The Art of the Bird

the last of the A names!

March 31, 2024 - Gray-headed Babbler (Stachyris poliocephala) Found in parts of Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia, these babblers live in forests. They feed on insects and occasionally fruit, foraging in leaf litter on the forest floor, in undergrowth, and into trees. Breeding between January and September depending on the area of their range, they build cup-shaped or domed nests on the ground from fine roots and fibers, covered in moss and dead leaves. Females lay clutches of two eggs.

attempt at hawk stylisation

Soviet Toy Flag Wars: Round 3, Bracket 1

Found in eastern Africa, in parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania, these hornbills inhabit dry forests, savannas, and shrublands. They eat small vertebrates, eggs, fruit, seeds, and insects, usually foraging on the ground, often in pairs or small flocks. Pairs use mud and other materials to seal the entrances of their tree cavity nests with the females inside. They leave a small slit so males can pass food into the nest until the females break out of the cavities about two weeks before the chicks fledge.

We've always struggled with drawing the little patterns falcons tend to have, we feel pretty happy about this one though!

We love any kind of ibis, it was very interesting learning about a new one. With cute little iridescent patches on its wings, too!

Posting a very small part of an illustration I'm working on because the art is not currently being finished and I didn't want to leave this blog dead. or something.

Cockatoo socializing with veterinary staff. 

June 27, 2026 - Wetar Ground Dove (Pampusana hoedtii) These doves are found in lowland and hill forests, usually near water on the islands of Timor and Wetar. Flocks of up to 40 forage on the ground in some areas, feeding on fallen figs and fruits available from the ground. They may forage mostly in trees in other parts of their range. Though little is known about their breeding behavior, a male was observed carrying nesting material into the forest canopy above a stream in early May. They are classified as Endangered by the IUCN due to rapid declines to their population caused by habitat loss and trapping.

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July 5, 2025 - Ringed Woodpecker (Celeus torquatus) Found in much of northern South America and in a separate range in southeastern Brazil, these woodpeckers live in forests, sometimes near water. They eat ants, seeds, and occasionally fruit, though the details of their diet are not known, foraging along tree branches, vines, and trunks alone, in pairs, and in small flocks, sometimes with other species. While almost nothing is known about their breeding behavior, a bird was seen searching for a nesting site in early October and chicks were found in September.

Throw back to this bird quilt I made. Still so proud of this thing. I used birds commonly found in Hawai'i, cause I made it for my friends who lived there

Found in eastern Africa in savannas, shrublands, and wetlands, these birds belong to the Violet-backed Sunbird superspecies, a group of four closely related sunbird species. Feeding on insects, spiders, and nectar, they pick their prey from leaves and bark or catch it in the air. They build oval-shaped nests from grass, wool, hair, and other materials.

Thylacine and friends