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Jeope!
@jeope.bsky.social
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Drastic geezigner and bird-nerder from the hinterlands of Middle Canada. HELL YEAH NUTHATCHES and HELL NO A.I.
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Jeope! @jeope.bsky.social · 23d
Changing up my bio (as I now *have* seen a northern saw-whet owl).

I’m Jeope (pr. JOE-pea): graphic designer, birder, nuthatch stan, occasional bird photographer, occasional bird illustrator. BlueSky denizen since July 2023. I do other things in life, I swear – but this account’s just bird stuff.
Me, a grown man, heart bursting (not shown) while gently holding a northern saw-whet owl in my hands as it is readied for measuring and banding. Extreme close-up photo of a male blackpoll warbler, a small black and white songbird with a black-capped head. Painterly illustration of a rotund dark-eyed junco, a small grey songbird with a white belly and pink bill. The bird stands daintily in snow, with white fluffy snowflakes falling against a blue sky. A magazine cover design, featuring a trio of male mallards and the headline “Greenheads are truly forever”, denoting an article within about mallards winning a March Madness-style contest for readers’ favourite wetland-dependent bird.
jeope.bsky.social
HELL YEAH NUTHATCHES

(And peanut butter.)
ostdrossel.com Ostdrossel @ostdrossel.com · 22h
Happy #NationalBirdDay! Everybody loves the peanut butter on the tree but only one will fiercely defend it - the Redbreasted Nuthatch. These mini ninjas don't just sound awesome, they are entertaining to watch too. I loved how you can see his little brain work when the Juncos are there 😆 ♥️🐦🪶
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Day 4 of #BirbFest2026 - This golden-headed manakin has a secret...

딴 사람들한텐 비밀입니다

#birdart #birbfest #birds #artmoots
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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citrusfoam.bsky.social
Blue Winter Birds 💙❄️
Illustration of a House Martin, Dark Eyed-Junco, and Fairy Wren wearing sweaters, standing on pine tree branches illustration if a dark-eyed junco wearing a sweater illustration of a fairy wren wearing a sweater
December 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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I managed to frame our backyard White-breasted Nuthatch perfectly through the snow-covered branches on Christmas afternoon. Quite happy with this one.

Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2025

📷 #birds #WBNU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A small bird with a grey back and top of head with a white face and sides and just a slight hint of rusty reddish brown in its breast and rear flank is grasping onto a vertical tree trunk with soft out of focus winter white and green colours all around.
December 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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I saw a little wren in my garden today. First #sketch of 2026

#wren #birdoftheday #blueskyart #sketchbook #drawing #art #watercolour
January 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Strawberry icecream birb…🍓🍓

#birdart #birdillustration #illustration #digitalart #art #birding #wildlifeart
Illustration of a Chinese white browed rosefinch standing on a bush
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
jeope.bsky.social
A few fluffy inches of snow fell overnight, capping everything with a feather-light layer of whiteness. I went for a walk in the park, hand-fed some chickadees and found my first nuthatches of the year. #birds
A black-capped chickadee perches on a hanging suet feeder. A cap of fresh snow sits on top. Feather-like tops of dead garden plants are capped in fresh snow as blurry flakes fall, lit by the sun.
January 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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2025 was a birding year for my books: 210 species! This included 34 lifers, mostly on a June holiday in Iceland and an unexpected February trip to Mexico to tend to my mom’s passing there – but also three lifers right here at home. My 2025 highlight was a first-ever northern saw-whet owl. #birds
January 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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For my final #ArtAdventCalendar entry: a mighty feast with family and friends. I pity any poor fish cruising by beneath this pelican clan, on the Red River just north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. #birds
Three large white pelicans swim on a churning river, side by side by side, All three face the camera with curiosity. Five large white pelicans swimming side by side, all facing to the left, in front of churning white water falling from a dam. A whole mess of large white pelicans, gathering with intensity and focus to what lies under the water. They form a rough semi-circle. Large white pelicans plunge their heads under the water of a river just in front of a dam. No faces are visible. One has outstretched wings, another has a foot in the air.
December 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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radishdoodles.bsky.social
A commission for an old high school/ art school pal :) really happy with how this turned out!
A posca painting of a Canadian goose walking in a pond
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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A tiny Northern Saw-whet Owl, annoyed by my presence. These little murder floofs are so adorable.

