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Adrian Hillman

@hadrianwild.bsky.social

Re-imagining urban decay. Surrounded by the wonderful wildlife of a Thai garden. Digital downloads available at https://buymeacoffee.com/adrianhillman

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EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social · last mo.

At Waugh Bridge in Houston, Texas an urban colony of 200,000 free-tailed bats 🦇 attract Black Crowned Night Heron. The local Herons have learned to fly up into the grooves under the bridge to dislodge and grab a fresh bat meal 🦇🥢 . Adapt to Thrive!

1-Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) flying toward a crevice under the Waugh Bridge in Houston, Texas. Photo taken 30 August 2018; courtesy of Sharon Ruhly.

Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) flying from the Waugh Bridge in Houston, Texas, after seizing a bat.

Photo taken 30 August 2018: courtesy of Sharon Ruhly.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Shorebirds" in a photo of paint flaking away from rust (plus a mouse). #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #shorebirds #birdart #noai Digital download available at: buymeacoffee.com/adrianhillma...

Artwork of mixed wading birds on an abstract shore created from a macro photograph of paint flaking away from its rusty base. The light top layer of paint is stained by the underlying rust in places and has flaked away in roughly circular patches to reveal some mauve paint plus lots of rust. Two stilts (birds) are standing feeding together in the middle of the rocky beach with much rust showing through. Below them are three smaller less obvious wading birds foraging amongst the rocks and an unlikely mouse in the corner. Behind the birds the paint has flaked away in an even pattern that appears like light glinting on the sea, and at the top is an area of less-flaked paint with some light scratches showing the mauve paint - a distant flock of waders is flying across this sky.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Icemelt Reindeer" in a photo of layers of flaking old paintwork (also with a mouse). #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #reindeer #caribou #noai Digital download available at: buymeacoffee.com/adrianhillma...

Artwork of a reindeer or caribou standing besides the melt-water outflow of a glacier. Created from a photograph of old paintwork flaking in layers. The paintwork is cracked and flaking with patches of red, brown and yellow plus a large area of white. The single reindeer is apparently looking to cross the stream of meltwater. There is also a mouse hidden in the image.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Fox and Bats" in a stained old wall (also with a mouse). #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #fox #bat #nocturnal #noai 🦇 Digital download available at: buymeacoffee.com/adrianhillma...

Artwork of a silhouetted fox looking at two small flying bats created from a photograph of a stained old wall. The image is high contrast with dark and light areas making it look like an abstract moonlit night-time scene. There is also a small mouse hidden in the image.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Flying Fox" in a cracked old wall (also with a mouse). #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #flyingfox #bat #nocturnal #noai 🦇 Digital download available at: buymeacoffee.com/adrianhillma...

Artwork of a flying fox silhouette in flight created from a photograph of a cracked old wall with some of the cracks in front of the bat making it look like the bat is behind the branches of a tree. The bluish grey tone and dark bat give the image an eerie dusk or night-time feel. There is also a small hanging mouse hidden in the image.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Deep Forest Hornbills" ...plus a mouse. Created from a photo of a cracked old wall. #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #hornbill #birds #rainforest #noai Digital download available at: buymeacoffee.com/adrianhillma...

Artwork of three hornbills foraging in the canopy of an abstract lush forest created from a macro photograph of cracks on an old wall. The silhouetted dark birds, one of which is flying, are partially hidden within the cracked pattern of the background which resembles branches and foliage. The whole image has a blue tone. There is also a small mouse hidden on a branch.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Chase" - cheetah on the heels of a gazelle in a roughed-up old wall...plus a mouse #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #cheetah #predator #noai Digital download available at: buymeacoffee.com/adrianhillma...

Artwork of a cheetah chasing close behind a gazelle across an abstract land created from a photograph of a roughly textured and scratched old wall. The foreground is light with a brown tint and the two animals sprinting at full stretch match this as silhouettes against a dark stripe of scrub with a lighter sky above. Everything is heavily textured with a grunge feel. There is also a small mouse hidden in the foreground.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Bat Exodus" - wrinkle-lipped bats leaving a cave (via an old wall), inspired by a cave I often visit here in Thailand 🦇🦇🦇 #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #bats #noai Digital download available at: buymeacoffee.com/adrianhillma...

Artwork of a mass of wrinkle-lipped bats flying close together as they do when leaving a cave. This image was created using a photo of a grey old wall with fine cracks and a grainy texture. Where the wall is light the silhouetted bats are dark and vice-versa, with all the bats flying diagonally upwards to the right.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Backlit Gannets" - what do you mean you've never seen black gannets before? From a photo of a stained old wall. #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #birdart #noai Digital download available at: buymeacoffee.com/adrianhillma...

Artwork of gannets diving towards a rough sea on a wild coast. Created as a digital collage from a photograph of a weathered urban surface, the dark birds are backlit against a bright sky with high contrast creating an abstract scene of choppy sea, jagged rocks and a wild sky. There are 5 gannets flying high and 3 in the process of diving downwards.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Hare" - created from a macro photograph of a heavily weathered old road-sign. No AI. #hare #rust #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #noai Digital download available at: buymeacoffee.com/adrianhillma...

Artwork of a running hare with long legs. Created as a digital collage from a photograph of the weathered paintwork on an old road-sign with a network of cracks showing the dark rusty base beneath. The light paint has all been stained by the rust to a mid orangey-brown colour. The background is light with the faint lumpy texture from an old corrugated sign-board.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Weathered Owl" - created from macro photographs of a weathered corrugated metal fence. No AI. #bird #owl #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #noai

Artwork of a generic owl perched on a branch facing forwards with large eye disks. Created from a photograph of the weathered paintwork on an old corrugated metal fence the bird is mainly black, white and grey with a hint of rusty patches. The eye pupils, beak and feet are yellow.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"King Penguin" - created from several macro photographs of weathered urban surfaces. No AI. #bird #penguin #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlife #noai #antarctica

An artwork of a king penguin standing sideways with its beak tilted a bit upwards in an icy world. The bird and background were created as a digital collage of various macro photographs of weathered urban surfaces including an old wall for the background and the back of a road sign for the penguin's back and flipper-wing.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Black-headed Ibis Flock" - created from photos of weathered drippy paintwork on an old wall. #birds #ibis #waterbirds #waders #wildlifeart #wildlife #noai #wetland

An artwork of seven black-headed ibis standing in shallow water. The white birds with black legs, heads and necks are standing ankle-deep with their reflections showing. The background wetland is greyish and created from a macro photograph of paint streaks on an old weathered wall, which was turned 90 degrees so the streaks are horizontal.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Roundleaf bat mothers and kids from Thailand. Three species (𝐻𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑟, 𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠 and 𝑝𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎) showing how their pups usually hold on belly-to-belly head-upwards. 🦇 #bats #wildlife #Thailand #cave

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In the dim light of a late fly-out, to the tune of cicadas, Nayang’s wrinkle-lipped bats leave their cave…just as they have probably done every night for thousands of years...🦇 #bats #Thailand #wildlife

RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What happens when you travel all the way back home from Africa to find your sweetheart with another bird?! 💔 That’s what happened to poor old Mart this week who returned home only to find his beloved Martha had found a new partner! Keep up with all the drama here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaB...

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Intermediate roundleaf bats (Hipposideros larvatus) hunting flying termites, Thailand. Bat detector audio recording is actually picking up a different bat species. Where one bat is clearly following another it is probably a youngster learning from its mother. 🦇 #bats #Thailand #wildlife #termites

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I love this Thai description of bats... #bats #sayings #Thailand #wildlife 🦇

A cartoon illustration of the Thai saying describing bats as "a bird with ears, a mouse with wings" featuring a sparrow with bat-like ears and a mouse with bat wings, plus a few small silhouettes of flying bats in the background.

