Northern flicker. Jefferson County, Colorado. Photo by Amber Maitrejean

so this happened to me today
fucked up some bird tried to steal your car like that
He’s not stealing, he’s robin
The Ruff (Calidris pugnax), male, in full breeding plumage, family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes, Norway
photograph by David Hurtado
pigeon beats
saw a pigeon scratching itself with its foot like a doggie at the bus stop today. delightful
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), father with chicks, family Casuariidae, order Casuariiformes, northern QLD, Australia
Photograph by Johan Larson
let's get our feet wet with dad
Behold the Grackle!!! My namesake 😌 and my new icon lollll
This painting is part of a lil series I did a while back for a friend who loves birds. The grackle isn't her favorite bird but it is mine so I had to include it.
I love their iridescence and their big yellow eyes. They are so beautiful and cute to me! When I was a kid I used to carefully observe the birds in my backyard, drawing them and making notes about their behavior. Then I worked off those clues to identify the grackle. I felt like such a little ornithologist and still love gracks to this day.
































