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Hi I'm Feather or Rook. I write and draw strange beasties/birds despite funky health issues and aphantasia. Aro Ace and a They/Them ~ Fuck AI and everybody who tries to claim it's a magical aide for disabilities. To even claim that is an insult.

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I’ve seen this said before, but it’s worth repeating:

If you’re convinced you’re cis, but the only reason you aren’t transitioning is that you’re afraid you’d be ugly as a woman or man or whatever; That’s dysphoria. You are trans

27.10.2025 16:10 — 👍 50    🔁 17    💬 2    📌 0
Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "To Dream by the Sea No. 2505" 5"x5" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2025). An atmospheric, peaceful seascape with a bright blue sky with textured white cloud formations over a dark blue sea.

Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "To Dream by the Sea No. 2505" 5"x5" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2025). An atmospheric, peaceful seascape with a bright blue sky with textured white cloud formations over a dark blue sea.

Kicking off the week with something peaceful 💙

Tisha Mark ©2025, To Dream by the Sea No. 2505, oil on gessobord, 5"x5"

Original is available with maple frame:
tishamark.com/product/to-d...

#BlueSkyMonday #art #painting #TraditionalArt #bsnm

27.10.2025 15:52 — 👍 70    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 0
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a colorful gouache painting of a female belted kingfisher with a colorful abstract starry background. There is a crescent moon behind it and its holding a star in its beak

a colorful gouache painting of a female belted kingfisher with a colorful abstract starry background. There is a crescent moon behind it and its holding a star in its beak

Queenfisher 🪶
6x6" Gouache on Watercolor Paper
Art from my time up at the cabin in September, I really want to do more birds like this :)

27.10.2025 16:41 — 👍 42    🔁 22    💬 2    📌 0

In an earlier version Hance did meet Sendeni and it was outright antagonistic vs. playful. If they did now? Hance would defer somewhat knowing exactly who he is but probably make at least once snide comment. To Deni, Hance is just a regular morsai shifter thus not as interesting as his mother is.

27.10.2025 11:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

White pelted morsai (However it happens, Rayen is leuistic for example) are just more interesting with their weird magic blip post the reconstitution plus being a shifter as well? That's VERY unusual.

Sorry Hance, you're just some guy to him.

27.10.2025 11:35 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
#SaveTheVaquita

This Save the Vaquita Postcard Print is a limited run of 100 signed 5x7 inch postcard prints, on premium cardstock, and will be signed and numbered on the back.

This hand painted original postcard print is a little token and a reminder that you made a difference in helping the Vaquita. All funds will be donated directly to porpoise.org for Save the Vaquita Week!

#SaveTheVaquita This Save the Vaquita Postcard Print is a limited run of 100 signed 5x7 inch postcard prints, on premium cardstock, and will be signed and numbered on the back. This hand painted original postcard print is a little token and a reminder that you made a difference in helping the Vaquita. All funds will be donated directly to porpoise.org for Save the Vaquita Week!

Limited edition Save the Vaquita Postcard Prints are available now through Nov 9th!

This original postcard print is reminder that you made a difference in helping the Vaquita. Funds are donated directly to porpoise.org

Get yours here: ko-fi.com/s/f1e1568507 !

#SaveTheVaquita

27.10.2025 14:39 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Finally for a photo that’s peek orb of my little buddy.

26.10.2025 18:43 — 👍 117    🔁 11    💬 3    📌 1
A graph showing the range of ear shapes in ring-tailed lemurs, with photos of lemur heads distributed over X/Y axes. The horizontal axis range has "round" ears on the left and "elf" ears on the right. The vertical axis range has "cat" ears at the top and "airplane" ears at the bottom. Graphic created by Abby Flyer

A graph showing the range of ear shapes in ring-tailed lemurs, with photos of lemur heads distributed over X/Y axes. The horizontal axis range has "round" ears on the left and "elf" ears on the right. The vertical axis range has "cat" ears at the top and "airplane" ears at the bottom. Graphic created by Abby Flyer

