bugs and hugs

Western jackdaw removing bugs from a sheep. ©

On the platform,I found him. A stag beetle wants to take a train…

Cicada shaped Knick knacks, how lovely✨

From our stacks: Illustration from Bewick's Woodcuts: Impressions of Upwards of Two Thousand Wood-Blocks, Engraved, for the most part, by Thomas & John Bewick, of Newcastle-On-Tyne. Including Illustrations of Various Kinds for Books, Pamphlets, and Broadsides; Cuts for Private Gentlemen, Public Companies, Clubs, Exhibitions, Races, Newspapers, Shop Cards, Invoice Heads, Bar Bills &c. with An Introduction, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Blocks, and a List of the Books and Pamphlets Illustrated. By Thomas Hugo, M.A., F.R.S.L., F.S.A., &c. London: L. Reeve & Co., 1870.

Black Cicada hatching

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Hugo Froelich, Keramic Studio Magazine, 1905

I’ve squirreled away a modest collection of vintage squirrel imagery.

THE CRICKET THAT LIVES EXCLUSIVELY ON NEW LAVA FIELDS AND IMMEDIATELY LEAVES THE MOMENT ANY PLANTS SHOW UP. NO ONE HAS EVER SCAVENGED THIS HARD BEFORE. IT'S A LIFESTYLE

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) common across Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa. And seems to like fish.

01.14.17_15.51 Leaping Whitetail

Dandelion and Rabbits - Archival Print by SarahDrawsThings