Rebecca Gelernter
@nearbirdstudios.bsky.social
Science illustrator and designer. I like things with feathers. She/her
Portfolio: www.nearbirdstudios.com
Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/nearbirdstudios
Merch: https://nearbirdstudios.threadless.com
Portfolio: www.nearbirdstudios.com
Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/nearbirdstudios
Merch: https://nearbirdstudios.threadless.com
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Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm Rebecca, a science and medical illustrator who loves birds and other feathered creatures 🐡🪶🧪
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Horse(shoe crab) limb.....
February 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Horse(shoe crab) limb.....
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Everyone's favourite hadrosaur. :}
Parasaurolophus
Ink on Fabriano Medioevalis, 132 × 85 mm.
Parasaurolophus
Ink on Fabriano Medioevalis, 132 × 85 mm.
February 18, 2026 at 5:27 AM
LinkedIn is evidence of hell
February 18, 2026 at 4:49 AM
LinkedIn is evidence of hell
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Little bit of housekeeping for the SciArt Feed.
Gave the icon pic a fresh colour scheme, and added a pinned post for people who find the feed.
Gave the icon pic a fresh colour scheme, and added a pinned post for people who find the feed.
February 18, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Little bit of housekeeping for the SciArt Feed.
Gave the icon pic a fresh colour scheme, and added a pinned post for people who find the feed.
Gave the icon pic a fresh colour scheme, and added a pinned post for people who find the feed.
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Yucky! Apparently there is a 2,600 ACRE data center that is proposed near Dinosaur Valley in Glen Rose, TX. I grew up loving that area, and I have numerous fond memories of it.
Please help me tell the powers that be we do NOT want this data center.
www.sierraclub.org/texas/greate...
Please help me tell the powers that be we do NOT want this data center.
www.sierraclub.org/texas/greate...
Action Alert
Take Action 2
www.sierraclub.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Yucky! Apparently there is a 2,600 ACRE data center that is proposed near Dinosaur Valley in Glen Rose, TX. I grew up loving that area, and I have numerous fond memories of it.
Please help me tell the powers that be we do NOT want this data center.
www.sierraclub.org/texas/greate...
Please help me tell the powers that be we do NOT want this data center.
www.sierraclub.org/texas/greate...
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Even though society has moved past them, I like when library books still have the little list of stamps of when they were checked out a few decades ago
February 18, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Even though society has moved past them, I like when library books still have the little list of stamps of when they were checked out a few decades ago
Who wants to see something completely horrifying
February 17, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Who wants to see something completely horrifying
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Dawn over Marl Pits (1)
digital painting
digital painting
February 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Dawn over Marl Pits (1)
digital painting
digital painting
For anybody else using CS6 on Win11 - have you been noticing Photoshop get much, *much* slower to load in the last week or two? 🎨
February 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
For anybody else using CS6 on Win11 - have you been noticing Photoshop get much, *much* slower to load in the last week or two? 🎨
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Stink bugs from the 80s and their ridiculous shoulder pads.
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Stink bugs from the 80s and their ridiculous shoulder pads.
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A repost...
A couple of spoons where a knot in the wood was used as an 'eye'.
The first one is Australian Silky Oak and the second is Surinam Cherry (which really isn't a cherry at all).
A couple of spoons where a knot in the wood was used as an 'eye'.
The first one is Australian Silky Oak and the second is Surinam Cherry (which really isn't a cherry at all).
February 17, 2026 at 11:01 AM
A repost...
A couple of spoons where a knot in the wood was used as an 'eye'.
The first one is Australian Silky Oak and the second is Surinam Cherry (which really isn't a cherry at all).
A couple of spoons where a knot in the wood was used as an 'eye'.
The first one is Australian Silky Oak and the second is Surinam Cherry (which really isn't a cherry at all).
Not only can they fly and see a whole set of colors we can't*, they carry around personal duvets and don't have to go to the dentist.
*varies by clade
*varies by clade
February 17, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Not only can they fly and see a whole set of colors we can't*, they carry around personal duvets and don't have to go to the dentist.