If you've been wondering how to tell ring-tailed lemurs apart, Duke Lemur Center has a very wonderful graph mapping individual variations based on ear angle and pointiness

Pointiness range is Round to Elf
Angle range is Cat (straight up) to Airplane (side-to-side)

lemur.duke.edu/catta-ears/ 🧪

26.10.2025 19:21 — 👍 141    🔁 54    💬 5    📌 9
An Asexual Pride-themed character design commission for a client of a equine / horse unicorn named Pi. Pi has white fur with black spots of various sizes around his body and a pink nose. He has feathered fretlocks with horizontal ace pride stripes (grey, white, purple, and black). The same colors are seen across his mane, vertically. He has purple eyes and a horn that is white, purple, and black. The reference sheet features a right and left-facing fullbody view of him standing with a soft smile on his face. There is an a headshot on the lower right corner facing the left, showing what his neck spots look like under his mane.

An Asexual Pride-themed character design commission for a client of a equine / horse unicorn named Pi. Pi has white fur with black spots of various sizes around his body and a pink nose. He has feathered fretlocks with horizontal ace pride stripes (grey, white, purple, and black). The same colors are seen across his mane, vertically. He has purple eyes and a horn that is white, purple, and black. The reference sheet features a right and left-facing fullbody view of him standing with a soft smile on his face. There is an a headshot on the lower right corner facing the left, showing what his neck spots look like under his mane.

Ace Pride-themed unicorn character design/ref for Bloodsong13T! 💜🦄✨ As someone who's also ace and loves unicorns, I was hyped to work with this concept! 🥰

#commission #art #animalart #furry #feralart #ocsky

21.10.2025 23:45 — 👍 157    🔁 39    💬 4    📌 0

White pelted morsai (However it happens, Rayen is leuistic for example) are just more interesting with their weird magic blip post the reconstitution plus being a shifter as well? That's VERY unusual.

Sorry Hance, you're just some guy to him.

27.10.2025 11:35 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

In an earlier version Hance did meet Sendeni and it was outright antagonistic vs. playful. If they did now? Hance would defer somewhat knowing exactly who he is but probably make at least once snide comment. To Deni, Hance is just a regular morsai shifter thus not as interesting as his mother is.

27.10.2025 11:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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“Dragging a ladder through long rows of bookshelves can be exhausting. It’s much more efficient to have a co-worker who’s able to reach the top shelves on their own or at least give you a boost climbing up.”

#miragaia #stegosaur #dinosaur #paleoart #library #librarian #books

27.10.2025 03:14 — 👍 490    🔁 169    💬 8    📌 3
a formline design of a scarlet macaw from its side. its beak is partially open; its tongue connects to two humanoid designs that surround it on either side. the tongues of the humanoids also connect back to the macaw, creating a continuous red line that circles around from its mouth to the back of its head. a couple of monstera leaves are also included in the design.

a formline design of a scarlet macaw from its side. its beak is partially open; its tongue connects to two humanoid designs that surround it on either side. the tongues of the humanoids also connect back to the macaw, creating a continuous red line that circles around from its mouth to the back of its head. a couple of monstera leaves are also included in the design.

asgyaabag̱m ts'u'uts - chatterbox bird 🦜 about indigenous language reclamation. sticker design on my patreon until halloween!

#art #formline #indigenousart

26.10.2025 23:20 — 👍 521    🔁 188    💬 7    📌 1
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With a heavy heart I have sadly had to say goodbye to Mo. Mo suddenly and peacefully passed away in the early hour. I am in shock and I will tell more soon. Mo knew its was time to say goodbye. His spirit lives on in us all, RIP Mo we Love and Miss you more ❤️

27.10.2025 04:56 — 👍 663    🔁 45    💬 140    📌 23
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if you want to learn how to talk to a lady, ask your mum

25.10.2025 05:31 — 👍 4674    🔁 1361    💬 27    📌 7
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The walking rock formation is another remnant from the first version of the game, Forests of Pangaea. It's very gentle and kind and cares for the flowers growing in the area.

