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Chantelle James
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Canadian. Sometime artist. Love flowers, bees and other pollinators, birds, and wildlife. Active on Reddit's SketchDaily as OldestSisterAIiMH.
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This went well. I'd also like to brag a little: with today's result I'm now on my longest Connections streak ever of 36 days. (Reposted with a smaller image)

Connections
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Cropped screenshot of NYTimes Connections result. Categories were guessed in Green, Yellow, Blue, and Purple order with no mistakes. Circled, and the point of the image because it's proof of the accomplishment (sort of, because there's no date on the image), are the Current Streak and Max Streak, both of which are 36. That may not seem like a lot to many people, but I'm proud of it.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Birdtober Day 31: Artist's Choice: Blue Jay. Go Jays! Watercolour and gouache on 300gsm hot-pressed paper.

#Birdtober2025 #BlueJay #Watercolour #Gouache #GoJaysGo #Birds
Watercolour portrait of a Blue Jay on a brown branch and against a white background. Its back is to the viewer and its head is turned so the right eye faces the viewer.
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Birdtober Day 30: Gallirex (Rwenzori turaco). Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober2025 #Gallirex #RwenzoriTuraco #WaterBasedMarkers
Water-based marker portrait of a colourful Rwenzori turaco with its back in three-quarter profile to the viewer and its head turned so its right eye faces the viewer. The bird sits on a grey branch against a white background.
October 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Birdtober Day 29: Varied Bunting. Watercolour and gouache on 300gsm hot-pressed paper.

#Birdtober2025 #VariedBunting #Watercolour #Gouache #Birds
Watercolour and gouache portrait of a male Varied Bunting with his back in three-quarter profile to the viewer and his head turned so his left eye faces the viewer. He's resting on a sketched brown branch, against a white background.
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Birdtober Day 28: Sultan Tit. Water-based markers on ohuhu paper.

#Birdtober2025 #SultanTit #WaterBasedMarkers #Birds
Water-based marker portrait of a Sultan Tit bird in three-quarter profile, facing the viewer's left. The bird is resting on a brown branch against a white background.
October 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Birdtober Day 27: California Condor. Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober2025 #CaliforniaCondor #WaterBasedMarkers #Birds
Water-based marker portrait of a flying California Condor from below, the way most of us might see one. It's such a huge bird, with a 3m wingspan - imagine seeing one! All you would really see are the wings outstretched, as shown here, as it looks for food. This bird is shown against a white background.
October 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Birdtober Day 26: Pacific Wren. Watercolour on 300gsm hot-pressed paper.

#Birdtober2025 #PacificWren #Watercolour #Birds
Watercolour portrait of a Pacific Wren standing on a branch in three-quarter profile, looking to the viewer's right, against a white background. This bird is very much a borb.
October 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Birdtober Day 25: Acorn Woodpecker. Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober #AcornWoodpecker #WaterBasedMarkers #Birds
Water-based marker portrait of an Acorn Woodpecker to the left of a vertical tree, about to plunge its beak into the tree to create holes for acorns and other nuts and seeds. On a white background.
October 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Birdtober Day 24: Olive Warbler. Watercolour on 300gsm hot-pressed paper.

#Birdtober2025 #OliveWarbler #Watercolour #Birds
Watercolour portrait of a male Olive Warbler. His right side faces the viewer and he is standing on a brown branch against a creamy white background.
October 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Birdtober Day 23: Northern Waterthrush. Watercolour on 300gsm hot-pressed paper.

#Birdtober2025 #NorthernWaterthrush #Watercolour #Birds
Watercolour portrait of a singing Northern Waterthrush (which is a warbler, not a thrush). The bird is in three-quarter profile with its right wing and eye facing the viewer. It sits on a brown branch and has its head tilted back and its mouth wide open.
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Birdtober Day 22: Tree Swallow. Watercolour and gouache on 300gsm hot-pressed paper.

#Birdtober2025 #TreeSwallow #Watercolour #Gouache #Birds
Watercolour and gouache portrait of a Tree Swallow in flight from above, with its wings outstretched and the sun highlighting its iridescent feathers.
October 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Birdtober Day 21: Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Watercolour and gouache on 300gsm hot-pressed paper.

