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Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon, female). 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 #kingfisher #LongIslandSound
My illustration of a perched female kingfisher. Drawn in Photoshop using a Wacom Intuos drawing tablet.
April 22, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Prothonotary Warbler, done for my recent book "Ponds: An Illustrated Guide," Yale University Press, 2026.
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🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #warblers #birdart
August 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Tiger Swallowtail on Joe-Pye-Weed, North Haven, CT, USA. #sciart 🧪 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #butterflies #xerces
March 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Tree Swallows of the Connecticut River in autumn (detail). From my book A Field Guide to the Connecticut River. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #ctriver #swallows #Connecticut
My illustration of two colorful blue-and-white Tree Swallows, shown in perched positions.
April 2, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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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.
June 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #sciphotography #sciphoto #scientificillustration #naturephoto #naturephotography #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm
Photo of a blue glacial lake surrounded by high mountains, with a spruce tree in the foreground.
September 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Illustration: Wood Duck iridescence. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #scicomm #sciviz #illustration #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ducks #birds
Illustration of the plumage iridescence on the head of a Wood duck.
May 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (Pheucticus ludovicianus), Photoshop illustration.

#sciart 🧪 🌿 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #songbirds #birdart
March 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Northern Cardinal pair, digital illustration. Happy springtime!

🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #birdart
March 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd
🧪🐡🌿🌎🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #birds #BirdArt #CapeCod
My illustration of a Song Sparrow, perched on a barren early-spring shrub branch.
April 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #BirdArt #Wikimedia
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September 21, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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Eastern Timber Wolf (Canis lupus lycaon).

🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #wolf #wolves #mammals
Portrait illustration of an Eastern Timber Wolf.
April 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Great Horned Owls and Snowy Owls don't look much alike superficially, but they are closely related. #sciart 🧪 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #owls
March 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Great Egret (Ardea alba) sketch. Colored pencils and gouache on Canson paper.

🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #herons
Drawing of the head and neck of a Great Egret.
April 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) study.
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #owls
My study of an owl's head, drawn in Photoshop, using a Wacom Intuos-Large tablet.
April 13, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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September 21, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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Portrait of "Amber ."
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #scicomm #sciviz #visualscicomm #sciviz
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Amber
Portrait of a rescued Great Horned Owl
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January 25, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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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 illustration of a Rock Beauty (Holacanthus tricolor).
September 19, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja), St. Augustine, FL. #sciart 🧪 🌿 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #wildlifephoto
March 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Great Horned Owl study.

🧪🌿🌎🪶 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #birdart #owls
Sketch painting of a Great Horned Owl head.
June 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (detail, Pheucticus ludovicianus), Photoshop illustration.

#sciart 🧪 🌿 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #songbirds #birdart
March 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Golden Eagle, digital sketch.

🧪🌿🌎🪶 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #birdart #eagles
Portrait digital drawing of a Golden Eagle head and shoulders.
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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September 21, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), detail, in progress.
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #wrens #birds #BirdArt
A close view of the head area of my illustration of a Carolina Wren, a common songbird in the eastern U.S. where I live.
July 30, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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Boat-Tailed Grackle. From my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #Warblers #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt
My illustration of a perched Boat-tailed Grackle.
April 30, 2026 at 12:39 AM