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Lex / Cranes
@illgottencranes.bsky.social
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Artsy biologist guy, almost a PhD, queer immigrant 🇺🇸->🇳🇴 Limited bandwidth.

e/em, xe/xyr (any spelling!), or he/him 🏳️‍⚧️
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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · Jan 29
Cranes status: I have pretty bad hand pain and need to limit my use of electronic devices.

Trying to balance my ratio of politics to nature/art posting, but alas, existence is political.
A photo of a very round pigeon plushie reclining in a yellow armchair, blue and gray walls in the background. A pair of headphones squishes its head as it stares off to one side. The photo has been lightly edited for dramatic effect.
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tiram.bsky.social
Lihkku beivviin!
Læhkoeh biejjine!
Vuorbbe biejvijn! 
Gratulerer med dagen!

Vi huska å henge ut flagg!
Utafor ei dør henger et samisk balkongflagg. På veggen henger to små Palestina-flagg.
February 6, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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spacecowboy17.bsky.social
Welcome to the ✨For You✨ feed!

It finds people who liked the same posts as you, and shows you what else they've liked recently.

📌 Pin to add it to your top bar
❤️ Like the feed and repost to spread the goodness
August 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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hawaiianimages.bsky.social
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme #BackyardBirds here's what is often called a "Brazilian Cardinal" even tho it's really an adorable tanager (Paroaria coronata) 🌿🦉📷 #birds
A small, striking grey bird with a white belly and a vivid red head standing on a stump in the sunlight with some green plants behind
February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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aintright.bsky.social
Lulu the Long-tailed Tit. Photographed today. #BirdoftheDay #BackyardBirds #birds #EastCoastKin #photo #photography #birdphotography
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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sebyth.bsky.social
More ballpoint and colour pencil portrait studies from photos focusing mostly on the shadows/values.
scan of sketchbook page with four portrait sketches, drawn with blue ballpoint pen. Three of them have additional shading done with mostly pink and green colour pencils.
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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1184outdoors.bsky.social
For #wrensday, a Rock Wren in a likely spot. I did sit in a spot without moving for awhile, but this little birb eventually got too close to focus, which is a nice problem to have. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay
Little brown bird with dark and light speckles on its crown and head, a white chin and breast, fading to a peachy belly. The subject is perched on a rock among other rocks, facing away but looking back towards the viewer.
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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catiecreating.bsky.social
A black heron mid-pose in its umbrella/canopy feeding behavior, surrounded by fellow flora and fauna of the Chobe River.
Acrylic on birch, 36 x 36 inches.
#heron #chobe #wildlifeart #sciart #birdart #wetlands #natureart
#acrylicpainting 🪶
A black egret in the midst of its umbrella/canopy feeding behavior, surrounded by a circle of flora and fauna of the Chobe River.
February 3, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
Velvet-purple Coronet at @montezumalodge.bsky.social #Colombia

#birds #hummingbirds #nature
A close-up of a dark hummingbird with iridescent green-blue feathers and a purple crown perched on a branch against a blurred background.
February 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
Collared Inca at @montezumalodge.bsky.social #Colombia

#birds #nature #hummingbirds
A black hummingbird with a bright white throat patch and a long straight bill perches on a branch against a soft green-yellow background.
February 1, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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jocelynanderson.bsky.social
😛 -Tufted Titmouse
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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jocelynanderson.bsky.social
A Red-bellied Woodpecker showing his red belly. This is one of the more colorful Red-bellied Woodpeckers in the park so he has a decent amount of red, some have very little on their tummies.
February 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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swandog.bsky.social
I was encouraged by someone to repost my art, which I'm terribly shy about, but here's an ancient one I still like. It was a commission for an old friend, who's since passed away, and was inspired by the song "Queen of Argyll". 🦢🌹👑 Give it a listen if you haven't; it rocks! youtu.be/fhwy4j_tF9M?...
Traditional art done in ink, markers and colored pencils, of an anthro swan queen with a purple bill, hands, feet and eyes. She's wearing an ermine-trimmed yellow gown with a purple cape, and a long, sheer yellow veil. She's holding and smelling a freshly-cut rose in one hand and a feather fan in the other. She's walking down some old, cracked stone steps leasing to her palace's garden.
February 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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teamswiftparrot.bsky.social
One more beautiful firetail - so bloody gorgeous
January 31, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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starskynder.bsky.social
Indian Peafowl #birbfest day 31.

