Ridiculous Bird Faces

4/3/2024 Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

[img id]Painterly, cel-shaded digital art of an exuberant-looking Great Eared Nightjar perched on a leafy, isometric chunk of dark forest earth. The Great Eared Nightjar looks like a big fat barn swallow crossed with a great horned owl's mottled coloration. It has excessively large, bulging eyes but unlike a potoo, the eyes make it look cute and not constantly horrified. This bird has its mouth open like it's waiting for a mosquito to fly right into it. [/id]

(A little birdie told me I’ll be vending this September at The Urban Birding Festival and will be bringing prints of this along with some new bird stuff… it’s a ways off but I’m feeling inspired and excited about it!)

Kleiber (nuthatch) auf der Karlshöhe, Stuttgart-Süd.

The birds of late summer look funny, they are either adorable goofy youngsters or awkward goofy looking molting adults. Molting means losing old feathers and growing nice new ones, and some species do it more dramatic than others. They are not sick, just using the nice warm temperatures to undergo the slow process of changing into fancy new fall attire 🙂 (Redbellied WP, House Finch, Blue Jay, Cardi, MoDo, RWBB, Grack)

Habicht 🐥 (goshawk) im Oberen Schlossgarten, Stuttgart-Mitte.

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Angry duck.

Great northern diver (Gavia immer) Cariboo region, Canada Photograph: Sue Dougherty

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Patient update: The Osprey rescued and transported to our clinic on 2/15 by a driver at mile marker 37 is recovering at our center. The Osprey had a puncture wound on the left wing and lacerations to the head consistent with a vehicle strike. The patient is treated, stable, and working towards a return to the wild in our clinic. www.keywestwildlifecenter.org

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Why the long face