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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Sometimes I paint birds. Sometimes I enjoy a pun. Today, I present to you a #secretarybird 🎩
#birdart
#birdportrait
#birdpainting
#whimsicalart
#birdart
#birdportrait
#birdpainting
#whimsicalart
May 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Sometimes I paint birds. Sometimes I enjoy a pun. Today, I present to you a #secretarybird 🎩
#birdart
#birdportrait
#birdpainting
#whimsicalart
#birdart
#birdportrait
#birdpainting
#whimsicalart
Thanks to @walshbr.bsky.social I am experimenting with @tropy.bsky.social for organizing reference photos from recent #birding trips. I'm hoping this means less frustration when searching for reference photos in the future. #birdartist
May 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Thanks to @walshbr.bsky.social I am experimenting with @tropy.bsky.social for organizing reference photos from recent #birding trips. I'm hoping this means less frustration when searching for reference photos in the future. #birdartist
Watercolor of an #easternrosella for the new book project. #birdart #birdillustration #australianbirds
May 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Watercolor of an #easternrosella for the new book project. #birdart #birdillustration #australianbirds
My latest: a family portrait of #bushstonecurlew from Brisbane, #Australia
May 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
My latest: a family portrait of #bushstonecurlew from Brisbane, #Australia
Do you like birds? Are you in need of silliness? www.deerhawkhealing.com/shop/doofybi...
April 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Do you like birds? Are you in need of silliness? www.deerhawkhealing.com/shop/doofybi...
I saw my first #crestedpigeon within hours of arriving in #sydney, much to my delight. While roaming through the city, I spied a pair and started taking photos only to discover this little fella right at my feet! This illustration will be part of my next book on the weird birds of #australia.
April 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I saw my first #crestedpigeon within hours of arriving in #sydney, much to my delight. While roaming through the city, I spied a pair and started taking photos only to discover this little fella right at my feet! This illustration will be part of my next book on the weird birds of #australia.
Got to work in the garden today and I’m feeling grateful to be in #taurus season. Hoping this original #watercolor painting sells at a spring market soon!
April 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Got to work in the garden today and I’m feeling grateful to be in #taurus season. Hoping this original #watercolor painting sells at a spring market soon!
Spent yesterday framing up some illustrations from my last book project (a children’s book about birding here in Virginia) and I’m quite pleased with how the experiment worked. #birdart #bookillustration #watercolors
April 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Spent yesterday framing up some illustrations from my last book project (a children’s book about birding here in Virginia) and I’m quite pleased with how the experiment worked. #birdart #bookillustration #watercolors
BIRD PROTOCOL activated. Take a bird, leave a bird. 🪶
April 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
BIRD PROTOCOL activated. Take a bird, leave a bird. 🪶
Now that spring migration is full underway, I thought I’d share my newest print of places to go birding here in #albemarlecountyva! From warblers in the west to the heron rookery at Ivy Creek, there are lot of options to explore.
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#birds #virginiabirds
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#birds #virginiabirds
April 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Now that spring migration is full underway, I thought I’d share my newest print of places to go birding here in #albemarlecountyva! From warblers in the west to the heron rookery at Ivy Creek, there are lot of options to explore.
www.deerhawkhealing.com/shop/a-birde...
#birds #virginiabirds
www.deerhawkhealing.com/shop/a-birde...
#birds #virginiabirds
Photos from recent travels #jekyllisland #georgia
April 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Photos from recent travels #jekyllisland #georgia