol

Lifer! Chased these guys around Biggest Week to no avail, but got em this week while visiting my sister on the west coast ♥️ Took a nap after my red-eye flight home and promptly got to felting. #wip #needlefelt #birdart

Made a little friend on river patrol today ♥️ Little Northern Water Snake! Saw em swimming with their little head sticking out of the water. Swam right up to me, cozied up against my cockpit and hung out for a little bit before swimming off to the shore. I'm obsessed 😭♥️

Made some more progress on my Wood Duck couple today, and got them hanging properly (finally!). Bonus doodle of a "werewolf" doodled for my buddy's baby shower (reference to our many games of Night of the Werewolf over the years). #needlefelt #wip #birdart

I got invited to be a returning vendor for a local International Vulture Awareness Day event with a local wildlife rehab. I did it 2 yrs ago & it was really fun ♥️ Does anyone have any recommendations for a sticker printing service? I would love to make some small affordable things for my table!

There's a local crafters shop that just opened up in a new location. Thought about checking it out, but then saw their AI slop logo and AI slop merch as they boasted how they customize hundreds of items in-shop. Nevermind, wtfffff We are actively fighting a data center, are y'all for real??

I can't stop thinking about the next birds I want to make. Gotta make a White Pelican (nemesis bird for years, got FLOCKS of em at Biggest Week), Great Horned Owl mama+/or babies from this year's nest, Sandhill Crane (YES AGAIN), MORE WARBLERS??? Somebody stop me, my arm still hurts!!

A little more Wood Duck progress! I'm really enjoying this couple, they're so cute 😭♥️ #wip #needlefelt

As someone who's been an artist longer than a scientist, it's very bizarre to be in a science field where they've been pushing Gen AI use on us. I'm the only one being belligerent and refusing it every step of the way.

Got to work on my wood duck pair today ♥️ Pretty happy with their little faces so far! First time sculpting duck bills. They look so silly right now 😭♥️

Ugh I don't want to go to the doctor I want to go home and work on my wood ducks!!! Life is unfair.

Today was kind of brutal, but I got to work on my next fuzzy birds (can you tell who they are? 😆), went for a run and got judged by my neighbor Red-shouldered Hawk, and checked on the wild blueberries growing across the road. Opal is waiting for me to wrap it up and come to bed!

Welp it's official, my contract won't be renewed October 1st. Sigh. Last Spotted Lanternfly field season for me. It's been a really wonderful, unexpected 6 years with this bug. Not sure what's next, but I hope it'll be good!

I recently restructured my gym time to focus more on conditioning for mountain season (even though it's river season now) and boy am I SORE. Lots of plyometrics, stability in everything from the ankles to glutes, and cardio out the wazoo. I get a little stronger, more stable, and braver every year!

Whew! Red-tailed Hawk is all done ♥️ Hoping he is well-received and my boss's son loves him! #SciArt #BirdArt #needlefelting

Today I was gifted a giant bag of wool for felting by a local (and world as far as I know??) celebrity artist who makes art out of drier lint! Always admired her work, and folks compared me to her a lot in my early felting days. It was absolutely unreal to meet her and then be gifted her stash???

My Lark Sparrow is all done!! Possibly my favorite lifer of Biggest Week. Watched males show off for the ladies and I loved watching them fan out their tails! I've had some truly amazing lifers this year and it's only May! #birdart #sciart #larksparrow #needlefelt

Having digestive issues is fun because sometimes I can't tell if I ate a trigger food, or have food poisoning, or have a stomach bug. Yippee!

Tonight was the annual fiber art show at a gallery I once loved very much. The owner was a beautiful soul who encouraged fiber arts, community, and kindness. She was a huge inspiration in getting my groove back. She passed away last summer. Things have not been the same there without her. (C alt...)

Had a really great warbler-filled morning birding with some local folks! Got home and was gonna jump into packing for patrol tomorrow and then felt until art show time, but Opal made it very clear she misses me. So we're gonna sit on the couch together for a while instead ❤️ Note- wet chin lol

One of these days I'll make a nice post about how much I loved Biggest Week this year, but for now have some WIPs that are getting me through the post-birding-trip depression 😭

Have you ever been so excited for something that you cease to function until it's appropriate to start packing? Because I am a deer in headlights right now lol Leaving for Biggest Week on Thursday!!

Going to my neighboring township's meeting on data centers for this very thing tomorrow night (again! They couldn't fit us all in the building 2 weeks ago so they rescheduled to a school lol) WE GOTTA FIGHT

NCSP training weekend was a blast! Got to try all kinds of water rescue techniques for people and boats ♥️ Now I'm switching gears for Biggest Week this coming weekend!!! I CAN'T WAIT

Last felting session for a while- this weekend is National Canoe Safety Patrol training weekend, and next weekend I'll be at the Biggest Week in American Birding!! Worked on my chickadees a lil more- still have to decide what to put em on/in!

Thinking about my next subjects- I want to make a piece incorporating all 5 of the Chickadee sp I've seen, and another piece with a pair of Wood Ducks! Lil chickadees are gonna be really cute. Meanwhile sketching lots of woodies- don't make ducks often, but I've seen tons of wood ducks this year!

Had a buddy over who couldn't make it to the soil painting workshop. Paints are still good, so I painted this little Boreal Chickadee! So round! So cute! Saw my first one this winter in the Adirondacks during our hike up Whiteface Mt ♥️

Horned Lark is all done! My 2026 lil fuzzy flock is growing ♥️ #hornedlark #needlefelt

Finally some relatable hiking art 😆

Today was such a good day, I am so so grateful for Nurture Nature Center and everything they do 😭♥️ After talks, I grabbed lunch and worked on my Horned Lark outside. Then I got to paint with soil?! It was so much fun??? The soil scientist that hosted mixed native soils with gesso! I loved it!!

I got to go chat with high school students about Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, birds, and needle-felting this afternoon and it was awesome!! I also got to check out the Perspectives show (opening tomorrow) and I am obsessed with how they hung my birds! (Also peep my pop-up book) AND MY KESTRELS SOLD

Got to work on my Horned Lark a little more (a lifer for me earlier this month!). He looks so funny to me, what even are you doing with little horns, bub??? Gonna demonstrate needle-felting with him tomorrow when I present my raptors for the Perspectives show! #hornedlark #needlefelt

Explain your job with a meme/gif!

In other news, my boss saw my Perspectives birds and wanted to commission a Red-tailed Hawk for his son! It's been so nice making another flying felted hawk ♥️ looking really funny right now but I can see em coming together!

I just went to my first ever township meeting (for my neighboring township) because they're proposing a data center there. Hell naw. They were not prepared for the turnout of us angry locals and had to reschedule for a bigger building!

Heheheheehhehhhh Mr. Wolverine found me my very own pack raft at a great price. I cannot WAIT for the weather to stay warm so I can get some rapids in!

I feel like my art has been in social media jail for years now. Getting double-digits in likes on a post is really shocking?? Thanks for liking my fuzzies, you guys 😭♥️