Soothsayer

it literally looks like a monarch butterfly it’s so cute

mountain chicken - white tailed ptarmigan

Sumpfmeise (marsh tit) auf der Karlshöhe, Stuttgart-Süd.

Always a fan of taking a pigeon photo and finding they're all in focus except for one operating at warp speed

the lazuli kingfisher is a member of the kingfisher family found in the indonesian islands of seram, ambon, and haruku. they are reclusive birds who aren’t overly social, often spending time singly or in pairs. both sexes are brightly colored, but females have a bright blue chest and belly, while males’ chests are a stark white. they are found in subtropical and tropical forest habitat, where they are unfortunately threatened by habitat loss. they primarily feed on grasshoppers and beetles.

Go my Chickadees

the hazel grouse, also known as the hazel hen, is a small member of the grouse family found across the palearctic as far east as hokkaido, and as far west as central europe. as is typical for gamebirds, the female (hen) raises a clutch of 3-6 chicks without assistance from the male. they prefer damp deciduous forest habitat, preferably with a high percentage of spruce. they primarily feed on plants with the exception of a heavy increase in insect consumption during the breeding season. the sexes can be distinguished by a few features; males have a short erectile crest (shorter in females), and a white-bordered black throat that females lack.

A tutorial on meatspace I made for my patrons last year! Making things exist in the same space believably is a difficult process, but hopefully this will help drawing softbodied subjects interacting together a little easier!

This branch is all mine!!

the white-tailed ptarmigan, also known as the snow quail, is a mountainous-dwelling bird and the smallest member of the grouse family. they are found at high altitudes in the continental united states, canada, and alaska. they have distinct ‘cryptic’ plumage, meaning that their plumage differs drastically throughout the year; during warm summers, they are speckled brown and black, going through an intermediary mottled phase before fully molting into their snow-white winter plumage. they primarily feed on insects and plant matter. their eggs are laid in a simple depression in the ground; the chicks are precocial and leave the nest soon after hatching.

we're running out of time to fuck it we ball....

THE BOY!!