Done for The Dawn of Pangaea board game

27.10.2025 07:11 — 👍 44    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0
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A friend of mine described a bird she had seen on a recent camping trip & it sounded like a female Satin Bowerbird to me, a 'greenish bird with brown markings like tiles on its chest' 😄 #birdart #artprints #birdlife #bowerbird #australia

27.10.2025 08:23 — 👍 40    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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A sad greetings and good morning as we say goodbye to Mo with his feathered friends RIP Mo at rush hour❤️

27.10.2025 08:24 — 👍 513    🔁 47    💬 95    📌 10
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Stare Down – Peregrine Falcon
Acrylics on board
10.2″ x 10.2″ (26 x 26 cm)
Original sold

www.esthervanhulsen.com

27.10.2025 08:59 — 👍 72    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 0
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a certain hawg was born yesterday many many years ago…old rat-

BUT HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY FOR @thehoginalog.bsky.social !!! best hog around, love you so much friend 🩵🩵🩵🦔🦔🦔

keep being a stinky erinaceinae :]

26.10.2025 20:50 — 👍 36    🔁 12    💬 1    📌 0
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"Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You" was released on October 25th, 2005. Although we did a 20th anniversary edition last year, with several pages of new art, I thought I'd share some behind-the-scenes photos and memories of this momentous book in my career.🧵

26.10.2025 20:58 — 👍 160    🔁 35    💬 10    📌 4
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“Scottish Blackface ram.” (Lowered resolution)

I drew this back in 2023. It’s neat to see how my artstyle has evolved since then.

#animalartist #furry #furryartist #furryfandom #animalart #sheep #ram

26.10.2025 16:51 — 👍 25    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0
gregor the gharial is trying to ladle out his stew but the brothers are wilding out and about to make a goddamn mess of it

gregor the gharial is trying to ladle out his stew but the brothers are wilding out and about to make a goddamn mess of it

Brother Gregor's famous fish stew

collab with my buddy eisly

26.10.2025 21:23 — 👍 893    🔁 214    💬 2    📌 1
"Hunted by Moonlight" | Dinosauria Series | Animated Short Film (2025)
YouTube video by Dead Sound "Hunted by Moonlight" | Dinosauria Series | Animated Short Film (2025)

youtu.be/WpA23XqUnq0?... did you see that there's a new Dinosauria short and it's a scary one for halloween???

26.10.2025 22:09 — 👍 30    🔁 11    💬 3    📌 0

Thanks for randomly logging me out and losing where I was on my feed bluesky. Very helpful.

26.10.2025 22:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

one of the scariest things about conversion therapy is that you aren't supposed to know when you are in it

26.10.2025 19:39 — 👍 465    🔁 94    💬 4    📌 9
A small paper mache penguin figure with a seashell on its back, painted in frosty rainbow colours.

A small paper mache penguin figure with a seashell on its back, painted in frosty rainbow colours.

A closeup of a frosted rainbow seashell.

A closeup of a frosted rainbow seashell.

A closeup of a paper mache penguin face with glass eyes.

A closeup of a paper mache penguin face with glass eyes.

Sculpted a frosty fellow with a lovely rainbow seashell - made from paper mache and glass eyes, painted with acrylics. :)

Look at this lil face! 💙❄️

You can find it (and many friends) here: shop.crumplings.co.uk

26.10.2025 20:14 — 👍 75    🔁 19    💬 4    📌 3
DEFENDERS OF THE LEGACY - A Bloody Roar Fanzine

The image is an infographic displaying various details about an individual contributor to the upcoming zine.

