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Tara Okon
@rivers-disguise.bsky.social
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Birder, Fledgemore BTO nest recorder/ringer, ecologist, artist. Birds, dormice, wildlife, music, football.
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angnatur.bsky.social
WOS Conference 2025: 'Hear it! See it! Record it!'
Great talks about the importance of monitoring & recording birds and flora & fauna sightings. Fab day👌🏼
@birdsinwales.bsky.social
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@penrhynbirder.bsky.social
@cofnod.org.uk @btocymru.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
Finally got round to reading this fantastic book 'Robin Prytherch: A Life with Buzzards' compiled and edited by Lyndon Roberts. I was lucky enough to meet Robin once at the 2019 BTO conference. A beautiful book celebrating buzzards and a lovely gentleman. #birds #books #art
September 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
A few more photos of @robthomasbirds.bsky.social leaving artwork. Inner to outer circle - pied flycatcher eggs, pied flycatchers, redstarts, wood warblers, storm petrels, interspersed with oak leaves #birdart #birds #nature
Circular bird painting - gouache (colour) and m pen. Inner to outer circle - pied flycatcher nest with 8 eggs, oak leaves, pied flycatchers, redstarts, wood warblers, oak leaves, water, storm petrels Circular bird painting - gouache (colour) and m pen. Inner to outer circle - pied flycatcher nest with 8 eggs, oak leaves, pied flycatchers, redstarts, wood warblers, oak leaves, water, storm petrels Circular bird painting - gouache (colour) and m pen. Inner to outer circle - pied flycatcher nest with 8 eggs, oak leaves, pied flycatchers, redstarts, wood warblers, oak leaves, water, storm petrels (detail from roughly quarter of painting)
August 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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robthomasbirds.bsky.social
Thank you so much to friends, family and colleagues at Cardiff University for the wonderfully happy send-off yesterday (and today), and for the beautiful artwork by Tara Okon @rivers-disguise.bsky.social of my favourite birds. Thank you for the friendship and support -see you along the road :)
July 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
One from a while ago that I can now post. Not birds but dormice. Based on photos of different dormouse nests and individuals #dormice #art #nature
Artwork (colour) - dormouse nests and hidden dormice in repeated diamond (square on end) pattern. Gouache and drawing pen. Artwork (colour) - dormouse nests and hidden dormice in repeated diamond (square on end) pattern. Gouache and drawing pen. Artwork (colour) - dormouse nests and hidden dormice in repeated diamond (square on end) pattern. Gouache and drawing pen. Artwork (colour) - dormouse nests and hidden dormice in repeated diamond (square on end) pattern. Gouache and drawing pen.
July 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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dingemanselab.bsky.social
And thanks @rivers-disguise.bsky.social for another piece of wonderful sparrow artwork (can you spot the hybrid house x tree sparrow?)
July 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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House sparrows with house sparrow x tree sparrow hybrid @dingemanselab.bsky.social #birds #birdart
Artwork - House sparrows with house sparrow x tree sparrow hybrid. Gouache and drawing pen.
July 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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han-okon.bsky.social
#FrescoFriday of a panther with a cornucopia. Housed at the Naples National Archaeological Museum (Inv. No. 8779)
📷Sergey Sosnovskiy/ ancientrome.ru
July 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
Can anyone help with the ID of this looper moth caterpillar, please? Thank you :-) #moths #UKMoths #Invertebrates
Pink/purple and green looper moth caterpillar UK Pink/purple and green looper moth caterpillar UK Pink/purple and green looper moth caterpillar UK Pink/purple and green looper moth caterpillar UK
June 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Congratulations Dr. @cdegroot.bsky.social Hope you like the artwork :-)
dingemanselab.bsky.social Niels Dingemanse @dingemanselab.bsky.social · Jun 23
Big congrats to Dr. @cdegroot.bsky.social for a wonderful PhD defence @lmumuenchen.bsky.social. A big thanks to all collaborators and partner in crime @roriwijnhorst.bsky.social, and @rivers-disguise.bsky.social for producing wonderful artwork. Time to celebrate!
June 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
What a brilliant animation! Particularly loved the pied flycatchers. Excellent work @willrose.bsky.social 👏 👏👏💚
willrose.bsky.social Will Rose @willrose.bsky.social · Jun 12
Animating Pied Flycatchers and Longhorn Moths!? , it was a dream come true!
Delighted to make this for @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
bbcspringwatch.bsky.social BBC Winterwatch Fans @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social · Jun 12
Earlier this year @willrose.bsky.social explored @nationaltrust.org.uk Longshaw Estate and found inspiration in nature to create this beautiful mindful moment 🐥🌿✨

#Springwatch #Springwatch20 #Springwatch2025 #BBCSpringwatch
June 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
...and more behind thr scenes sketchbook pages #birdart #birds #bats #moths
Black and white sketchbook pages. Left - a collage of hen harrier faces. Right - shrill carder bees in hexagon shapes pattern Sketchbook page. Dragonflies and frogbit in hexagon pattern - black and white. Bottom of page - lesser horseshoe bats and lappet moth in hexagon shapes. Sketchbook pages. Left - lesser horseshoe bats in hexagon shapes on black background, black and white. Right - dragonflies and frogbit in hexagon shapes- black and white. Sketchbook pages. Left - lapwing heads in hexagon shapes, black and white. Right - lappet moth in hexagon shapes, black and white.
June 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
Haven't posted for a while so here are a few more behind the scenes sketchbook pages #birdart #birds
Sketchbook page - head of shore lark, wigeon, spoonbill - black drawing pen ' surrounded by paint patches, numbers and writing Sketchbook page - heads of avocet bitterns flying (black drawing pen) surrounded by writing scrawls, numbers and paint patches Sketchbook pages - aquatic warbler (colour), dipper, Pied flycatcher and swifts - black drawing pen. Colour paint patches, outline of snake. Sketchbook page - rabbit, badger drawings surrounded by colour paint patches
June 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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modernnature.bsky.social
We’re very pleased to announce that on August 29th, we will be releasing our new record 'The Heat Warps' on @bella_union The album’s opener and first song to see the light of day 'Pharaoh' represents the first steps for a new version of the band - UK/US dates and presave - modernnature.band
Modern Nature - Pharaoh (Official Video)
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May 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Another family outing with @han-okon.bsky.social & @marthaokon.bsky.social to see
@waterboysmusic.bsky.social @mickpuck.bsky.social at New Theatre, Cardiff. Photos 2018, 2021, & 2025 #liveinthemomentbaby
May 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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This little fella made my day today. Wood warbler singing at Craig-yr-Hesg LNR/Lan Wood today. What a beaut! #birds
May 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
A few oldies of some of the brilliant birds seen this week - lapwing chicks, cuckoo, barn owl & a new bird for me, dotterel...currently musing over artwork to celebrate this beauty 🤔 #birds #birdart
May 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
They're back! Woohoo! Swifts today over Pontypridd #swifts ##boysofthesummer
April 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Local patch Craig-yr-Hesg LNR #Pontypridd with bluebells looking resplendent in today's sunshine. Blackcap, willow warbler, chiffchaff singing. Blue tits on eggs & great tits with chicks. Magical 💚
April 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
Sneak peek at a non-bird artwork #dormice #art #nature
Dormouse artwork- gouache colour paints, drawing pen, a variety of dormouse nests with some dormice hidden or curled up in nests.
April 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Curlews #WorldCurlewDay
April 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
A celebration of the birds at Newport Wetlands over the years for a dear friend #birds #birdart
April 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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han-okon.bsky.social
Relief of a millstone from tomb 78 of the Isola Sacra Necropolis. A glimpse of work life in Rome and the importance of grain for the people. A servant with whip for horse/donkey/mule (?) preparing grain for bread, surrounded by tools. #ReliefWednesday
📷 Parco Archaeologico di Ostia Antica.
A tomb relief showing a millstone. A servant holds a whip for a horse like animal going around the millstone. Sieves, hoppers and bells present in background.
March 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
rivers-disguise.bsky.social
Another wheel of birds #birds #birdart
March 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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han-okon.bsky.social
Something rather beautiful about these little botanical illustrations within a 15th century herbal. Taken at a recent trip to the Wellcome Library (item MS574) 🌿
March 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM