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With this summer tanager, chukar, american woodcock, bay breasted warbler, common eider, and black guillemot, I just need 3 more bird species to reach my [current] goal of 300. #dslr #nikon #birdphotography #birds #summrtanager #pirangarubra #chukar #alectorischukar

Brenna@iamowls.bsky.social · 3mo ago

With this bobolink and the henslow's sparrow I'm pretty sure I heard, I just need 9 more bird species to reach my [current] goal of 300. #dslr #nikon #birdphotography #birds #bobolink #dolichonyx #dolichonyxoryzivorus #bathnaturepreserve #ohio

Bobolink flying. He has a black body, dark eyes and beak, straw colored nape, and greyish white upper wing coverts, upper tail coverts, and lower back. Beneath him is an oak tree with green leaves. The sky is blue.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 18h ago

Sounds about right (except, what's up with Miami?).

A Map of the US with a blue to red heat map. The blue represents regions that speak least like me, and red most like me. The highest reds are in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Southern Florida.

Screenshot that says:
'Cities most & least like you
Interpolated from the nearest survey responses.
Most similar
1. Miami, FL (52%)
2. Baltimore, MD (52%)
3. Philadelphia, PA (52%)
Least similar
1. New Orleans, LA (47%)
2. Houston, TX (47%)
3. Minneapolis, MN (47%)
What gave you away
Answers that point most strongly to Pennsylvania.
What do you call the long sandwich that contains cold cuts, lettuce, and so on? hoagie
What do you call the miniature lobster that one finds in lakes and streams for example (a crustacean of the family Astacidae)? crayfish
What is your *general* term for the rubber-soled shoes worn in gym class, for athletic activities, etc.? sneakers
the first vowel in "syrup" [i] "sear-up"

Paul Foth@paulrfoth.bsky.social · 21h ago

Yep, yep

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 4d ago

Meet Ailbhe: she's been traveling with me for some time, but I've only recently named her. I've also decided to start documenting some of my travelings with her. 1st is our trip to Maine. #stuffedanimal #landscape #traveling #birds #snowyowl #owl #owls #bubo #buboscandiacus

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · last wk.

The Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. I've liked owls since I was a baby, but that series really sparked my obsession with them (although it died down temporarily in high school).

Preeti Chhibber@runwithskizzers.bsky.social · last wk.

In honor of Dolly and her commitment to getting books to kids, tell me about a book you read as a child that changed your life. I’ll start: so many, but tonight maybe I’ll say A WRINKLE IN TIME, a book that taught me anger wasn’t wrong.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 2w ago

Continuing with the ninox: the Camiguin Boobook. #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #firealpaca #birdart #birds #camiguinboobook #owlart #owl #owls #ninox #ninoxleventisi

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oh, to be a Wind Sailor Drifting through the sky Underneath The Full Moon Jelly #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #watercolor #watercolour #digitalwatercolor #rebelle #bythewindsailor #moonjelly #bioluminescentwater #nebula

A digital watercolor of a beach with a moon jelly as the moon and 5 by the wind sailors floating in the sky. The moon jelly is circular, white, and opaque with veins and 4 semicircles in its center. The wind sailors are dark blue with white opaque 'sails' and blue tendrils. The beach is various shades of yellow brown. The water is various shades of blue and with light blue and purple highlights. The edges of the water are bioluminescent light blue, with some residue on the beach. The paper is black. The background is spotted dark purple with many white stars. To the right is a purple, magenta, and seafoam green nebula.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 2w ago

Very beautiful, vintage decorative Hawai'i chokin plate I found in Worthwhile Thrift last week. #vintage #plate #decorativeplate #vintageplate #chokin #theartofchokin #hawai'i #hawaii #WorthwhileThrift

Vintage small decorative marbled teal and white, gold trimmed plate with a design inside a gold circle. Inside the circle are a hula dancer in the bottom right, 'Hawaii' written in the top right, 2 palm trees and a beach to the left, the ocean with 2 boats in the middleground, a Hawaiian island and clouds in the background, and 2 birds flying above middle.

Back of the plate. On top is a sticker which says:
'24k Gold'
Printed in the center is:
'The Art of Chokin
Metal engravings from Japan are created by the ancient art of Chokin. Gilded with gold and silver, the engravings were originally created to decorate the armament of the SAMURAI warriors.
Made in Japan'
On the bottom is a sticker that says:
'Warning: this product is not to be used to serve food but only for ornamental purpose.'

