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swandiveswim.bsky.social

@swandiveswim.bsky.social

#Mammal #Ungulate #Herbivore #WildlifeWednesday This lovely Mule Deer doe stepped out into the sunshine after making me wait 3/4 of an hour. She was worth the wait.

A doe, walking to the right, on the very edge where grass meets water. It is a sunny day and, the animal glows a orangish brown. The water is a golden olive green. The foliage in the background is mostly green leaves with some shadows.

June 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM

Jaimie Whitbread

@jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social

I expect that giraffes are pretty avid birdwatchers.

(this is another custom request from last year’s Kickstarter!)

#giraffes #giraffeart #birds #lilacbreastedroller #illustration #art #animalart #animalillustration #drawing #sketching #critters #coloredpencils #ungulate

January 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Shey

@strflr.bsky.social

Another commission I did for @phimeirai.bsky.social and @gunboattrench.bsky.social 🦀

Posted: April 6, 2018

A painting of two anthro ungulates happily talking, sitting under a large white umbrella in front of the ocean. Shells litter the sand, and a crab is watching them in the background.

December 2, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Kate Morozova

@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social

I love the Same but Different division of #2025MMM! Please welcome the Olympic Marmot, a large rodent, and Thorold's Deer, a large species of deer native to the Tibetan plateau. Can anyone spot some of these two species' similarities?
#wildlife #art #rodent #ungulate 🧪🐡🦊

March 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM

swandiveswim.bsky.social

@swandiveswim.bsky.social

#Mammal #Ungulate #ThrowbackThursday Oct. 2020, "Handsome" a mule buck with asymmetrical antlers, browsing on wild roses. Handsome was a very chill buck, who I would see often with the 2 same does. I guess he was pretty feisty with other bucks. Often he had the tips of one or more tines broken off.

Head shot of a mule deer buck, it's head tipped up to feed on a wild rose bush.

March 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM

Kate Morozova

@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social

#2025MMM One of my absolute favorite contestants. The adorable #teamcute Greater Mouse Deer is a tiny ungulate native to tropical forests in SE Asia. The Paca is a medium sized rodent from the jungles of Central and South America. Note the striping! 🧪🐡🦊 #watercolor #art #ungulate #rodent #wildlife

March 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM

Joe Strummer (the living one)

@stroejummer.bsky.social

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Random photo from a couple summers ago. This pronghorn proudly shows me his field of alfalfa that he raised. Out on the back line of the field you can just make out some of his field workers as well.

#photography #montana #pronghorn #EastCoastKin #wildlife #ungulate

A lone pronghorn antelope stands in a lush green field of alfalfa, surrounded by rolling hills under a cloudy sky. On the far edge of the field, barely visible is a few deer and one other pronghorn.

April 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM

Jaimie Whitbread

@jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social

Kirins are unicorn adjacent, right?

#sketchbook #sketches #sketching #kirin #qilin #giraffe #ungulate #mythicalcreatures #fantasyanimals #fantasyart #creaturedesign #junicorn #junicorn2025

June 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM

Horned_Hut

@horned-hut.bsky.social

#horse #ungulate #pyrography #woodburning #handmade #craft #Horned_Hut

🦋Wooden Horse🐴

Another poneh. I also started it quite a long time ago, but I've only finished it now.

Character belong to Rambling Renegade.

October 8, 2024 at 1:48 PM

swandiveswim.bsky.social

@swandiveswim.bsky.social

#Mammal #Herbivor #Ungulate It's World Wildlife Day today. This is my favourite member, a cow moose I've had the privilege of watching raise several calves. This shot is from late March when they are starting to lose the winter coat, so she doesn't look her best. A day in the sun, just her and me.

A large brown cow moose with her rump to the camera and her head turned to the right, as she nibbles on red twigs. Her face is a warm brown, cheeks & bell are a dark glossy brown. The sunlight brings out the warm tones in her coat.

March 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM

Joe Strummer (the living one)

@stroejummer.bsky.social

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For #TwoHornTuesday (yes, I made that up) I present this absolute unit along the Yellowstone river in #Montana just daring me to come a little closer. Very thankful for my 600mm lens! Bighorn sheep are my favorite of the ungulates to photograph.

#ECK #photography #wildlife #ungulate

A Bighorn sheep ram standing on dry grass near a river, showcasing large curved horns and muscular build.

June 30, 2026 at 6:14 AM

swandiveswim.bsky.social

@swandiveswim.bsky.social

#Mammal #Herbivore #Ungulate #Moose #WildlifeWednesday
For New Year's Eve, I am posting a 'portrait' of Maggie May, my favourite. She is large for a cow, very chill disposition and an excellent mother. The weather has been atrocious the last 2 weeks, so this is a picture from the previous winter.

A head shot of a cow moose peering to the left from behind balsam branches. She is backlit by the sun; her large ears, forehead and nose are sunlit, the rest of her in deep shadow.

December 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM

swandiveswim.bsky.social

@swandiveswim.bsky.social

#Mammal #Herbivore #Ungulate #Moose There were a number of days and photos that stood out for me this past year. My best photo day, was in July. Maggie May & her twin calves 'posed' for all of us, for over an hour. This is her cow calf, which is showing signs of having the same calm temperament.

A young cow moose facing forward, head down, about to eat water weeds. The water in the foreground is slightly rippled and is reflecting a deep green colour. Behind the moose, low weeds and then bulrushes fill the background with more green. The moose is a rich brown colour with lighter highlights from the sun. The whole scene is sunlit and the moose's coat has a sheen to it.

December 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM

🜄 greybriar 🜁

@greybriar.art

Interrupting my halloween art with photos from the Ｂｏｎｅroom yesterday.
#veetebrates #osteology #whales #ungulate #naturalhistory #museum

A photo of a museum warehouse specimen of a Northern Fur Seal skeleton.

A photo of a museum warehouse with two entwined moose skulls mounted on a pallet

A photo of a museum warehouse corner featuring a wall covered in antlers , a large whale skull , whale jaws and most of a polar bear skeleton.

A photo of a museum warehouse specimen of a beluga skeleton from the front

October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM

☾ ℳ𝒾𝓈𝓈𝒶𝓇𝒾𝒶 𝒜𝓇𝓉𝓈☽ ~ ℭ𝖆𝔯𝖓𝔦𝖛𝔬𝖗𝔢 ℌ𝖔𝔯𝖘𝔢

@missaria.bsky.social

I got a custom plushie done by @demicreations.bsky.social and holy shit she is worth every penny

Look at how good she made my lady<33333

Thank you again so much for taking on my annoying ass commission

#missaria #equine #horse #ungulate #mare #arab #arabian #arabianmare #egyptianarabianhorse