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Art by Helena Williams
@hvvilliams.bsky.social
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▹ Wildlife Illustrator 🌲
▹ General falconer 🦅
▹ ADKer ⛰️
I draw birds! (A lot!!)
https://helenawilliamsart.com
https://linktr.ee/hvvilliams
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Art by Helena Williams @hvvilliams.bsky.social · Jan 14
Oh man it’s #portfolioday! I’m H, a wildlife artist from the Adirondacks who draws birds a lot. I’m a general falconer and have a great love for raptors.
A detailed in-progress ink illustration of a Bald Eagle on white paper. The head is illustrated in detail with black ink, but the rest of the body is still sketched in graphite. The photo is cropped to center the head, with only the top of the torso and part of the left wing visible. The eagle is in flight and looking upwards. A detailed black ink illustration on white paper of a Black-Capped Chickadee perched on a White Pine branch with a caterpillar in its beak. The bird has its back to the viewer but is angled to look from profile. A detailed black ink illustration of a juvenile American Goshawk on white paper. The goshawk is in flight in a landing position, with its talons outstretched and wings raised above its body. A two-page nature journal entry for the American Goshawk. The first page (left) features the title beneath a gray and black ink drawing of the bird in flight on the top half. On the bottom left half of the page is a text blurb that reads: “Accipter atricapilus - In 2023, the American Goshawk was declared its own species separate from the European Goshawk (A. gentilis).”* Next to it is a drawing in the same style of a goshawk perched upright on a branch with the caption “sturdy & bulky Accipiter.” The top of the second page (right) is a portrait of a front-facing Goshawk with the accompanying text: “One difference between A. gentilis and A. atricapillus is their eye color. Rather than remain bright yellow, American Goshawks’ eyes will turn red after reaching maturity.” Below it is a drawing of a goshawk flying towards the viewer through a loosely sketched forest, pursuing a Ruffed Grouse. The accompanying text reads: “Grouse make up a large portion of their diet in every part of their range. Goshawks are one of few raptors strong and fast enough to out fly them.” End ID. *While Accipter atricapilus/gentilis was accurate at the time of this entry, the American/Europeon Goshawk’s scientific name has since been changed to Astur atricapillus / Astur gentilis respectively. (2024)
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mushbeast.bsky.social
one of the cutest birds (imo), the kākāpō 🍊 this is november's print reward for my monthly ko-fi members and 10% of november's memberships will be donated to kākāpō recovery! 🔗 in bio :)
a digital painting of a kakapo, the only flightless parrot. it is crawling up some branches in search for food.
October 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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ivetasaviary.bsky.social
Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis) 🐦🪶 🎨 #Gloribirds #Birdart #WildlifeArt
Art nouveau inspired black and white drawing of a noble snipe with a fancy hat and a monocle.
August 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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mushbeast.bsky.social
baltimore oriole with their favourite snack
a drawing of a chubby baltimore oriole surrounded by orange slices. colours used are orange, yellow, red, black, and white.
August 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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tinylongwing.bsky.social
Eurasian Tree Sparrow. I love how striking these guys are - sometimes you really have to stop and appreciate the beauty of a little brown bird! 🎨🪶🐡
Digital illustration of a Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Perched on a thin twig, this bird has a rust-colored cap, black beak, black face mask and black patch below the eye. Otherwise much of the head and breast are white, with tan flanks, and a brown back with white wingbars. The bird is looking over its left shoulder.
January 10, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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soundoftheforest.bsky.social
Watching people who used to be incredibly skilled researching different topics and articulating their perspectives unable to do so without relying on AI is devastating. It’s damaging the environment but also damaging human connection.
June 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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nepeteaa.bsky.social
NO KINGS 🇺🇸
June 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
A monumental taxonomy unification effort has just been published - thanks to all those who've collaborated for years to make this happen!
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/avi...
Birds of the World - AviList: A Unified Global Checklist of the World’s Birds is Now Available
AviList, a unified global checklist of birds, that provides the most current and authoritative taxonomy of birds around the world was released today by experts in taxonomy, nomenclature, and bioinform...
birdsoftheworld.org
June 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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fossillad123.bsky.social
Mosasaurus hoffmannii

[ #paleoart | #mosasaurs | #mosasaurus | #3Dart | #art ]
June 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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serpenillus.bsky.social
Bird nesting in the Cretaceous! This is the illustration I did for a new paper by Lauren Wilson and colleagues that is published TODAY in Science

The new paper describes an assemblage of fossils that includes both chicks and adults from multiple species of Late Cretaceous birds!

