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
Portfolio: www.nearbirdstudios.com
Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/nearbirdstudios
Pinned
Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm Rebecca, a science and medical illustrator who loves birds and other feathered creatures 🐡🪶🧪
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Autumn Leaf 2
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 127 mm.
A fiery bit of visual comfort now that winter is abruptly come.
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 127 mm.
A fiery bit of visual comfort now that winter is abruptly come.
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Autumn Leaf 2
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 127 mm.
A fiery bit of visual comfort now that winter is abruptly come.
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 127 mm.
A fiery bit of visual comfort now that winter is abruptly come.
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Do NOT visit Faebook unless you have your browser configured to reject all cookies.
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Do NOT visit Faebook unless you have your browser configured to reject all cookies.
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Explore the rich SciArt ecosystem on Bluesky with my SciArt Starter Pack.
Paleoart to fine art,
comics to medical illustration,
bioart to space imagery.
150 artists, plus the entire popular SciArt Feed 🐡.
And no gen AI or NFTs. 🥳
Paleoart to fine art,
comics to medical illustration,
bioart to space imagery.
150 artists, plus the entire popular SciArt Feed 🐡.
And no gen AI or NFTs. 🥳
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Explore the rich SciArt ecosystem on Bluesky with my SciArt Starter Pack.
Paleoart to fine art,
comics to medical illustration,
bioart to space imagery.
150 artists, plus the entire popular SciArt Feed 🐡.
And no gen AI or NFTs. 🥳
Paleoart to fine art,
comics to medical illustration,
bioart to space imagery.
150 artists, plus the entire popular SciArt Feed 🐡.
And no gen AI or NFTs. 🥳
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The Marsh Palaeoart Award nominations for artwork depicting fossil fauna from Britain and Ireland, close soon. It is your last chance, send artworks in!
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The Marsh Palaeoart Award nominations for artwork depicting fossil fauna from Britain and Ireland, close soon. It is your last chance, send artworks in!
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The Palaeolithic Mosotho Dinosaurs vibing with the Neolithic Slavic Dinosaurs
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Palaeolithic Mosotho Dinosaurs vibing with the Neolithic Slavic Dinosaurs
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Update: I needed to print two sheets. The printer chewed up four sheets of paper and developed two jams.
I'm interested to know if there's a single person on the planet Earth who hates their printer less after using it
November 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Update: I needed to print two sheets. The printer chewed up four sheets of paper and developed two jams.
I'm interested to know if there's a single person on the planet Earth who hates their printer less after using it
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I'm interested to know if there's a single person on the planet Earth who hates their printer less after using it
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Went and saw the giant pants
November 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Went and saw the giant pants
Behavior bio people, check out this guy's experience training an octopus!
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Behavior bio people, check out this guy's experience training an octopus!
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Autumn leaf 1
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 130 mm.
Suggested musical accompaniment:
youtu.be/htnXgyBbiyg?....
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 130 mm.
Suggested musical accompaniment:
youtu.be/htnXgyBbiyg?....
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Autumn leaf 1
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 130 mm.
Suggested musical accompaniment:
youtu.be/htnXgyBbiyg?....
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 130 mm.
Suggested musical accompaniment:
youtu.be/htnXgyBbiyg?....
They're not historical, but these are excellent Little Guys
A couple of charming carvings of owls by Inuit artist Tudlik (1890–1966) for #OwlishMonday
www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/art...
www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/art...
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
They're not historical, but these are excellent Little Guys
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I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
It's invisible to the eye, but it's technically an aurora
November 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
It's invisible to the eye, but it's technically an aurora
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Waldo the Common Hill Myna, saddest casualty of the Laura Palmer case 🐡🪶 #TwinPeaks
February 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Waldo the Common Hill Myna, saddest casualty of the Laura Palmer case 🐡🪶 #TwinPeaks
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OK, who else needs a break? Have some cute dinosaurs. Old work. 🐡
February 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
OK, who else needs a break? Have some cute dinosaurs. Old work. 🐡
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Also in case its not being mentioned in your feed, there is still a remaining vote for this and Somehow they didn't anticipate the outrage, so there's apparently some hesitation now.
If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine
If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Also in case its not being mentioned in your feed, there is still a remaining vote for this and Somehow they didn't anticipate the outrage, so there's apparently some hesitation now.
If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine
If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
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putting it on my CV: getting real good at handling and recovering from rejection
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
putting it on my CV: getting real good at handling and recovering from rejection
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Proper thread time! Today marks the publication of my fourth book, Spinosaur Tales, this one written with and illustrated by @markwitton.bsky.social. It's out now in the UK (hardback, audiobook, ebook) and will be out elsewhere in Jan 2026. It covers all things spinosaurian, including Spinosaurus.
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Proper thread time! Today marks the publication of my fourth book, Spinosaur Tales, this one written with and illustrated by @markwitton.bsky.social. It's out now in the UK (hardback, audiobook, ebook) and will be out elsewhere in Jan 2026. It covers all things spinosaurian, including Spinosaurus.
I have a parrot on my right shoulder telling me "hello" and a parrot on my left shoulder telling me "step up." Not sure where this puts me, morality-wise
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I have a parrot on my right shoulder telling me "hello" and a parrot on my left shoulder telling me "step up." Not sure where this puts me, morality-wise