A cartoon illustration of the Thai saying describing bats as "a bird with ears, a mouse with wings" written in Thai script, featuring a sparrow with bat-like ears and a mouse with bat wings, plus a few small silhouettes of flying bats in the background.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Fledgling collared scops owl - 1 of 3 around the garden at the moment and so much more approachable than the wary adults #owls #birds #scopsowl #gardenwildlife #backyardwildlife #Thailand

Three full-frontal views of the same young collared scops owl perched on a branch at night taken with a flash in our garden in Thailand

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It was a late emergence but just enough light left for some wrinkle-lipped bat fly-out slow motion...🦇 #bats #wildlife #Thailand #batsofNayang

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐩𝐬! Harsh reality but these pink wrinkle-lipped bat pups lying dead on the floor of Nayang cave (Thailand) at least show that breeding is underway and somewhere up in the darkness there are 10,000's of others alive. 🦇 #bats #wildlife #Thailand #cavelife #batsofNayang

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Wrinkle-lipped bats leaving their cave in Thailand less frenetically than usual (= slow motion) 🦇 #bats #Thailand #wildlife #wildlifespectacle

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

An information sheet for tourists about a bat cave in Thailand free to anybody interested. I designed it as an easy-to-photocopy, black-and-white, two-sided, A4 leaflet in Thai and English. Dropbox link for pdf download: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yc0xz... #bats #Thailand #wildlife #illustration

Front of a black-and-white illustrated leaflet about wrinkle-lipped bats at a site in Thailand created to give tourists and locals a better understanding of the bat spectacle on offer. Simple ink illustrations and brief text.

Back of a black-and-white illustrated leaflet about wrinkle-lipped bats at a site in Thailand created to give tourists and locals a better understanding of the bat spectacle on offer. Simple ink illustrations and brief text. High-lighting the benefits of these bats which eat pests of rice crops and produce high quality guano fertilser.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Both peregrine falcons are very active at Nayang cave (Thailand). Before the bats come out they fly above the cave or perch nearby, often calling loudly. They are also hunting the bats for longer. I think they have chicks. Bats for supper tonight kids...again! #peregrine #falcon #Thailand #birds

A dark peregrine falcon flying against a light grey sky with its beak open calling. Its yellow feet are obvious.

A dark peregrine falcon perched on a branch looking at the camera. The tree has a few green leaves but most twigs are leafless. The sky behind is featureless light grey.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My fly-out count of wrinkle-lipped bats (Mops plicata) from Nayang cave in Thailand yesterday 🦇

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

100,000 wrinkle-lipped bats in Thailand

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I was just checking who was leaving chewed fruit remains under a coconut frond when I got ‘bombed by a spider 🦇 #bat #fruitbat #spider #backyardwildlife #gardenwildlife #Thailand

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Flooded Field Stilts - black-winged stilts feeding in a flooded field of rust #birds #stilts #birdart #wadingbirds #weathered #urbandecay #wildlife #wildlifeart #animalart

Artwork of a flock of eight elegant black-winged stilts feeding in a flooded field. The scene was created from a macro photograph of streaked rust on a metal container with the dark rust staining much of the light yellow base paint an orange-brown colour. The dark rust streaks resemble a ridged field with some of the birds matching the dark rust whilst others match the light yellow paintwork. The tones make it feel like a peaceful late evening scene.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Wild Geese - flying over the wild landscape of a heavily weathered urban surface #birds #geese #birdart #coast #weathered #urbandecay #wildlife #wildlifeart #animalart

Artwork of a flock of five geese flying over a wild abstract scene that resembles a rough coast or possibly tundra. The image was created from macro photographs of weathered urban surfaces. The foreground and birds themselves are dark blue with heavy scratches while the flaking background has white streaks with scratches and fine cracks plus some hint of rust. The scene feels wild and cold.

Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hawk and Sparrows - in some cracking paintwork found on an old wall #birds #predation #birdart #hawk #weathered #urbandecay #wildlife #wildlifeart #animalart

Artwork of a hawk's faint silhouette with wings spread out flying at a group of 8 dark sparrows which are scattering in panic. The image was created using a macro photograph of paintwork cracks found on an old wall. The base colour is a light creamy brown with cracks in the paint revealing orange underneath and blue below that give a sense of the branches of a bush.