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Farren Phillips
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Glasgow based Illustrator and author 🐦‍🔥

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ThimbleKnight Makes New Friends 🤝

Normal maiden behaviour I'm sure...

#thimbleknight #webcomics #indiecomics #cleric #knight #wizard #halloween #comics #cute #illustration
November 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
November 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#inktober day 31 - Award 🏆

Did you know that in 1945, a cockerel named Mike was decapitated but continued to live for 18 months without a head? He won a special mention in the Guinness book of records!
#inktober2025 #happyhalloween #Illustration #birbs #birds #birdaday #birdfacts #wyandottechicken
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 AM
#inktober day 30 - Vacant 🫥

Did you know that the Potoo is a master of disguise! They can sit so incredibly still that other animals mistake them for dead tree branches.

#inktober2025 #Illustration #potoo #birb #birds #birdaday #vacant #headempty
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
#inktober day 29 - Lesson 🧑‍🏫

Superb Fairy Wren teach their chicks a special song while they're still inside the egg so that when they hatch and sing that song, the parents won't accidentally feed imposter babies in their nest!

#inktober2025 #Illustration #supurbfairywren #birb #birds #birdaday
October 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
#inktober day 28 - Skeletal 💀

Did you know that many birds swallow their pray whole cannot digest bones and fur. Barn owls get around this issue by spitting back up 'pellets' made of all the indigestible matter!

#inktober2025 #Illustration #barnowl #skeletal #birb #birds #birdaday #birdfacts
October 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#inktober day 27 - Onion 🧅

Did you know that even though cockatiels don't have as advanced mimic skills as parrots, they're still able to learn a few human words with proper training!

#inktober2025 #Illustration #onion #cockatiels #birbs #birdaday #birds
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#inktober day 26 - puzzle 🧩

Did you know that corvids such as magpies have are intelligent enough to use tools for puzzles! If you put a treat in a glass of water, a magpie knows it can drop in pebbles to raise the water level.

#inktober2025 #Illustration #birdaday #birbs #birds #magpie #corvid
October 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#inktober day 25 - Inferno 🔥

Did you know that the Golden Pheasant is actually a very poor flier, and much prefers to sprint around on its powerful legs!

#inktober2025 #Illustration #inferno #birb #birds #birdaday #goldenpheasent
October 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#inktober day 24 - Rowdy 💢

Did you know that despite their peaceful and friendly appearance on Christmas cards; Robins are actually extremely territorial and attack one another on the frequent.

#inktober2025 #Illustration #robin #birbs #birdaday #birds #rowdy
October 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
#Inktober day 32 - Firefly 🌟

Did you know the Nightjar's method of hunting is just diving at flying insects with its beak wide open to catch them in.
At least toxic fireflies are easy to avoid with their glowing bottoms!

#inktober2025 #Illustration #nightjar #firefly #birbs #birds #birdaday
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#inktober day 22 - Button 🔘

Did you know that Button Quails are given their name because they are absolutely tiny! The full sized adults are smaller than ducklings, and the new hatchlings are as small as a button!

#inktober2025 #Illustration #bird #birb #birdaday #buttonquail #button #cute
October 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#inktober day 21 - Blast 📢

Did you know that the White Bellbird is the loudest bird on earth? The males, with their cry of 125 decibels (loud enough to cause hearing damage if heard up close) like to scream to attract females.

#inktober2025 #Illustration #birdaday #birb #birds #whitebellbird
October 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
#inktober day 20 - Rivals 🤜🤛

Did you know that Bluejays are dominant and aggressive and frequently attack Cardinals on their territory, and Cardinals have been known to flock together to chase off angry Bluejays!

#inktober2025 #Illustration #bluejay #cardinals #birdaday #birds #design #rivals
October 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#Inktober day 19 - Arctic ❄️

Did you know that the Arctic Tern has one of the longest migrations of any bird? They travel from the Arctic in summer to the Antarctic in winter every year to get the most sunlight possible!

#inktober2025 #arctic #Illustration #birb #birds #birdaday #arctictern
October 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
ThimbleKnight and the Sign from the Universe 2/2 🦄

#thimbleknight #webcomic #indiecomic #inkwash #illustration #tinythings
October 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
ThimbleKnight and the Sign from the Universe 1/2 🦄

#thimbleknight #webcomic #indiecomic #inkwash #illustration #tinythings
October 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#inktober day 18 - Deal

Did you know that crows have been commonly observed to trade objects for food, both amongst themselves and with humans!

#inktober2025 #inkwash #Illustration #crow #birb #birdaday #halloween #crowtrading
October 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#inktober day 17 - Ornate 👑

One of the prettier birds of prey out there! The Ornate Hawk Eagle is a patchwork of colours & patterning to help it blend in with dappled sunlight, trees and vines while hunting for prey.

#inktober2025 #ornatehawkeagle #Illustration #birb #birbs #birdaday #birdofprey
October 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#inktober day 16 - Blunder

Did you know that penguins tend not to fear humans. In fact, since the only creatures that walk on two legs in the arctic are penguins, they likely think that people are just large penguins!

#inktober2025 #penguin #chinstrappenguin #Illustration #birb #birbs #birdaday
October 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
#inktober day 15 - Ragged

In urban environments there aren't enough safe nesting materials. Pigeons often use trash to nest, threads get tangled around their chicks feet, cut off corculation and amputate them as they grow.🥺

#inktober2025 #pigeon #rockdove #Illustration #inkwash #birb #birds
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
#inktober day 14 - Trunk

Did you know that the Oxpecker bird has a symbiotic relationship with large mammals, like elephants. They get a steady food source, and the elephants get to be free of pests like skin parasites. 🐘

#inktober2025 #Illustration #inkwash #oxpecker #birb #birbs #birdaday
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#Inktober day 13 - Drink

Did you know there's a species of bird that drinks blood? The Vampire Ground Finch is known to peck at other birds to draw blood and then to drink their fill. Spooky! 🧛

#inktober2025 #vampire #vampiregroundfinch #Illustration #birb #birbs #birdaday #inkwash #halloween
October 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#Inktober day 12 - Shredded

Did you know that parrots are natural foragers, so supplying them with objects to tear and shred is good enrichment for them in captivity.

#inktober2025 #inkwash #birb #birds #birdaday #Illustration #parrot
October 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
#inktober day 11 - Sting

Did you know that Bee-Eaters smash their prey against the ground several times to remove the stinger and drain the venom before they eat it?

#inktober2025 #beeeater #Illustration #inkwash #birb #birbs #birdaday
October 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM