Hal Aetus
@aetusart.com
Art and words for birds. 🏳️🌈, he/him, bald eagle 🦅 Store: aetusart.com Socials: https://linktr.ee/aetus | 2026: FM?, MFF? | DMs are fine! Masto: https://birdbutt.com/@aetus
How beautiful are these handmade creatures by kinetic artist and paper sculptor Lucy Jean Green! #beautifulbizarre #papersculpture #art
Finished up editing Chapter 11 of The Bonding today. It's one of the longest, and most romantic, in the entire book. That type of scene you wish would never end. 🥲 #theavianage #writing #fiction #birds
Worked on editing chapter 11 of The Bonding today. Halfway done with my first editing pass!
Sweet lil tomatoes from my tomato bush. Perfect snack on a long drive.
TIP LINE ALL-STAR: John from Michigan shares advice for surviving the collapse of the police state
I edited a few more chapters today, up through chapter 6 of The Bonding. One of the biggest challenges is keeping the timing & locations of 4-5 different threads consistent. I don't want a GoT-style impossible march to pull off a plot point. #theavianage #fiction #writing
Hy'toom! That's the Orzelian word that would describe the new chapter I crafted today. Someone mentioned in a review of Whiterock that Tulivor needed more page time, & I agreed. I let the characters do their thing, & it came out more beautiful than I could have forethought. I hope my fans love it.
I was annoyed by the lack of good 3D bird wings I could use for art references, so I created my own! You can download the file on my Ko-Fi if you wish to use them as well: ko-fi.com/s/36a32ad670 I even made a video showcase! Enjoy my accent haha: youtu.be/zhQB6ITUJ9k #art #blender #3d
3D Bird wings showcase - Blender 5
YouTube video by Amayensis
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Fireflies and Penstemon digitalis, 2026 This is a real photo taken in my yard, made with many stacked 4-second exposures. In all, this photo represents about 8-10 minutes worth of firefly flashes in a small area. Several species are represented here.
Update on The Bonding. It's all written & I'm going through chapter by chapter, smoothing, editing, & preparing to pass it off to beta-readers. I just finished editing chapter 3! Still on track for release this fall.
It's happening now until 8pm! 😄 Come stop by the West Allis Farmers Market for Food Truck Friday & Mini Market. Join me at my booth for artwork, crystal necklaces, custom art, stickers, and more at my booth! facebook.com/events/s/foo... ❤
Two osps means 2x the amount of fishey🐟🐟 #Fursuitfriday - Other osp is @tentailedwolf.bsky.social 📸: @cuttereagle.bsky.social
Hey everybirdy! This Saturday from 9 am - 3 pm, I'll bet at the Kenosha Harbor Market. It's a pretty big event, taking up a few blocks of the waterfront. I'll be at Studio Moonfall's selling books. Address is: 2nd Ave & 56th St, Kenosha. More info at www.kenoshaharbormarket.com
On Mac, InDesign just works. Stays updated, behaves predictably, can keep open for weeks, instantly go to work whenever. Art missing, no prob, finds it. But on Windowsj, fucked by layers of manual updates, CC permissions, common-ass fonts missing... Enough to just say fuck it & stay on my laptop.
I made a list of all the art I'd like to do for The Bonding. 69 pieces. On one wing, woo-hoo, great number. On the other... how the hell am I gonna do even half of those? Or a quarter? *eagle eyes shrivel and fall out of my head*
"And the Seventh Aetus poured his book into the air and said, 'It is finished.'" I just completed the draft of The Bonding. Next step is to go back through it, flesh out some areas, and then it will go to beta readers. I think it's reasonable to expect it will be out by November. :>
Finished a trip to Louisiana to surgically implant trackers in mottled ducks. Will be back in a month to do more. Good, short trip with lots of Louisiana charm. #birdsofmastodon #birds #duck #veterinary #Conservation
For the seventh year I helped organize @furryest.org, the Estonian outdoor furry convention. We are able to create a magical experience for 180 attendees only thanks to staff becoming year by year more professional and successful at onboarding helpers. This success makes me a little proud!
I’m on closing paragraphs of The Bonding, but slowing down to tidy up worldbuilding stuff, standardize terms, formalize Mamyrskin conlang, other odds & ends. I really like this part. See progress (spoiler-free) on the official wiki: wiki.aetusart.com, but don’t be surprised if it changes.
Repost since I've accidentally deleted the wrong account 😭 Eagles in love for @aetusart.com and his husbird Colin! 🤍
A new cover for Eric Malves' second book in his Anima Series. Lyall has lived as a wild hawk for a year, but injures a wing & goes to a wildlife center. Check it out at https://www.amazon.com/Anima-Broken-Wing-Eric-Malves/dp/B0DJ9C5QTK
Welp, looks like this is the song stuck in my head today. Could be worse. I wish there were more like this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLB...
NIAMOS! (Chandrilian Club Mix) (From "Andor (Season 2)")
YouTube video by Nicholas Britell - Topic
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Nice to be able to reach over from my kitchen chair, open the window, & snip off some basil when I need it. Also OMG this basil just doesn’t quit! It grows faster than I can eat it.
