A hundred thousand DC Cormorants (at least), lining the beach at Pea Island NWR, as far as the eye could see, on the Outer Banks, on an early April morning, 2019. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ 🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifephoto #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #DCCormorants #PeaIslandNWR #Pea Island

Bottlenose Dolphins at dawn, Assateague Island, Maryland. From my book A Field Guide to The Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press, a.co/d/6rKgbMQ 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifephoto #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #Assateague

It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

This is the most extreme, irresponsible, and un-Constitutional sentence Trump has yet uttered in office. "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition." WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY.

Next season on The Show! Russia-allied gangster-socialist Latin American dictator nabbed by CIA on orders of Russia-allied U.S. gangster dictator-wannabe goes on trial blocks from new democratic-socialist mayor’s City Hall. At a courthouse named for Daniel Moynihan, who wanted to abolish the CIA.

Just possibly it's the oil? open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

No. 6, El Circulo Magico, Arcos del la Frontera, Andalusia.

Arcos de la Frontera, about 11:45P. April, 2024. #travel #spain #arcos

Belted Kingfisher, oil on canvas, 10 x 20 in., December 2025. See the ALT text. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #oilpainting #landscape

Rough-Legged Hawk, oil on canvas, 10 x 20 in., December 2025. See the ALT text. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #oilpainting #landscape

Early morning in the olive groves outside Ronda. Oil on canvas board, 8 x 10 in. #Ronda #spain #landscape #LandscapePainting #OilPainting

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year! 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm

In another 2-3 weeks, my latest book goes off to the printer. STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, later in 2026 from Yale University Press. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #freshwater

We've always loved John Twachtman's "Winter Harmony," so I did a 2/3s-sized copy for our walls. An interesting exercise in misty, foggy, high-key winter moods, just like yesterday...

Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus), adult (L) and juvenile. Illustration from my book "A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast," Yale Univ. Press, 2020. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 a.co/d/6rKgbMQ #obx #birds #birdart #birdartists #birdlife #artistsonbluesky #illustratorsky

Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja), photographed at Merritt Island NWR. 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifephoto #wildbirds #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #MerrittIsland

Because Trump is an idiot and crap business person who bankrupts and Elon is a toxic narcissist who thinks because he is good at one thing he is good at everything: How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

Succession and evolution in a pond environment. From my coming book PONDS: An Illustrated Guide, Yale University Press, February 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #succession #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ponds #freshwater #ecology

A graphic look at the horrific impact of commonly used herbicides and insecticides on the ecology of streams and rivers. 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #pesticides #herbicides

Amen.

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 #sciviz #scicomm #Owls #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt #SnowyOwl

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 #sciviz #scicomm #Owls #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt #SnowyOwl

Perfect holiday gift for the naturalists in your life: 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 #streams #rivers #Freshwater

Ideal guide for Cape Cod hikes, beach, birding, and whale watching. Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifephoto #CapeCod #CACO #Stellwagen #WhaleWatching #Provincetown #Wellfleet

A day for the snow birds, detail, (see the ALT text). 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 #buntings #larks

A day for the snow birds (see the ALT text). 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 #buntings #larks

Dune Black Cherry, Sandy Neck, Cape Cod. Oil on canvas board, 9 x 12 in. Dec. 2025. #Painting #LandscapePainting #LandscapeArt #CapeCod #SandyNeck #Dunes

Autumn Black Cherry, Sandy Neck. Oil on canvas board, 9 x 12 in. Dec. 2025. #Painting #LandscapePainting #LandscapeArt #CapeCod #SandyNeck #Dunes

"Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist" by Bob Ward & yours truly in today's @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) study. Colored pencils on Canson paper. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #Owls

Barred Owl (Strix varia), detail. For my forthcoming book from Yale University Press, STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, later in 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #owls

Barred Owl (Strix varia). For my forthcoming book from Yale University Press, STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, later in 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #owls

Pitch Pines, Sandy Neck, Cape Cod. Oil on canvas, 10 x 20 in., Dec 2025.

Happy solstice! Here's to the once-and-future summer.

Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premiere Weather and Climate Research Center www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...

Northern Parula Warbler (Setophaga americana), detail. Digital drawing.🐡 #capecod #birds #birdart #birdartists #birdlife #artistsonbluesky #illustratorsky

The Italians have perfected the art of elegant decay.

Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII. One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing. The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.

A touch of summer sunshine on a cold New England day.

The pathetic cowering of Republican politicians to the anti-gun-regulation extremism of the NRA the last 30 years was *the* foreshadowing precursor to Republican politicians’ pathetic Trump-cowering of the last 10 years.

A stack of swallowtails: Tiger, Black, and Spicebush. From my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ%F0... 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #butterflies #swallowtails

Spring Warblers, East Rock Park. From my forthcoming book Streams: An Illustrated Guide, to be published by Yale University Press in 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #birdart #warblers

Common butterfly species of the U.S. Atlantic coast. Available as a puzzle: pixels.com/featured/but... 🧪🐡🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #insect #butterflies #Lepidoptera #macro #insects #flowers

Freshwater and brackish fish of the Connecticut River. Illustrations from my book A Field Guide to the Connecticut River, Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #rivers #fish

Cool stuff: ‘Teen’ rex no more: New study agrees Nanotyrannus is a separate species. Great illustration too. news.yale.edu/2025/12/04/t... 🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #dinosaurs #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #tyrannosaurs

Head studies: Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus). 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 #owls

Head studies: Black-Crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). For my forthcoming book from Yale University Press, STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, later in 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #herons