Brenna@iamowls.bsky.social · 3w ago

Very beautiful, vintage decorative cardinal like bird and rose chokin plate I found in Worthwhile Thrift last month. The image doesn't do it justice. #vintage #plate #decorativeplate #vintageplate #chokin #theartofchokin #bird #rose #WorthwhileThrift

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 3w ago

Was originally going to sell it as a phone wallpaper, but now I'm not so sure. #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #watercolor #watercolour #digitalwatercolor #rebelle #birdart #birds #swift #chimneyswift #chaetura #chaeturapelagica

A digital watercolor of 39 chimney swifts flying at dusk. The swifts are black with cigar shaped bodies and long, thin wings. Some of the swifts are entering a red brick chimney. Beneath the chimney is a grey tiled roof, slightly slanted. The sky is a indigo to red purple ombre.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 3w ago

An eurasian bullfinch cross stitch by Kikkerland I made years ago. #crossstitch #minicrossstitch #canvascrossstitch #embroidery #embroiderykit #kikkerland #bullfinch #eurasianbullfinch #pyrrhula #pyrrhulapyrrhula

Cross Stitch of an eurasian bullfinch. It has a thick, grey triangular beak, white eye, black head with an orange collar, an orange to pink ombre breast/belly, lightish grey upper wing coverts with the rest of the wing dark grey, grey upper tail coverts, dark grey tail, and french grey feet and under tail coverts.

Cross Stitch Embroidery Kit by Kikkerland of an eurasian bullfinch.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 3w ago

Very beautiful, vintage decorative cardinal like bird and rose chokin plate I found in Worthwhile Thrift last month. The image doesn't do it justice. #vintage #plate #decorativeplate #vintageplate #chokin #theartofchokin #bird #rose #WorthwhileThrift

Vintage small decorative white and black, gold trimmed plate with a design inside a gold circle. Inside the circle are a branch from a rose bush with rose gold colored rose and dull green brown leaves and a cardinal like bird with a white breast and belly, rose gold head, and brown copper back and tail.

Back of the plate with a sticker. The sticker says:
'The Art of Chokin
The images are created by etching pure copper and then gilding it with silver and gold. The engravings were originally created to decorate the armament of the Samurai warriors. This art form was handed down for over eight hundred years.
24k Gold Edged
Made in Japan'

Brenna@iamowls.bsky.social · last yr.

Very beautiful, vintage decorative Grand Canyon plate I found in Habitat for Humanity Warminster ReStore. The mostly pealed off sticker on the back says 'made in Japan.' #vintage #plate #decorativeplate #vintageplate #grandcanyon #roadrunner #pueblo #HabitatforHumanity #HabitatforHumanityReStore

Vintage small decorative white, gold trimmed plate with a design inside a gold circle. Inside in the circle is a pueblo with a brown roadrunner, a small grey pot, a large grey pot with red and white trim, a black, yellow, grey and orange blanket, and a brown, yucca like plant. Behind the buildings is the setting sun and above is 'The Grand Canyon.'

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 3w ago

A picture of the 2026 European Total Solar Eclipse. #astronomy #astrophotography #solareclipse #totalsolareclipse #eclipse #2026solareclipse #sun #moon

Image of a partial solar eclipse. The sun is orange and has 3 main solar spots. The top 1/5th of the sun is blocked by the moon, which is black. The background is black.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 3w ago

A white fronted scops owl clay figurine I made many years ago. #clay #clayfigure #clayfigurine #painting #birdart #birds #owlart #owl #whitefrontedscopsowl #otussagittatus

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 4w ago

Check out my new ride! #lego #legospeedchampions #dodgechallengersrthellcat #dodgechallenger #challenger

3/4 view of a lime green lego Dodge Challenger. It's rectangular, long, and has a small, solid spoiler. To the left is a female lego figure wearing a blue baseball cap and a pink long shoulder purse. On top of the car are 2 owls.

Low, 3/4 view of a lime green lego Dodge Challenger. It's rectangular, long, and has a small, solid spoiler. To the left is a female lego figure wearing a blue baseball cap and a pink long shoulder purse. On top of the car are 2 owls.

Closeup of a lime green lego Dodge Challenger front. It's rectangular and has 2 headlights per side.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 4w ago

Finished this moon and mushrooms cross stitch by Hillfolk a few days ago. #crossstitch #minicrossstitch #canvascrossstitch #embroidery #embroiderykit #hillfolk #moon #mushrooms

Cross Stitch of blue capped mushrooms growing out of a yellow moon. There are 3 mushrooms with the center being the tallest. The caps have white spots, and the rest of the mushrooms are tan. Around the mushroom are green, slightly swirly plant like growth. The moon is crescent and has 7 white cross shaped twinkles inside.

Cross Stitch Embroidery Kit by Hillfolk of 3 white spotted blue capped mushrooms growing out of a yellow crescent moon.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · last mo.

Finally finished this floral moth cross stitch by Loops & Threads that my grandmom gave me for Easter. #crossstitch #minicrossstitch #canvascrossstitch #embroidery #embroiderykit #loopsandthreads #floral #floralmoth #moth

Cross Stitch of a long winged blue floral moth with a black body and antennae. Inside the wings are pink, yellow, and purple flowers and a couple black spots. At the bottom of the hind wings are 2 crystalline teardrop shaped beads.

Cross Stitch Embroidery Kit by Loops & Threads of a blue floral moth with a black body. Inside the wings are pink, yellow, and purple flowers.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · last mo.

All of the albums (CDs) that I currently own. #music #albums #cds #owlcity #imaginedragons #muse #coldplay #ofmonstersandmen #shinedown #fivefingerdeathpunch #evanescence #thepolarexpress #moana #kpopdemonhunters #lindseystirling #joehisaishi #lemonademouth #disturbed

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · last mo.

Very important life advice. #booksky #manga #gachiakuta

Quote from graffiti designer Andou Hideyoshi at the end of Gachiakuta Vol 7. It says:
Hideyoshi Andou
X: @3aruyanen

Make a rock with your left hand. Make scissors with your right hand. Yes, that's right. Left hand wins.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hunting Heron Not sure how I feel about this one. #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #watercolor #watercolour #digitalwatercolor #rebelle #birdart #birds #heron #littleblueheron #egretta #egrettacaerulea

A digital watercolor of a heron standing in water next to a field and trees. The trees are in 2 layers: the back layer is taller and green and the front layer is shorter and dark green. In between the trees and the field is a black inked fence. The field is various shades of brown and green. In random patches and numbers are black inked blades of grass. The water is various shades of blue and teal with black inked lines to give the impression of movement. On the bank to the left is a black inked outline of some cattails bunched together and its reflection. To the right of the middle is a black inked outline of a heron hunting and its reflection. Inside the heron lacks watercolor and is white. The background is various shades of light blue that vaguely resemble small, puffy clouds.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Red Giant Snail Mandala #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #watercolor #watercolour #digitalwatercolor #rebelle #snails #redgiant #redgiantsnail #indrellaampulla #mandala

A circular mandala with 4 concentric sections. The center section is split in half. The top has sunrise and the bottom moonrise. In the center is a red mushroom with white spots reflected and flipped. The next section is teal with 8 purple petals with white edges. The next section is a cloudy blue with 4 snails. The top, left, and right snails have red feet with white edges, white mantles, and dark brown grey shells with white edges. The bottom snail is yellow with a dark brown grey shells with a white edge. The outer most section is green with 16 light yellow green circles. The background is grey.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 2mo ago

After a lot of thinking, I've decided to close my SmugMug account by the 2nd week of August. I've barely sold anything and it just costs too much money to keep open. Maybe sometime in the future I'll try selling my photographs again.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 3mo ago

With this bobolink and the henslow's sparrow I'm pretty sure I heard, I just need 9 more bird species to reach my [current] goal of 300. #dslr #nikon #birdphotography #birds #bobolink #dolichonyx #dolichonyxoryzivorus #bathnaturepreserve #ohio

Bobolink perched in an oak tree facing back. He has a black body, straw colored nape, and greyish white upper wing coverts. The oak tree has green leaves. The sky is blue.

Bobolink perched in an oak tree facing left. He has a black body, dark eyes and beak, straw colored nape, and greyish white upper wing coverts. The oak tree has green leaves. The sky is blue.

