Ian Carlsen
@ianalan.bsky.social
Freelance film/commercial producer
Avid birder
A writer & actor, on occasion
I also play tabletop rpgs
Avid birder
A writer & actor, on occasion
I also play tabletop rpgs
DPtS tries out bird trivia night.
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
DPtS tries out bird trivia night.
DPtS screened LISTERS tonight.
August 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
DPtS screened LISTERS tonight.
Red Warbler looks like one of those AI birds your aunt forwards you on Facebook
July 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Red Warbler looks like one of those AI birds your aunt forwards you on Facebook
Seconded! Eric is amazing. Such a great guide.
BOOKMARK THIS: If you’re ever looking for a birding guide in Oaxaca, I strongly recommend Eric Antonio Martinez. He was awesome: Knew where all the birds were, great ear, knew all the plants and insects, as well as local history. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
birdingtoursoaxaca.com
birdingtoursoaxaca.com
Birding Tours Oaxaca
Eric Antonio Martinez, mirmidons_1987@yahoo.com
birdingtoursoaxaca.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Seconded! Eric is amazing. Such a great guide.
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BOOKMARK THIS: If you’re ever looking for a birding guide in Oaxaca, I strongly recommend Eric Antonio Martinez. He was awesome: Knew where all the birds were, great ear, knew all the plants and insects, as well as local history. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
birdingtoursoaxaca.com
birdingtoursoaxaca.com
Birding Tours Oaxaca
Eric Antonio Martinez, mirmidons_1987@yahoo.com
birdingtoursoaxaca.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
BOOKMARK THIS: If you’re ever looking for a birding guide in Oaxaca, I strongly recommend Eric Antonio Martinez. He was awesome: Knew where all the birds were, great ear, knew all the plants and insects, as well as local history. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
birdingtoursoaxaca.com
birdingtoursoaxaca.com
He’s got a little Jonk in his tronk, for sure.
The first image shows a fantastic reconstruction of the omnivorous dinocephalian, called Jonkeria truculenta; by the talented artist @serpenillus.bsky.social. Jonkeria once had a large number of species attributed to it, but re-examination of the remains has found that many
June 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
He’s got a little Jonk in his tronk, for sure.
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Sunbittern was one of my most wanted birds in Costa Rica. Here’s a back-of-camera shot I got of one snagging a crab midstream. Amazing encounter.
April 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Sunbittern was one of my most wanted birds in Costa Rica. Here’s a back-of-camera shot I got of one snagging a crab midstream. Amazing encounter.
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Birding tip: Reach out to your heroes.
Back in 2017 I hit up my favorite blogger and asked him if he would like to go birding around DC. 8 years and several Egg McMuffins later I’ve found a lifelong friend who’s been a great mentor in birds and fatherhood.
Happy birthday @thebirdist.bsky.social
Back in 2017 I hit up my favorite blogger and asked him if he would like to go birding around DC. 8 years and several Egg McMuffins later I’ve found a lifelong friend who’s been a great mentor in birds and fatherhood.
Happy birthday @thebirdist.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Birding tip: Reach out to your heroes.
Back in 2017 I hit up my favorite blogger and asked him if he would like to go birding around DC. 8 years and several Egg McMuffins later I’ve found a lifelong friend who’s been a great mentor in birds and fatherhood.
Happy birthday @thebirdist.bsky.social
Back in 2017 I hit up my favorite blogger and asked him if he would like to go birding around DC. 8 years and several Egg McMuffins later I’ve found a lifelong friend who’s been a great mentor in birds and fatherhood.
Happy birthday @thebirdist.bsky.social
I don’t know if I need a haircut or a stranger to compliment my hair..,
February 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I don’t know if I need a haircut or a stranger to compliment my hair..,
Absolutely unhinged
The work is mysterious and important…
Reviewing records after the Great Backyard Bird Count #GBBC means refining a lot of scary numbers.
Reviewing records after the Great Backyard Bird Count #GBBC means refining a lot of scary numbers.
February 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Absolutely unhinged
@thebirdist.bsky.social You need to warn them about the snowy owl in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
February 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@thebirdist.bsky.social You need to warn them about the snowy owl in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
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Nature valentines.
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
February 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nature valentines.
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
« L’oiseau papillon » (2013)
Un documentaire sur la tichodrome.
(Fun to show off some nature docs in the studio space.)
Un documentaire sur la tichodrome.
(Fun to show off some nature docs in the studio space.)
Bird cinema with @ianalan.bsky.social and @tichaelmucker.bsky.social and Doug
February 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM
« L’oiseau papillon » (2013)
Un documentaire sur la tichodrome.
(Fun to show off some nature docs in the studio space.)
Un documentaire sur la tichodrome.
(Fun to show off some nature docs in the studio space.)
Any time I want to stress post online about the rapid dismantling of our good works as a nation I email a congressperson or senator instead.
February 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Any time I want to stress post online about the rapid dismantling of our good works as a nation I email a congressperson or senator instead.
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House Sparrows taking over my Purple Mountain house like static01.nyt.com/images/2025/...
February 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
House Sparrows taking over my Purple Mountain house like static01.nyt.com/images/2025/...
I work for a globally distributed company, and in our weekly meetings we have a time reserved for “sharing moments of cultural significance.” This week was a little slow to start…
…so I told them about weird duck time! 🪶
…so I told them about weird duck time! 🪶
February 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I work for a globally distributed company, and in our weekly meetings we have a time reserved for “sharing moments of cultural significance.” This week was a little slow to start…
…so I told them about weird duck time! 🪶
…so I told them about weird duck time! 🪶
I think I found the title for my next film.
February 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I think I found the title for my next film.
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Dusted off my old Microraptor rig for a nice little hour-long animation practice
October 22, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Dusted off my old Microraptor rig for a nice little hour-long animation practice
Hoping my time at the grindstone allows me a chance to visit the world’s greenest desert once again. 🏜️
In the meantime here’s a Black-throated Sparrow being impossibly at ease on a very spiky cholla. (Picture taken the last time I was in AZ.)
In the meantime here’s a Black-throated Sparrow being impossibly at ease on a very spiky cholla. (Picture taken the last time I was in AZ.)
January 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Hoping my time at the grindstone allows me a chance to visit the world’s greenest desert once again. 🏜️
In the meantime here’s a Black-throated Sparrow being impossibly at ease on a very spiky cholla. (Picture taken the last time I was in AZ.)
In the meantime here’s a Black-throated Sparrow being impossibly at ease on a very spiky cholla. (Picture taken the last time I was in AZ.)
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Meet me at the lake that looks like E.T. in a Gorillaz video.
January 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Meet me at the lake that looks like E.T. in a Gorillaz video.
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Great text from my wife.
January 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Great text from my wife.
I love a good field gear recommendation.
With thanks to all those who contributed to the recent #BirdingGear discussion on winter gloves, I’ve bought a pair of Heat Company’s Heat 2 Softshell fingerless, foldable mittens. Have worn them for last two days cold weather combined with my Forclaz merino liner gloves they’re are toasty warm 1/4
January 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I love a good field gear recommendation.
This is a great little fantasy map.
January 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is a great little fantasy map.