#Birdtober2025 #EurasianTreeSparrow #EurasianSparrow #Watercolour #Gouache #Birds
Watercolour and gouache portrait of a Eurasian Tree Sparrow with its back in three-quarter profile to the viewer and its head turned so its right eye faces the viewer. The bird sits on a vague brown branch against a white background.
October 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Birdtober Day 20: Golden Plover (European). Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober2025 #GoldenPlover #WaterBasedMarkers #Birds
Water-based markers portrait of a European Golden Plover with its left side facing the viewer. It is standing on a greenish brown ground against a white background.
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Birdtober Day 19: Red-footed Booby. Watercolour on 300gsm hot-pressed paper.

#Birdtober2025 #RedFootedBooby #Watercolour #Birds #Bird
Watercolour portrait of a Red-footed Booby from below, in a three-quarter profile with the body turned to the viewer's right, and the head lifted and turned to the viewer's left. The bird is sitting on a brown branch against a white background.
October 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Birdtober Day 18: Crowned Parrot (red). Water-based markers and InkJoy pen on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober2025 #CrownedParrot #WaterBasedMarkers
Water-based marker portrait of a red crowned parrot facing the viewer, perched on a stick, against a white background. Its head is turned to the viewer's right and is tilted a little.
October 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Birdtober Day 17: Great Grey Owl. Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober2025 #GreatGreyOwl #WaterBasedMarkers
Water-based marker portrait of a great grey owl in three-quarter view with its body facing the viewer's right and face turned to the viewer, on a white background.
October 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Birdtober Day 16: Pygmy Nuthatch. Fineliners on recycled sketch paper.

#Birdtober2025 #PygmyNuthatch #Fineliners
Fineliners side portrait of a pygmy nuthatch upside down on a branch, facing the viewer's left, against a white background.
October 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Birdtober Day 15: Ringed Kingfisher (female). Water-based markers and white InkJoy pen on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober2025 #RingedKingfisher #WaterBasedMarkers
Side portrait of a female Ringed Kingfisher facing the viewer's left, standing on a hazy brown branch against a white background.
October 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Birdtober Day 14: Costa's Hummingbird. Watercolour on 300gsm hot pressed paper.

#Birdtober2025 #CostasHummingbird #Watercolour
Watercolour portrait of a male Costa's Hummingbird in flight, on a white background. The bird faces the viewer's left.
October 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Birdtober Day 13: Grey Heron. Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober2025 #GreyHeron #WaterBasedMarkers
Water-based marker portrait of a grey heron launching itself up to the viewer's left. Its wings rise and bend above it to gain lift, its head learns forward, and its legs are full of the tension of the launch. On a white background.
October 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Birdtober Day 12: Gyrfalcon. Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober2025 #Gyrfalcon #WaterBasedMarkers
Portrait of a white Gyrfalcon in flight, wings and tail extended, mouth open and head turned to its left, from above on a white background.
October 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Birdtober Day 11: Arctic Tern. Graphite pencil on recycled sketch paper.

#Birdtober2025 #ArcticTern #GraphitePencil
Graphite pencil drawing of an Arctic Tern flying overhead, from below, on a white background. The bird's wings are outstretched and its head is tilted slightly to its left.
October 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Birdtober Day 10: Kalij Pheasant. Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober2025 #KalijPheasant #WaterBasedMarkers
Water-based markers portrait of the left side of a male Kalij Pheasant on a white background.
October 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Birdtober Day 9: White Crested Helmetshrike. Conte on toned paper.

Thank you @aholmesartstudio for hosting #birdtober

#Birdtober2025 #WhiteCrestedHelmetshrike #Conte
Conte portrait of a White Crested Helmetshrike with its back to the viewer and its head turned so its left eye is looking at the viewer.
October 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Birdtober Day 8: Diamond Firetail Finch. Water-based markers and gel pen on ohuhu marker paper.

#Birdtober2025 #DiamondFiretailFinch #WaterBasedMarkers
Water-based marker portrait of a Diamond Firetail Finch on a brown branch. The bird is facing towards the viewer's right.
October 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM