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Charlotte 😺
@charlietangy.bsky.social
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Scientist (biotech/health) by day, artist (traditional, pixel, and fiber) by night 🦠🧪🧶🖌
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Update to this: there is also a nest in the bike storage and I saw the little fledglings hanging out this morning!!!! 🤩
Four fledgling house finches on the ground. Some are hidden behind a bike wheel.
May 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Saw a little house finch friend this week in the bike storage at work ☺️
May 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Day 28 #FishyFeb - Fancy
Last one! way overdue, but I didn't want to leave it at 27 out of 28 😅
Decided to finish with a fancy goldfish! I've had so much fun making all sorts of aquatic creatures this past month :D
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pixel art of an orange/gold and white goldfish
March 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Days 26 and 27 of #FishyFeb - Oddly Shaped and School
Unfortunately not going to finish quite on time, but happy to show off a leafy sea dragon, and a very small group of sardines :P
Stay tuned for the last one - I've had so much fun doing this all month!
#pixelart
pixel art of a leafy seadragon on a dark blue background tiny pixel art of a school of fish
March 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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#FishyFeb Days 24 and 25 - Vibrant, Camouflage
Today we have two hawaiian invertebrates - the imperial nudibranch and the hawaiian bobtail squid! The bonus fact is that the bobtail squid uses bioluminescent bacteria to camouflage at night as well!
#pixelart
pixelart of a yellow, blue and purple nudibranch (sea slug) and a half buried bobtail squid taking a nap in the sand
February 27, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Days 22 and 23 of #FishyFeb - Legendary and Ancient
These days feature the oarfish (rare, deep sea, and definitely the source of legends) and the nautilus (been around for over 480 million years, super simple eyes, shells highly desired)
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pixel art of an oarfish and a nautilus
February 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Catching up slowly on these... #FishyFeb Day 24- Deep Sea

Of course, I wanted to feature the anglerfish that was spotted in shallower waters earlier this month. I wonder what it would be like to see sunlight after living in complete darkness..
#pixelart
pixel art of a black seadevil anglerfish swimming in light blue water. THe anglerfish is depicted with few pixels, highlighting its smallness in comparison to the vast open water it is swimming in.
February 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Day 20 of #FishyFeb - Reef
Todays subject is the reef triggerfish! (or humuhumunukunukuapua'a) the humuhumu is Hawaii's state fish and grunts when threatened.
pixel art of a brightly colored reef triggerfish
February 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Day 19 #FishyFeb - Bioluminescence
Flashlight fish have luminescent bacteria in organs that they can flash by covering them with a dark membrane! I had to do an animation for this one!!
#pixelart
February 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Day 18 of #FishyFeb - Angel
Going into the inverts again for this one with a sea angel!
Technically a swimming snail or pteropod, these guys swim using their wings in the deep sea and hunt down other types of pteropods for food!
#pixelart
February 20, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Day 17 of #FishyFeb - Danio
Catching up a couple of days here! Featured here are the zebra danio :) (I kinda made these a little sardine-y but I like their stripes!
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February 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Day 16 of #FishyFeb - Barb
Todays art features some tiger barbs! I used to have some of these as pets back in the day :)
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pixel art of three tiger barbs on a blue background
February 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Days 14 and 15 of #FishyFeb - Bat and Ribbon
Decided to do a combo here to catch up! Featured here are a bat star and moray eel! (i know, a ribbon eel would fit more obviously, but I think other eels count!)
I'm apparently feeling california coast species atm :)
#pixelart
pixel art of a rocky sea floor. A moray eel pokes out of a hole, while a orange bat star sits nearby on a rock.
February 16, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Day 13 of #FishyFeb - Algae Eater
Say hello to the sea hare!
Sea hares are incredibly velvety/soft to the touch, and they also release dark purple ink when threatened.
I'll also count this as my Feb entry for #NearbyNature2025 since they're found off the coast of California!
#pixelart
pixel art of a reddish colored sea hare on a grey background
February 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Day 12 of #FishyFeb - Hawk
Today features the Longnose Hawkfish! Haven't really heard of these guys before but they are quite striking!
#pixelart
Pixel art of an orange and white longnose hawkfish
February 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Day 11 of #FishyFeb - Shark
Decided to do something fun with today's subject, the Pacific Angel Shark! These guys spend most of their time buried in the sand waiting for prey to wander by, so... it was a challenge to figure out how to depict a buried fish!
#pixelart
pixel art of an angel shark, half buried in the sand. Its eyes peek out on top of its body, waiting for an unsuspecting fish.
February 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Day 10 of #FishFeb - Jelly
Meet the spotted or lagoon jelly! Don't have fun facts this time, I just love their polka dots.
February 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Day 9 of #FishyFeb - Ray
Today's (well...yesterdays) fish is a bat ray! These rays also live off the coast of California! They like to eat crustaceans, molluscs and small fish that hang out on the seafloor, and can flap their fins to expose their prey.
#pixelart
pixel art of a bat ray flapping its fins on a blue background
February 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Day 8 of #FishyFeb - Tiger
Today's fish is the Tiger Shark! They are known for having a very wide variety in diet (including inedible trash...), and also give birth to live young!
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pixel art of a tiger shark on a blue background
February 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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and upon request of @victoriapfeiffer.bsky.social, a semi-process vid of how I made this guy! (I didn't take as many screenshots as I could've but..yeh)
February 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Day 7 of #FishyFeb - Lion
Today's fish is the lion's mane jelly! (ok, not a fish per se but... its aquatic!) The bell of this jelly can grow to 8 feet in diameter and its tentacles can grow to more than 100 feet long!
I always like to see these guys at Monterey Bay Aquarium :)
#pixelart
pixel art of an orangey jellyfish on a blue background
February 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Day 6 of #FishyFeb - Gold
Today's fish is the California state freshwater fish - the California Golden Trout! They are related to rainbow trout (but are a separate species) and are native to a few rivers in the Sierra Nevada!
Pixel art of a california golden trout. The fish is mostly yellow with red on the sides and fins, as well as brown spots along the top and tail.
February 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Day 5 of #FishyFeb - Oscar
tbh I hadn't heard of Oscars before today, but my main impression is that they're very pretty, and very fish-shaped!
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Pixel art of an oscar fish. The Oscar is dark grey and green with orange splotches on its side and tail
February 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Got my prints from @fossilforager.bsky.social yesterday! Also, the packing held up nicely (no wet prints!) despite the envelope being completely soaked by the rain yesterday ahaha
February 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Day 4 of #FishyFeb - Cat
Managed to catch up to the actual calendar day! Today's art features striped eeltail catfish! Apparently these guys are marine catfish (and school as juveniles), which is pretty cool to me as I'm used to the common freshwater kinds!
#pixelart
February 5, 2025 at 6:36 AM