#paleoart #birds
Illustration depicting a late Cretaceous arctic beach where several species of birds are nesting and several other dinosaurs are around
May 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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haleygrunloh.bsky.social
There's never a bad time to disappear into the woods #landscapepainting
May 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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mushbeast.bsky.social
i hate how popular chatgpt has gotten. how are people comfortable saying they ask for advice from a bot that is trained to be agreeable?

of course the bot said you’re right, they’re not searching up information to disagree with you

they won’t get you hooked on the paid plan that way
May 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM
hvvilliams.bsky.social
1995-2007 was the golden age of fantasy movie production. i’m specifically talking about pirates of the caribbean and lord of the rings
April 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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juleshroom.bsky.social
test prints for @alextomlinson.com’s next riso piece 🧡✨🪨
tests of a 3 color riso print by Alex Tomlinson of a kestrel on a rock, underneath in the shadow of the stone are two chipmunks
April 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
hvvilliams.bsky.social
after an unfortunate 5 year streak of not finishing a single book i seem to have devoured 8 in [checks notes] one month
April 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
hvvilliams.bsky.social
guy who doesn’t have time to illustrate a full bone atlas in a month: i think i can illustrate a full bone atlas in a month #birds #sciart
Two pencil drawings of a Wild Turkey skull stacked vertically on white paper. The top is a lateral view of the skull and the bottom is a dorsal view. A real turkey skull is laid on the paper beneath the drawings. A picture of two pencil drawings of a Wild Turkey skull on white paper. The top skull, in the background of the image, is a lateral view while the closer skull is a dorsal view. Positioned on top of and in line with the dorsal view is a real turkey skull.
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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hawthornhawk.bsky.social
Bird of the Day 2: Short Eared Owl

#birdoftheday #dailyart #shortearedowl #owl #birdart #sketch
April 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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cookiedoves.bsky.social
lord of the wings
March 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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windfalcon.bsky.social
Got an itch to do more linocut block printing! What's more glorious than an osprey catching fish?

This print comes in black or blue, and is a limited run of 100. The printed area is 8X10 on 9X12 inch rice paper. If interested, you can get one here!

www.falconmoon.com/blockprints....
A block print of an osprey catching a fish, with stylized block-print style waves behind and below it. Behind the osprey is a sun with rays and below are three more fish in the water. A block print of an osprey catching a fish, with stylized block-print style waves behind and below it. Behind the osprey is a sun with rays and below are three more fish in the water.
March 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
hvvilliams.bsky.social
Falconry-themed work in progress 🪶
An angled photo of a graphite sketch of a Red-tailed Hawk on white paper. The hawk is facing left. It is a portrait of the bird from the hips up. A human hand is seen in the bottom left corner, removing a falconry hood.
February 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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nautil.us
Taningia danae, a massive species of deep-sea squid, has the world’s biggest light-producing organs. But why? 🧪
The Mystery of the Largest Light in the Sea
This giant squid has the world’s biggest light-producing organs. But why?
nautil.us
February 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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sadalbariarts.com
Here's the Victoria Crowned Pigeon, a stunning species native to New Guinea. Although tame, it is sadly now becoming very elusive in the wild due to hunting :(

Any suggestions on what I should do next? :P Maybe some obscure endangered species?

#SciArt #Februarty #artshare #birdart #digitalart
Victoria Crowned Pigeon in medieval style with celtic knot designs. The bird is mostly blue, with red chest and a long tail. Several arrow-like feathers adorn its head. Picture of a real Victoria pigeon, standing still and looking to the left.
February 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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veinandvine.bsky.social
New in progress 🕷️ 🍄
#insects #entomology #mushrooms #mycology #sciart
February 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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fossilforager.bsky.social
Flora and fauna of the coastal redwoods! 🌲🌧️
A colorful illustrated poster featuring 22 species of animals and plants found in the coastal redwood ecosystem. Some of the creatures featured are a black tailed deer, spotted owl, weasel, spotted skunk, scrub jay, gray fox, coho salmon, steelhead, chipmunk, ring-necked snake, California giant salamander, shrew, snail, slender salamander, ensatina, banana slug, and pacific wren. Some typical plants in the environment are the pacific trillium, coastal redwood tree, ferns, redwood sorrel, and redwood violet.
February 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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annieshaoart.bsky.social
Throwback Thursday to my very first Life List painting of an Eastern Meadowlark. I started this project during 2020 COVID lockdowns and am still going 5 years later!

My goal is to paint every wild bird I've seen. Currently working on 141/421!

#ArtYear #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor
Detailed watercolor painting of an eastern meadowlark standing in short grass.
February 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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falcofous.bsky.social
late night digital painting that started as a study of two red-tailed hawks cartwheeling then morphed into a whole scene complete with some big dramatic clouds ⛅️
February 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM