Dana Wheeles
@dmwheeles.bsky.social
Magic, Whimsy, and Doofy Birds • Deerhawk Art Studio
Some of my favorite feathered friends from #newzealand #birdlovers #birdphotography #aotearoa #tui #kereru #kaka
October 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Some of my favorite feathered friends from #newzealand #birdlovers #birdphotography #aotearoa #tui #kereru #kaka
Australia has quite the rep for being scary but I (an American) have been here a month and I am mostly afraid of 1) being swooped by a magpie or plover, 2) complicated roundabouts, and 3) Tasmanian drivers (y’all wanna drive 100 km/hr on narrow, windy roads with wallabies everywhere?!)
October 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Australia has quite the rep for being scary but I (an American) have been here a month and I am mostly afraid of 1) being swooped by a magpie or plover, 2) complicated roundabouts, and 3) Tasmanian drivers (y’all wanna drive 100 km/hr on narrow, windy roads with wallabies everywhere?!)
Two things can be true: #birding is wonderful and terrible. Tell me about your favorite worst day, fellow #birdnerds !
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#birds
#birdlovers
#birdaventures
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#birds
#birdlovers
#birdaventures
Today was a wonderful, terrible day #birds #birdlovers #birdnerd #birdingadventure
YouTube video by The Doofy Birds Club
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September 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Two things can be true: #birding is wonderful and terrible. Tell me about your favorite worst day, fellow #birdnerds !
youtube.com/shorts/9qE7h...
#birds
#birdlovers
#birdaventures
youtube.com/shorts/9qE7h...
#birds
#birdlovers
#birdaventures
In honor of #cassowary day, I have my own experience to share this week! I love #farnorthqueensland youtu.be/HSNChH5yxgE?... #birdnerd #doofybirds
Cassowary Encounter!
YouTube video by The Doofy Birds Club
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September 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In honor of #cassowary day, I have my own experience to share this week! I love #farnorthqueensland youtu.be/HSNChH5yxgE?... #birdnerd #doofybirds
Exploring Far North Queensland
YouTube video by The Doofy Birds Club
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September 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I am having the time of my life in Sydney! Behold, my favorite #doofybirds so far.
September 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I am having the time of my life in Sydney! Behold, my favorite #doofybirds so far.
I’m about to fly back to #australia to finish researching my next book about the weirdest #birds there. The #doofybirds travel series kicks off again tomorrow! youtube.com/shorts/jZya1...
Trailer: Doofy Birds Travel Series, Season 2
YouTube video by The Doofy Birds Club
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September 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I’m about to fly back to #australia to finish researching my next book about the weirdest #birds there. The #doofybirds travel series kicks off again tomorrow! youtube.com/shorts/jZya1...
Mustachioed goobers of the best kind! #incatern #birdlovers
September 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Mustachioed goobers of the best kind! #incatern #birdlovers
My most recent #petportrait commission! I had fun capturing the essence of this adorable #mainecoon.
September 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My most recent #petportrait commission! I had fun capturing the essence of this adorable #mainecoon.
Dog-sitting in a posh, somewhat rural neighborhood and realizing that I can never fully enjoy this fancy screened-in porch because the perpetual sound of lawn maintenance is inescapable.
August 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Dog-sitting in a posh, somewhat rural neighborhood and realizing that I can never fully enjoy this fancy screened-in porch because the perpetual sound of lawn maintenance is inescapable.
One of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken: a #greenheron at #huntleymeadows in northern Virginia. #birdphotography #birds #birdnerd
August 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken: a #greenheron at #huntleymeadows in northern Virginia. #birdphotography #birds #birdnerd
Re-posting this thread for when I need it.
This is a 🧵of things that feel awesome. Add your own.
The pleasure of taking off constricting shoes & clothing at the end of a day.
When the cat falls asleep in a bagel on your hip and you can feel the moment it goes completely boneless.
When a toddler uses you as trusted steadying furniture.
The pleasure of taking off constricting shoes & clothing at the end of a day.
When the cat falls asleep in a bagel on your hip and you can feel the moment it goes completely boneless.
When a toddler uses you as trusted steadying furniture.
July 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Re-posting this thread for when I need it.
Adding this sumptuous character to my collection of illustrations for the australian #doofybirds book! Meet the #pinkcockatoo aka #majormitchellcockatoo. #birdart #birdartist #aussiebirds
July 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Adding this sumptuous character to my collection of illustrations for the australian #doofybirds book! Meet the #pinkcockatoo aka #majormitchellcockatoo. #birdart #birdartist #aussiebirds
Re-watched Jurassic Park this weekend and was inspired to make something silly.
July 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Re-watched Jurassic Park this weekend and was inspired to make something silly.
And that’s why this is one of my top-selling notecards!
July 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
And that’s why this is one of my top-selling notecards!
On this Friday afternoon, I’d like to introduce y’all to Great Aunt Enid, who is already decked out in her Sunday best.
June 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
On this Friday afternoon, I’d like to introduce y’all to Great Aunt Enid, who is already decked out in her Sunday best.
A moment of levity, brought to you by the birds always doing the most (East Coast, US edition) #birdnerd #birdartist youtube.com/shorts/ozr8z...
Some Virginia birds that are always doing the most! #birds #birdnerd #birdlovers
YouTube video by The Doofy Birds Club
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June 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A moment of levity, brought to you by the birds always doing the most (East Coast, US edition) #birdnerd #birdartist youtube.com/shorts/ozr8z...
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Mariann Johansen-Ellis, contemporary printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
June 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Mariann Johansen-Ellis, contemporary printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Had a cheeky little visitor last night (Piedmont, Virginia) #automerusio #iomoth
June 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Had a cheeky little visitor last night (Piedmont, Virginia) #automerusio #iomoth
Meet Fitzgerald (Fitz to his friends)! He’s a natty dresser and speaks 5 languages. #greaterroadrunner #birdart #birdartist #birdnerd #acrylicpainting
June 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Meet Fitzgerald (Fitz to his friends)! He’s a natty dresser and speaks 5 languages. #greaterroadrunner #birdart #birdartist #birdnerd #acrylicpainting
Detail from a painting of local wildlife from a couple of years ago : #greenheron
#watercolor
#birdart
#virginiabirds
#watercolor
#birdart
#virginiabirds
June 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Detail from a painting of local wildlife from a couple of years ago : #greenheron
#watercolor
#birdart
#virginiabirds
#watercolor
#birdart
#virginiabirds