#birds #wildlife #owl #PhotographersUnited
A Northern Saw-whet Owl peers at the photographer from atop a pine tree branch. The bird has large yellow eyes. The face is above and below the eyes, and over the nose. Around the face, fine white streaks run through brown feathers. The breast is a mix of brown and white feathers.
December 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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For the #ArtAdventCalendar: a portrait of blackpoll warbler during a banding session at Oak Hammock Marsh, Manitoba. I love this bird – he’s been my desktop background image for more than 10 years. #birds
Close-up photo of a male blackpoll warbler, a small songbird with a white tummy, black-capped head and black-and-white patterning along its back and wings.
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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#気に入っている絵を再掲
#ArtAdventCalendar
#BirdArt
雷太鼓を背負った雷鳥が腕組みをしているイラスト。 An illustration of a ptarmigan carrying a thunder drum on its back with its arms crossed.
December 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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onlyveesaz.bsky.social
No raptors this morning but I did find this handsome specimen 🪶
(ID in alt-text)
Male Phainopepla
December 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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thisiscolossal.com
Anthony Theakston continues his avian explorations in bronze and ceramic, sculpting these sleek creatures primed for flight.

www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/anth...
two stone bird sculptures by Anthony Theakston a stone owl sculpture by Anthony Theakston
December 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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mellingart.bsky.social
Morning meh.
We all have them, and so it seems with my usually chirpy neighbour.

Image size: W10cm x H11cm
Pencil (with a bit digital shenanigans).
#sparrow #birdlife
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
jeope.bsky.social
For the #ArtAdventCalendar: an army of tasty spice mice.
A small velvety toy black cat is surrounded by dozens of spice mice cookies. The cookies have currents for eyes, almond slivers for ears and dried noodle tails. The cat looks scared.
December 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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iliadele.bsky.social
Season’s Greetings to all ✨
A flat coloured illustration with grainy brushwork of two robins exchanging a letter of good wishes. They are perched on holly branches
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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gettoknownature.bsky.social
If you ever get the chance to visit some Long-tailed Ducks I definitely recommend it. They are fabulous! (Found in winter on the northern coasts of North America and the Great Lakes)

#birds 🌿
Four brown, black and white ducks float in the wavy ocean. They’re very beautiful
December 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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samposnick.com
For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 19, a brand new card! And the last in the Major Arcana!

XXI. The World

I hope the coming new year brings you all peace, expansion, and fulfillment of the soul.
Line art illustration of tarot card for "The World" featuring blue barn swallows perched on spruce branches and an antique globe in the background with two swallows flying in front.
December 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
jeope.bsky.social
Big blizzard day in Manitoba. From the comfort of my kitchen, I watched this downy woodpecker get absolutely buffeted by the nasty wind – and for some reason, preferring to peck at this fencepost over snacking the suet log a few metres away. #birds
A small black and white woodpecker clings to a gate post, next to a metal latch. Snow is stuck to the wood as well. The bird is fluffed up against the cold, as a blizzard blows around it.
December 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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When engineers discover biology...
They massacred my boy 🤦‍♀️
An engineering schematic model of a woodpecker
April 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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For the #ArtAdventCalendar: a brush pen sketch of a belted kingfisher, doodled as part of a past #Inktober challenge. I’ve spent much time attempting to get close enough to a kingfisher for a photo – and still so far the best I’ve achieved is this courtroom sketch. #birds
A black-and-white (and grey) brush pen sketch of a kingfisher perched on a branch.
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
jeope.bsky.social
Hell yeah I got a bundle of these at my neighbourhood post office a couple weeks back – “Ducks” is one of my favourite books of all time!
December 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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emmasartworks.bsky.social
Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator) at the Marina in Hartlepool (UK) - fabulous looking ducks, a touch of the New Romantic about them (or maybe Punk?). Pen and watercolour from my own sketches and photos.
🐡🪶
#artAdventCalendar
Ink and watercolour sketches of Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator)
December 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM