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I've been donating hundreds of photos and illustrations to Wikimedia, CC-BY, at full rez. My illustration of a Rock Beauty (Holacanthus tricolor). 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #Wikimedia

My 2026 book: PONDS: An Illustrated Guide. youtu.be/B1b1IId_gd8?... 🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #freshwater #ponds #lakes

PONDS: An Illustrated Guide

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Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea). From my forthcoming book, PONDS: An Illustrated Guide, Yale University Press, Sept 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #warblers #birds #BirdArt

My illustration of a bright yellow New World wood warbler that specializes in wet woodland and swamp environments.

My illustration: Common Swallowtails of the northeastern U.S.: Tiger, Black, and Spicebush. 🧪🌿🌎🐡🦋 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #butterflies #insects

My digital illustrations of three common swallowtail butterfly species of the eastern U.S.

Abi Stevens - comms open @abistevensart.bsky.social · last wk.

🧪🐡🌿🌎🦋 Eastern Tiger Swallowtails (Papilio glaucus). North Haven, Connecticut, USA, August 2025. #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #swallowtails #butterflies #Papilionidae

Two large yellow butterflies perched and feeding upon a violet Butterfly Bush flower.

Here's my Blue Glaucus nudibranch inspired design in gold! abistevens.etsy.com/listing/4572... #artShop #darkArt #sciArt

A gold-plated hard-enamel pin featuring a blue angel nudinranch bit with large stylised eyes on the joints and one on its head, and red highlights along its back and the eyes. In the background you can see a rainbow-plated version all in shades of blue.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last wk.

My friends, one way we can help get more smart folks over to Bluesky is if we can make it a useful place for scholars to promote their work. Help me share this, and consider pre-ordering a copy of my book or requesting that your local library buy a copy. 🦑🌍🧪🐟 #SciComm

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last wk.

Save 30% with code HWSSM if you preorder my upcoming book on sustainable seafood soon! www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, now available. a.co/d/0e4XQE1J 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #Streams #Rivers

“Patrick Lynch raises the bar for what a field guide can be. Despite the compact size, Streams is also a beautifully written primer on stream science—a remarkable achievement.”—David Skelly, Director, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #Streams #Rivers

STREAMS book cover showing a river scene, with my Green Heron illustration in the foreground.

Hurray, my 13th and last book project is officially published and shipping as of today! STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide a.co/d/0e4XQE1J 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #Streams #Rivers

STREAMS book cover: “Patrick Lynch raises the bar for what a field guide can be. Despite the compact size, Streams is also a beautifully written primer on stream science—a remarkable achievement.”—David Skelly, Frank R. Oastler Professor of Ecology, Yale University, and director, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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My close photo of a Sachem Skipper feeding on the dark center of a bright yellow Black-eyed Susan flower.

An alien in the sunflowers: Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis). 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #scientificillustration #naturephoto #visualscicomm #scicomm #Mantidae

My close-up photo of the head and upper body of a Chinese Mantis within a bunch of yellow sunflowers.

The #freshwater food web in streams. For STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, now in production for a release on Sept. 15th from Yale University Press. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #rivers

Complex page spread diagram showing the many trophic levels in typical freshwater streams in the eastern U.S.

COMING NEXT WEEK- STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, by Patrick J. Lynch. From Yale University Press. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #Streams #Rivers

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). Illustration from my book A Field Guide to Cape Cod, Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #BirdArt #sparrows

My illustration of a perched brown and white sparrow.

Common Merganser head study. From my book A Field Guide to the Connecticut River, Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ctriver #connecticutriver #birds #BirdArt

My illustration of the head and neck of a female Common Merganser.

Study of a "Great White Heron," a race of the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias occidentalis), found only in extreme southern Florida and the Keys. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #Herons #OBX #birds #BirdArt

Portrait of the head and neck of a large white heron, unique to the Florida Keys region. Oil on board, about 9 x 11.

Northern Cardinals, from my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #wrens #birdart

My illustration of two Northern Cardinals, male and female.

Snowy Owl illustration (detail). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #scicomm #Owls #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt #SnowyOwl

My illustration of the head of a Snowy Owl, a large, almost entirely white owl that sometimes appears in small numbers along the Atlantic Coast in winter.

Snowy Owl illustration. From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #scicomm #Owls #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt #SnowyOwl

My illustration of a Snowy Owl, a large, almost entirely white owl that sometimes appears in small numbers along the Atlantic Coast in winter.

My good friend Rick Leone, maestro of all media, tuned me into an action figure. 🙂 Thanks, Rick!

Harlequin drake (Histrionicus histrionicus). Pencils on gray Strathmore board, ~ 8 x 10 in. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #scicomm #harlequin #ducks

Colored pencil drawing of a male Harlequin duck in a resting pose.

Coquina Beach, OBX, 6:18A 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #Pelicans

My photo of a Brown Pelican flying just above the surf at Coquina Beach, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, USA.