Watercolor and colored pencils.

Challenge Completed Yeah!

Thanks everybody who reblogged, liked, commented and followed! It was fun!

#birbfest2026 #birds #animals #illustration #art #wildlife #birds 🦉 #SciArt #sketchbook #watercolor #coloredpencils #sketchbook
A sketchbook spread with a watercolor and colored pencils drawing of an indian peafowl bird in three poses: two full body poses (one from the back and one from the front) and an headshot. The birds are surrounded by flowers.
January 31, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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tishamark.com
My obsession with painting light is related to my love for #clouds, for the effect they have on light. Here's a peaceful one for you.

Tisha Mark ©2025, A Day to Remember, oil on linen, 16"x20"

Original is available:

tishamark.com/product/a-da...

#BlueSkyArtShow #art #painting #SciArt #bsnm
Original coastal marsh oil painting by Tisha Mark, "A Day to Remember" 16"x20" oil on linen (2025). This vibrant Cape Cod inspired painting has a summery light blue sky with atmospheric pink cloud formations over a peaceful coastal marsh. The textured marsh grasses are green and a calm ocean is visible in the distance.
January 31, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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jocelynanderson.bsky.social
A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
January 31, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
A bonus Harlequin Duck for #birdoftheday #ducks

#nature
A colorful duck with bold black-and-white markings and rusty sides stands in profile against a softly blurred background.
February 1, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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tishamark.com
Peaceful.

Tisha Mark ©2026, Winter by the Sea No. 2601, oil on Arches oil paper, 6″x4″

Original is available:
tishamark.com/product/wint...

#art #painting #TraditionalArt #BlueSkyArt #SciArt #bsnm
Photo of a hand holding an original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Winter by the Sea No. 2601" oil on Arches oil paper, 6"x4" (2026). Seascape painting with wintry white cloud formations over a dark blue sea with a rocky shore. Painted in a limited palette of blues and whites. A paint palette with puddles of oil paint, a paintbrush and a palette knife are visible in the background.
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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athanaca.bsky.social
I think this birb looks like the baby Penguin(? ITS SO CUTE 🥰

#illustration #bird #birdart #digitalart #originalart #birdwatching
Illustration of Tufted Titmouse and its head
January 31, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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tinylongwing.bsky.social
Twelve-wired Tuesday? There's a new one, haha. Displaying Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise males pick a tall exposed perch and sway their butts back and forth, shaking all those weird modified wire-like feathers. For the #boardgame Birdwatcher, by Zakir Jafry/Oni Press. 🎨🪶🐡
Digital illustration of a displaying male Twelve-wired Bird-of-Paradise. He has a purplish-black head, long yellow feathers over the wings, and twelve wiry modified feathers emerging from the tail end that flare out and bend and wave. He is seen here on the typical sort of display perch they use, a bare snag with no leaves or branches.
November 26, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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jocelynanderson.bsky.social
I typically have a hard time telling the Downy Woodpeckers apart, but this lovely one has very big white stripes on her noggin so she's easy to pick out.
January 30, 2026 at 10:16 PM
illgottencranes.bsky.social
WIP of the next budgie portrait, Bouillon. Watercolor pencil. He's more-or-less done, background remains!

What do y'all think of the stripes? I think shading with purple (instead of green) is the right call, but maybe I should have used payne's grey instead of black on top? 🤔

#BirdArt #ParrotSky
Portrait of a yellow and green pied budgerigar male done in watercolour pencil, the paper masked off with painter's tape at the sides. His back is turned to the viewer and he is peering behind him over his shoulder. The background is unfinished, and still plain white paper.
January 29, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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kjetting.net
Kjønnsdelingen av toaletter var et produkt av tiden de ble introdusert i. Menn skulle kontrollere kvinner, nekte dem samfunnsdeltagelse på linje med menn. Samfunnsutviklingen tvinget frem en endring siden kvinner i større grad arbeidet borte fra hjemmet og måtte slippe å holde seg hele dagen. 5/17
January 29, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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kjetting.net
Det TERFs egentlig ønsker gjøre mot transpersoner er det samme som mennene før første verdenskrig ønsket å gjøre mot kvinner. Nekte dem samfunnsdeltagelse ved å stenge dem ute fra arenaer og nekte dem fasiliteter. De vil gjøre det vanskeligere for transpersoner å leve, og dermed viske dem bort.17/17
January 29, 2026 at 8:53 AM