MilkyMosaic - Writer
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/milkymosaic & https://archiveofourown.org/users/milkymosaic

Icon: Drawn by koto0v0haru.bsky.social‬ of Milky's OC/sona, Wishapon the Gachagon - a cute critter with kind eyes, a pierced nose, and blue tongue.

Part-time author, full-time monster appreciator. As a writer of queer fiction with a yen for romance, milky.mosaic keeps zir pen sharp through frequent experiments with style and form. Be it xer signature short stories, long-running compilations, or the occasional dalliance with fictitious mods and walkthroughs, you can rely on xer to deliver top-shelf dialogue and characterization. Milky wrote two short stories for the zine!

Sample Writing: 
Arvo walked about in a daze, clutching Szevifern’s cloak tightly closed about themself. Even wearing the gambeson donated by one of the men of Hillsfar, they still felt wholly exposed.

They stood quietly by as the others discussed arrangements for the fallen. The more Arvo tried not to think about everything that had just happened, however, the more space they left for unwanted thoughts to creep in and force themselves upon them. Memories of debauchery, betrayal, carelessness, callousness, and forsaken duties all vied for their attention. It was a dizzying haze of disgust and shame intermingled that left them nauseated. And the worst part of it all was that, as much as it felt like they were being forced to watch the despicable misadventures of a complete stranger, they were fully cognizant of the fact that these memories were theirs and no one else’s.

DEFENDERS OF THE LEGACY - A Bloody Roar Fanzine The image is an infographic displaying various details about an individual contributor to the upcoming zine. MilkyMosaic - Writer https://www.tumblr.com/blog/milkymosaic & https://archiveofourown.org/users/milkymosaic Icon: Drawn by koto0v0haru.bsky.social‬ of Milky's OC/sona, Wishapon the Gachagon - a cute critter with kind eyes, a pierced nose, and blue tongue. Part-time author, full-time monster appreciator. As a writer of queer fiction with a yen for romance, milky.mosaic keeps zir pen sharp through frequent experiments with style and form. Be it xer signature short stories, long-running compilations, or the occasional dalliance with fictitious mods and walkthroughs, you can rely on xer to deliver top-shelf dialogue and characterization. Milky wrote two short stories for the zine! Sample Writing: Arvo walked about in a daze, clutching Szevifern’s cloak tightly closed about themself. Even wearing the gambeson donated by one of the men of Hillsfar, they still felt wholly exposed. They stood quietly by as the others discussed arrangements for the fallen. The more Arvo tried not to think about everything that had just happened, however, the more space they left for unwanted thoughts to creep in and force themselves upon them. Memories of debauchery, betrayal, carelessness, callousness, and forsaken duties all vied for their attention. It was a dizzying haze of disgust and shame intermingled that left them nauseated. And the worst part of it all was that, as much as it felt like they were being forced to watch the despicable misadventures of a complete stranger, they were fully cognizant of the fact that these memories were theirs and no one else’s.

🦁 CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT ✨

Milky, aka @milkymosaic.bsky.social

Part-time author, full-time monster appreciator. As a writer of queer fiction with a yen for romance, milky.mosaic keeps zir pen sharp through frequent experiments with style and form. Milky wrote two short stories for the zine!

26.10.2025 14:52 — 👍 11    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
A hi tech laboratory. Technicians work at computer work stations. A glass cylinder contains an unhappy bespectacled figure in a striped top and hat.  A scientist explains to two colleagues:
"The subject will be returned to his natural habitat. But now, thanks to our implanted tracking device, we can answer the question 'Where's Wally?' in microseconds rather than hours. "

A hi tech laboratory. Technicians work at computer work stations. A glass cylinder contains an unhappy bespectacled figure in a striped top and hat. A scientist explains to two colleagues: "The subject will be returned to his natural habitat. But now, thanks to our implanted tracking device, we can answer the question 'Where's Wally?' in microseconds rather than hours. "

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

26.10.2025 15:22 — 👍 825    🔁 210    💬 5    📌 8

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