*varies by clade
*varies by clade
Amphibian Time is coming 👀
Is it the time of night when we go listen to singing amphibians? Yes, yes it is. Can you hear amphibians where you are? Go outside and take a 10second clip with your voice memo and upload it to iNat. #herps
February 17, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Amphibian Time is coming 👀
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If you need 150 people in palaeontology, geology, zoology, scicomm and related. And I could list more, but ran out of space!
February 17, 2026 at 4:29 AM
If you need 150 people in palaeontology, geology, zoology, scicomm and related. And I could list more, but ran out of space!
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The National Capital Planning Commission is now accepting public comments on Trump's ballroom that dwarfs the White House and is ugly as sin.
To comment, click on the link below, then click on "Submit Written Comments" button. Next, select "East Wing Modernization Project" off the menu.
Go for it!
To comment, click on the link below, then click on "Submit Written Comments" button. Next, select "East Wing Modernization Project" off the menu.
Go for it!
How to Comment
This is a guide on how to speak at a Commission meeting. Please note that your comments may be recorded, and/or live streamed, and added to the public record.
www.ncpc.gov
February 17, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The National Capital Planning Commission is now accepting public comments on Trump's ballroom that dwarfs the White House and is ugly as sin.
To comment, click on the link below, then click on "Submit Written Comments" button. Next, select "East Wing Modernization Project" off the menu.
Go for it!
To comment, click on the link below, then click on "Submit Written Comments" button. Next, select "East Wing Modernization Project" off the menu.
Go for it!
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This seems like a great moment to talk about the importance of science communication!
Science communication matters because it connects scientific research with people, giving folks information they need to make informed decisions about everything from health to hazards.
Science communication matters because it connects scientific research with people, giving folks information they need to make informed decisions about everything from health to hazards.
February 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
This seems like a great moment to talk about the importance of science communication!
Science communication matters because it connects scientific research with people, giving folks information they need to make informed decisions about everything from health to hazards.
Science communication matters because it connects scientific research with people, giving folks information they need to make informed decisions about everything from health to hazards.
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I've always liked this band poster I did a while ago 🎨
July 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I've always liked this band poster I did a while ago 🎨
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#MinimalMonday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #birdphotography #birds #ClassicMono #BnW-Photography
Great Egret, Bombay Hook NWR 2025
Great Egret, Bombay Hook NWR 2025
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
#MinimalMonday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #birdphotography #birds #ClassicMono #BnW-Photography
Great Egret, Bombay Hook NWR 2025
Great Egret, Bombay Hook NWR 2025
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🧪🌏😡👇
...BUT the company intends to ship the ore abroad to be processed and sold. Tell your senators to vote NO! You can call [+1 (202) 224-3121]. Or @earthjustice.org makes it fast/easy to send a personalized letter (and they email it for you): earthjustice.org/action/defen.... 🌎 Thank you!
Stop Congress from selling out the Boundary Waters to a Chilean-owned mine
Corporate polluters are taking aim at one of North America’s most treasured landscapes.
earthjustice.org
February 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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I'll lend him my scythe, which is, appropriately, the curvy American type
Dude has a chance to make this the funniest Presidents Day ever
February 16, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I'll lend him my scythe, which is, appropriately, the curvy American type
THE KAKAPO ARE COMING
The first #kakapo chick for four years hatched two days ago (on Valentine’s Day for those who like to anthropomorphise!). Here’s Tiwhiri-A1-2026 in Yasmine’s nest. 📸: Deidre Vercoe. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds
February 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
THE KAKAPO ARE COMING
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Okay well I went outside to negotiate with the tree frogs ("Maybe you can not say FWREEP? FWREEP? FWREEP? all night long") and they said I had to talk to their union boss
I didn't know the tree frogs had a union
Anyway they're still yelling
I didn't know the tree frogs had a union
Anyway they're still yelling
February 16, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Okay well I went outside to negotiate with the tree frogs ("Maybe you can not say FWREEP? FWREEP? FWREEP? all night long") and they said I had to talk to their union boss
I didn't know the tree frogs had a union
Anyway they're still yelling
I didn't know the tree frogs had a union
Anyway they're still yelling