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Alex Tomlinson
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Bird art and @pigeonpost.cafe 🔡🐦

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Flat illustration of two House Sparrows amongst fall leaves.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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They're practicing calligraphy! 🐦‍⬛🪶
"Happy Halloween" illustration of two Ravens practicing calligraphy with a feather. One is much more skilled than the other, but both seem to be enjoying themselves!
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Juncos and ginkgos! 🐦 🍂
Pattern against a bright blue background featuring flat illustration of Juncos and yellow fall Ginkgo leaves
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Flat, graphic illustrated poster entitled "Red-Eyed Birds of North America" featuring shadowy gray-blue silhouetted birds punctuated by bright red eyes. 23 birds are depicted in total, some highlights being the Snail Kite, Roseate Spoonbill, Common Loon, and Wood Duck.
October 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Flat illustration of a Wood Pigeon, Magpie, and Robin in a parade-line stride holding autumn leaves up high with their beaks! (UK birds as I am there right now on vacation!)
October 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest!
Flat, graphic poster of a Whooping Crane standing in the negative space of many Sandhill Cranes. The poster reads "The Great Midwest Crane Fest - Nov. 15-16, 2025 Baraboo, Wisconsin.
September 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Flat, graphic illustration of a Chipping Sparrow nestled atop a pile of fall leaves.
September 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Flat illustration from 2022 of owls perched on a branch at night against a dark blue sky. The owls decrease in size as they get close stacked in front, while also growing bright orange. The effect resembles a flame. The owls, back to front (large to small) are Great Gray, Great Horned, Long-eared, Screech, and Saw-whet.
September 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Flat illustration of an American Bittern through reeds at nighttime. The bittern is broken up through the reeds in a spooky, surreal snake-like manner.
September 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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August 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Thank you and yes! I usually finalize my art by drawing vectors in Glyphs which a font editor. Fun fact I also drew the font! :>
Screenshot of tracing over a sketch in Glyphs 3, a font editor.
August 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Flat, graphic illustration of a Blue Jay with a peanut in their beak perched atop a green wire wreath feeder.
August 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Four colorful panels of a Gray Catbird with mulberries, serviceberries, wild strawberries, and blackberries in their beak
August 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Flat illustration captioned "One morning a catbird was gathering berries" of a Gray Catbird amongst wild strawberries with a small strawberry in their beak.
July 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Flat illustration of two Whip-poor-wills in flight surrounded by fireflies and yellow lines inspired by long exposure photographs.
July 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Flat illustration of a Rock Pigeon perched on top of a bird bath. The scene is entirely blue-green and rainy punctuated by the pigeon's bright orange eye.
July 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Illustration titled "Backyard Sounds" featuring a Cardinal, Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Mourning Dove, and Red-bellied woodpecker. Various, very subjective interpretations of bird calls form an abstract timeline composed of simple color shapes and loops.
June 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Flat illustration of a very fluffy Royal Albatross chick sitting on top a nest. A cloud pattern in the sky appears to be the the same albatross fluff!
June 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Flat illustration in 5 panels depicting Red-winged blackbirds mobbing a Red-tailed hawk in flight.
June 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Flat illustration of three Great Cormorants, one is drying their wings and the others are playfully looking at each other. The birds are arranged in a way where their long necks nest into each other.
June 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Illustration for Audubon's Let's Go Birding Together initiative!!! 🐦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Graphic illustration of a Painted Punting leaving behind a rainbow trail with wings inspired by the progress pride flag captioned "Let's Go Birding Together" (LGBT) and initiative founded by Jason "The Birdnerd" St. Sauver. Graphic illustration of a Painted Punting leaving behind a rainbow trail with wings inspired by the progress pride flag captioned "Let's Go Birding Together" (LGBT) and initiative founded by Jason "The Birdnerd" St. Sauver.
June 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Added a fourth one and made some subtle tweaks to the others! 🕊️🌐
The same collection of stamps, with an extra “Aerogramme” stamp featuring three doves flying above a stylized Earth.
May 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Made some new rubber stamps! Who are you trusting with your delivery? 🐦✉️
Three rubber stamps with various birdy and mail inspired designs 1. "Thrush Delivery" featuring an American Robin (a thrush) with a worm in his beak 2. "Domestic Ground" featuring a Wood Thrush atop foliage 3. "By Sea" featuring a Puffin in the water
May 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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And the paper = risograph prints! (by @juleshroom.bsky.social) The texture is very satisfying in person.
Risograph prints of the moth design
May 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM