#ornithology
Birds Egg Collections by Laura Brownhill.
Drawers handmade by CINEN.
Microscope handmade by Kastle Kelm.Post link
Some bird studies from this week: Hooded crow (Corvus cornix), Greylag goose (Anser anser), Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
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Some of what I’ve been working on for my Master’s thesis. There’s still a ways to go on this exhibit, so no pictures of it in action (yet!), but here’s some samples from the preliminary design package that’s going to be presented at my thesis defense, and to the client.
After June, I’ll have more time to work on science art, and I’ve got some exciting stuff in the works, so stay tuned!
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Selected sketchbook pages summer 2017-spring 2018, part 1- these are all preparatory studies for my master’s thesis, which you’ll see more of soon!
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The other day I saw something I’ve never seen before- a Sandhill crane who was missing an eye.
This beauty is still able to carry on with normal crane life, visualized here with her guarding and feeding her very cute little chicks.
Her other eye is normal and functioning, and it seems her mate is happy to keep watch of her blind side for her.
Sandhill cranes mate for life so I hope this pair is able to raise many healthy colts together throughout the years. They seemed a lovely couple.
Hey folks! Birdwatcher, that board game I illustrated and posted about nonstop during its kickstarter, is now up for preorder! If you missed the kickstarter, here’s your chance to get a copy for yourself - literally, if you like, as it includes a solo mode! Zakir, the developer, really thought of everything.
I have an early copy that we used during playtesting in the development period, and it’s super fun to play, with a variety of different modes and difficulty levels and tons of bonus cards you can use to change it up. Check it out!
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Yessss! Finally, I get to share the illustrations I did for Casey Youngflesh and his Ph.D research! Go check out Youngflesh et al. 2022 for the details, but in short, he used a whole lot of bird banding data (from The Institute for Bird Populations’ Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship program) to demonstrate differences in wing shape and body size within species, and how those things are actually changing in response to climate change (as the world gets warmer, birds get smaller). Crazy stuff!
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People: Let’s feed the birds.
The Pigeon: Imma bird!!
Straßentaube (feral pigeon) in Stuttgart-West.
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Submerge into The Last Survivor’s world.
Nilgans(Egyptian goose) am Pumpsee im Rosensteinpark, Bad Cannstatt.
I call this one: The Last Survivor.
We don’t know what exactly happened to its siblings, but we can pretty much guess. We don’t know who actually did it, but our little friend here has some sick scars to show for it.
Nilgans(Egyptian goose) am Pumpsee im Rosensteinpark, Bad Cannstatt.
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It’s that son of a b*tch.
Höckerschwan (mute swan) am Pumpsee im Rosensteinpark, Bad Cannstatt.
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Today’s photo is dedicated to Jürgen and Isolde –yeah, like in the legend Tristan and Isolde (Iseult)–, since we discovered this little Zilpzalp together.
Zilpzalp (chiffchaff) auf dem Blauen Weg, Stuttgart-West.
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The snow melting under the sun. Browns and whites combine. A song thrush joins the scene. My presence is unwelcome.
Singdrossel (song thrush) auf dem Birkenkopf, Stuttgart-West.
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Oh, dear goodness me! Why do I love you so much, Rotkehlchen!!1!1
Rotkehlchen (European robin) auf dem Birkenkopf, Stuttgart-West.
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I camouflaged behind a trash can to take this one.
Dohle (jackdaw) am Eckensee im Oberen Schlossgarten, Stuttgart-Mitte.
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This is the moment when she realized I had been right there trying to get a decent shot for the last good 15 minutes. And off she went.
Kohlmeise (great tit) auf dem Birkenkopf, Stuttgart-West.
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