Bobolink perched in an oak tree facing back. He has a black body, dark beak, straw colored nape, and greyish white upper wing coverts and upper tail coverts. The oak tree has green leaves. The sky is blue.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Check out my Etsy shop for these phone wallpapers! www.etsy.com/shop/Spectac... #phonewallpaper #phonebackground #wallpaper #phone #watercolor #watercolorwallpaper #watercolorbackground #oilpainting #oilpaintingwallpaper #oilpaintingbackground #canyon #redrockscanyon #robin #americanrobin #spring

Watercolor phone wallpaper of Red Rocks Canyon. In the background, there are mountains of various shades of blue grey. In front of the mountains are tall rock formations of red and yellowish tan. In front of them are tan hills covered in plants of various shades of green. Center right are more red rock formations. In the center is a river of plants of various shades of green.

Watercolor phone wallpaper of a robin surrounded by plants. The robin has a dark grey brown head and back with a white throat, rufous breast/belly, a yellow beak, dark eyes with white eye rings, and grey brown legs. To the left and right of the robin are stars of bethlehem. They have white flowers with dark green sepals and green stems. The background is grass of various shades of green.

Phone wallpaper of a highway curving right bordered by hills. It is pale grey, 6 lanes, and is divided. On the highway are a few trucks and cars. To the left and right are large hills, covered in trees and other plants of various shades of green. The background is clouds of various shades of grey.

Phone wallpaper of a tree in fields. The tree is green with dark grey brown trunk and branches. In the distance are small green bluish mountains. Surrounding the tree are fields filled with plants of various shades of green and yellow green. The background is partly cloudy and the sky is light blue.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I Want Waffle Fries!! After I watched @cornellbirdcams.bsky.social video of Iris being upset about the fledgling starling's presence I just had to draw this. #drawing #pencildrawing #pencil #coloredpencil #coloredpencilart #coloreddrawing #ink #inkdrawing #illustration #comic #birdart #birds

A 6 panel comic of an osprey and a starling fledgling in a nest. The osprey is white with yellow eyes, a dark grey beak, dark brown markings on the top of its head and neck, dark brown mask across the eyes, dark brown back and wings, and pale grey legs and large feet with black talons. The starling is dark brown grey with black eyes and a bright yellow bill with a grey top. The nest is orange brown with various grey sticks at the edge.
1: Left is the osprey sleeping. There are 3 'Zs' above her head.
2: Left is the osprey with her eyes closed. To the right is the starling, looking at to the left.
3. Left is the osprey; her head feathers are raised. There are 3 '!' above her head. To the right is the starling looking at the osprey.
4: Left is the osprey standing. In front of her foot are 3 eggs. Center is the starling, looking at the eggs. Right center is the text 'What are you doing in my house?'
5: Right is the osprey standing. Her mouth is open and her head feathers are raised. Center is the starling, looking right. Behind it are 3 eggs. Left is the text 'What are you doing in my house??'
6: Large and center is the starling with its mouth open. Above it is the text 'I WANT WAFFLE FRIES!!'

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Continuing with the ninox: the Mindanao Boobook. #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #firealpaca #birdart #birds #mindanaoboobook #owlart #owl #owls #ninox #ninoxspilocephala

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I've been wanting to color my Short Eared Owl coloring page as a Galápagos Short Eared Owl for a while and I finally got around to it. #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #watercolor #watercolour #digitalwatercolor #rebelle #coloringpages #birdart #birds

Galápagos Short Eared Owl perched on a wooden pole. It has yellow eyes surrounded by black, dark grey beak, sand underneath the beak, sand 'C' shaped 'eyebrows,' greyish gold yellow facial disk with dark brown radial markings, dark brown facial disk border, dark brown streaks and wing markings, and overall greyish gold yellow plumage. The talons are black and the feet are grey brown. The pole is light brown with dark brown markings and is covered with whitewash. connected to the pole is a dark grey wire covered in whitewash. The sky is blue.

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Some of my comfort shows/movies that I watch over and over: - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Megamind - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - How to Train Your Dragon - Moana - Lilo & Stitch (when I was a kid) - Thomas and the Magic Railroad (when I was a kid)

Skulleigh@skulleigh.com · 4mo ago

Some of my comfort shows/movies that I watch over and over: - Howl’s Moving Castle - Prehistoric Planet - Raiders of the Lost Ark - Laid Back Camp - SuperCub - The Mummy - My Neighbor Totoro - any documentary about the Stone Age - Nature (the PBS series)

Brenna @iamowls.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Continuing with the ninox: the Andaman Boobook. #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #firealpaca #birdart #birds #andamanboobook #owlart #owl #owls #ninox #ninoxaffinis