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Emily Calimlim
@limlimillus.bsky.social
Picture Book illustrator. Loves birds, birding, and nature. Self appointed naturalist. 🦜 Can tell you random facts on birds. Want to go hiking?

Website: limlimillustration.com
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I plan to wear my Otto the Abominable Snow Dancer costume for some portion of these events, so if you are so inclined, feel free to show up in tutus, yeti / unicorn / mythical creature paraphernalia, glitter, onesies, etc.!

(It would make me super happy 🥰🦄✨⛄)
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Late night thoughts no. 7: Is a snake all neck or all leg? 🤔

#herpetology #conundrum #thoughts #insomnia
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
🤯
October 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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We are THREE WEEKS away from my debut picture book. Here's Part 2 of my Otto the Abominable Snow Dancer costume (the scarf!).

This photo was shortly after my husband smacked me in the face. We were going for heroic wind swept vibes and the scarf floating elegantly behind me, but ALAS.

#kidlitart
October 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
He should hold a little rain drop 🥺
October 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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This is in fact my most boomer complaint.
Why is everything a video these days? I do not need ten minutes and high production values to absorb one paragraph's worth of information, tyvm
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
October 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I don't actually read for pleasure a lot. I adore picture books, analyzing them is rough. But I LOVE non fiction nature novels...it's a nature documentary in your head.

A World on the Wing by Scott Weidensaul ♥️ 10/10 recommend.

#birdmigration #avianecology #conservation
October 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
So it's nap time at the disco?!
October 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I haven't been on blue sky in a hot hour as I've been doing some thoughtful portfolio development and retooling my illustration point of view.

Please enjoy this... #waybackwednesday #bird #kidlitart #coffee
October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I have also heard it pronounced as Kerr-ken-dahl lol
October 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Frog con is a free online convention where you can participate through discord, watching fun and educational panels on twitch, buying from frog artists in the virtual artist alley & more!

Its even better the whole event is filled with love and respect for frogs & their importance in our world 🥹🐸
October 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Late might thoughts no. 6: i just learned about tarsiers. What do you think it feels like being born with super hearing and night vision?

How do they master hearing everything all the time?

#tarsiers #cutelittleguys #mammals #adaptation
September 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I hope it gets better soon! No need to apologize for being a human!! ♥️
September 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Grue...as opposed to like...idk..teal???
🐦🧬 Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin identified a rare hybrid "grue jay" in Texas, born from a blue jay father and green jay mother whose ranges converged near San Antonio due to climate change. #birds #science

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A grue jay? Rare hybrid bird identified in Texas
Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin, who have reported discovering a bird that's the natural result of a green jay and a blue jay's mating, say it may be among the first examples of a hybrid ...
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September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Late night thoughts no. 5: acknowledging the things that don't happen in a day seems easy. Considering the accumulation of things that didnt happen over a few decades is much harder.

The mental health is low lately. #anxiety #decisions
September 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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A very nice wildlife veterinarian, and rehabber was able to take the bird and give him some medication. The next day, he looked great and was able to be released back in my yard. #birds #wildlifephotography #bird #wildlife
September 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I wish i liked more things so i could enjoy them simply and overlap.

I like birds. Drawing birds. Painting birds. Making entire life stories for birds. Watching birds. Watching videos of other peoples birds. Learning about birds at fairs. Looking at bird taxidermy.

See? #birds #hobby #life
September 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Sygnin Approved Only. Please full out questionnaire and return by mail only lol
September 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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September 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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September 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Sept. 6 is International Vulture Awareness Day! By consuming carcasses, #vultures prevent the spread of deadly diseases. Their bald heads, super-strong stomach acid, and ability to process pathogens--even anthrax--make them perfectly adapted for that essential role.
September 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Went to the Fiber Arts Festival in Salida, CO today. Who knew you could make yarn in so many ways and uhh...smells. The alpacas and sheep made themselves known!

🐑🦙🐐

If you use bird down...is it still a fiber?
September 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Don't forget to check this out! #kidlitgn

kidlitgn.com/2025/09/03/w...
Win a Kamvas 13 (Gen 3) from HUION – KidLitGN
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September 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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I highly recommend this delightful documentary - two dudes (non-birders) decide to complete a big year (see as many birds as they can in a year) living out of a van. Wonderfully done. Free on youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w...
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
YouTube video by owen reiser
www.youtube.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This was the best and most incriminating documentary of all time. Checked e-bird and the McQuads are still #1. Lol
September 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM