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Harkthorn
@harkthorn.bsky.social
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Does art, likes birds | Daily sketches | Parrots and Pigeons | NoGеnAߊ

🎨 Art Only Feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nzmnuu7z3a3pod4lambkzj6y/feed/aaaeovka2azm6

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Harkthorn @harkthorn.bsky.social · Sep 1
✨Reintroduction post!

I'm Harkthorn, and I like to draw mostly fantasy and wildlife art-especially griffons, dragons, birds, and big cats. I also post a lot of bird photos-both of my three parrots, and of the pigeon flock that visits my window, especially Coopuccino (shown here with his mate)

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A realistic drawing of a Blue-throated conure griffon on a branch with leaves in the top right and bottom left of the image. The griffon has one forepaw raised and a pinned eye, looking at the viewer A green ballpoint pen sketch of a running wingless griffon, based on a grey heron, with a more dog-like back half A photo of two feral pigeons on a window sill, without the glass in the way. The front pigeon is a pied black male. The back pigeon is a spread/back female with feathered legs and feet A photo of a Blue-throated conure on a wooden desk perch stand thing. He is facing the viewer, but has put his head down, and turned it sideways a bit so his eye is viewable, and most of his beak. He is looking, with half-closed eye. He wants pets!
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samimarkart.bsky.social
the sun finally cooperated enough to get a fairly accurate/less flat view of these holo pigeon stickers. I feel like photographing holo is always an uphill battle but sometimes it works out!
#bsnm #birdsky

www.microbiomearts.com/product/spar...
a sticker depicting 5 illustrated pigeons in a mix of colors including standard grey, white, and brown. The iridescence on their neck is created with a sparkly holographic material with a teal to purple gradient that shimmers and catches the light.
January 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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dungeonhavoc.bsky.social
Just a battle worn #parakeet
January 6, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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floop-deloop.bsky.social
Im not from the US, but I love birds, so here's a chunky pigeon I drew a few years or so ago, which also is my most successful post on tumblr and somehow anywhere ever, eventhough I barely use it.💀

Happy national bird day! 🎉

#NationalBirdDay #art #bird #birdart #furry #furryart #oc-floop
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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judylalingoptgs.bsky.social
For International Wolf Day, here is one of my recent paintings "Red Wolf" 12" x 9" oil on linen panel. Considered critically endangered there are fewer than an estimated 15 - 18 individuals living in the wild. #redwolf #wolfconservation #endangered #animalart #wolfpainting #traditionalpainting
A painting of a single red wolf with an anxious expression standing on a red background.
August 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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birdhism.com
It’s National Bird Day! Here’s a few things you can do to help the birds in our homes, in the wild, and on farms.
Shares are appreciated. 🪶
January 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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creaturedcanvas.bsky.social
Juvenile Tricolored Heron

Painted on a preserved Bur Oak leaf, ~9.5 inches. Thank you to Matt Felperin for the reference photo.

My current favorite heron. Native to the warm coasts and wetland areas of North America, Central America and South America.

$130 + shipping
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A painted bur oak leaf, depicting a portrait of a reddish brown heron with a white neck, chest and wing splotches, with a yellow and gray beak and yellow eye. The heron is against a green background. The same painted leaf, held in hand to convey size.
December 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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funeralpig.bsky.social
(being carried off by a large bird) alright catch you later i guess
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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radmannn.bsky.social
DUCK #art #paleoart
January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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pinionpaint.bsky.social
‘Dew’
7x10”
Gouache on cold pressed watercolour paper

Painted using a reference photo taken by my mama in Costa Rica, of a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird ✨
I’m super proud of how this lil guy came out :’)

#birds #gouache #birdart 🪶 #hummingbird #costarica #painting #traditionalart #hummingbirdart
A realistic gouache painting of a green, black and orange hummingbird perched on a twig, puffed up and dotted with small raindrops. The background features mossy branches and blurry raindrops falling, all slightly out of focus
January 5, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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artbyemilytull.bsky.social
Happy #NationalBirdDay
Here are just a few of my hand embroidered bird themed artworks.
Find all my work on my website
www.emilytull.co.uk
#birds #BirdArt #embroidery #WildlifeArtb
A grid of nine hand embroidered bird artworks. Top row (l - r) A hand embroidered House Martin on a light blue fabric with small white flower pattern. Along the top and bottom are stripes of a black fabric with a large white flower pattern. A white background with three crow heads in a hand embroidered black line drawing, each bird is repeated two more times in grey and white like echoes. A grey background with a hand embroidered Crossbill head and shoulders, facing to the left. Middle row (l l-r) A grey)blue background with a hand embroidered sparrowhawk headband upper body in profile facing to the right. A light blue fabric background with eight flying Swifts, overlapping each other - the bird's heads are in detail and the rest of the bodies are in a brown stitched outline. A black background with a white circle in the middle. In the circle is a hand embroidered drawing of a Herring Gull's head in profile facing to the left. Bottom row (l-r) A dark and lime green fabric background with a hand embroidered Peregrine Falcon head in profile facing to the right. Yellow and green overlapping fabric background with a stripe of brown going down the right hand side representing a tree trunk. Coming up from the centre bottom edge is a hand embroidered Treecreeper, facing upwards. A purple background with hot pink and yellow strips of fabric overlayed. On top is a hand embroidered green Parrot head and shoulders in profile facing to the left.
January 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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comalima.bsky.social
A small fundraiser to help me pay for vet fees and equipment to save a pigeon I'm raising. Originally I brought him back because he was missing some feathers, but he was sick. Participate juste if you can and thanks.

www.leetchi.com/fr/c/regliss...

#pigeon #pigeonsky #bird #help
January 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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illgottencranes.bsky.social
Windy's seedy underbelly 😮

#parrotsky #cockatiel
Photo of a grey cockatiel hen taken from below the cage bars she's sitting on, her head tilted to look down at the camera curiously. Her left foot is inconvenient for her, but doesn't cause her any discomfort.
January 5, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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michaelbrunstrom.bsky.social
My first zine is here. It’s a good first effort.
Haven’t worked out how best to distribute (sell?) it yet.
If you want it, I’ll send you one.
#zine
Front cover of my zine TRUMPETS with a crude line drawing of a trumpet.
January 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
harkthorn.bsky.social
Grey heron/generic sighthound griffon

-3287 🎨 #art
A blue ballpoint sketch of a wingless griffon walking towards the viewer, front forepaw raised mid-step, the head turned to the left of the image. The griffon is based on a grey heron (head and neck) and a generic sighthound type body, with a long thin tail with long hair on the underside. The forepaws are scaled, three toed, and bird-like
January 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
harkthorn.bsky.social
Found these two in the box of firewood, along with many other woodlice. Took a few bad pics before relocating them back outside-I thought the spider had a missing leg, but it seems it is there, just very small

I think this is a Giant house spider/Eartigena atrica?

#bugsky #spidersky
A low quality photo of a spider facing the viewer A photo of a woodlouse and a spider in a white-appearing plastic box, viewed from above A photo of a woodlouse and a spider in a white-appearing plastic box, viewed from the side
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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dting.bsky.social
Zazu says, "Happy Sunday!"
#parrots #parrotsky
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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gwiblet.bsky.social
Angry Tiel 💢

#cockatiel #birdart #artpost #digitalart #art
January 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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nearbirdstudios.bsky.social
He knows he's not allowed under the sofa, but he keeps trying #parrotsky
A Crimson-bellied Conure next to my besocked feet on a rug, taken from above. He's just turning away from cocking an eye at me, checking if I'm watching.
January 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
harkthorn.bsky.social
Inko seemed to be having issues with eating from his deeper pellet bowl, so it was swapped out, and perches rearranged for support and easier access. He isn't happy about it and after having his cage cleaned and covered for sleep, he pulled out and threw both pellet bowls to the floor

#parrotSky 🪶
A photo of an angry Green cheek conure on the floor of his cage in the bottom front right corner. The cage was covered for bed and only partly uncovered for the photo, so inside is dark. Two empty bowl holders are at the front, up above the bird. The floor is a mess of paper towels, pellets, bowls, etc
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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wreckitremadem.bsky.social
DIS WAS ME AS AN BABBY, FRENS! PARRONT SAYS I'M WAS ALREADY VENRI MAJESTIC! #ParrotSky #birbsky #Bird 🪶 #gcc #ConureSky #MajesticAF
A cinnamon green cheek conure sitting in a hand. She looks very googly, and has her beak open and her tongue out to the side in a silly manner. A white fluff of feather is stuck to her head. There's also some Halloween decor and a fireplace behind her.
January 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
harkthorn.bsky.social
Inko is not letting Birdsitter touch him with hands (yet?) despite being covered in pin feathers, poor green bean

#parrotSky 🪶
A close up photo of a Green cheek conure, viewed mostly from above, showing his head and neck are covered in pin feathers that are very ready to preen
January 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
harkthorn.bsky.social
Dragon doodle page for this day

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A sketchbook page filled with green ballpoint pen sketches of different kinds of dragons in all different kinds of poses and levels of detail
January 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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southseas84.bsky.social
❮❮ #Art #DigitalArt #BirdArt ❯❯
January 4, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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chriscjackson.bsky.social
I am tired of Earth. These people.
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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teamswiftparrot.bsky.social
Check out the fascinating work that @febiologia.bsky.social is doing to protect forty-spotted pardalotes!!

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
'So, I had this idea': Scientists dispense insecticide-coated feathers for birds to build nests
Donning a helmet and a well-equipped harness, Dr Fernanda Alves looks like she is set to take on an extreme sport. Instead, she is climbing trees to check nesting boxes for a tiny and very rare bird.
www.abc.net.au
January 4, 2026 at 12:45 AM