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Magic, Whimsy, and Doofy Birds • Deerhawk Art Studio
kererū / NZ Wood Pigeon
kākā / parrot from North Island, NZ
tūī / dark, iridescent bird of New Zealand
Some of my favorite feathered friends from #newzealand #birdlovers #birdphotography #aotearoa #tui #kereru #kaka
30.10.2025 08:16 — 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Amazing! 🙌🏻
30.10.2025 03:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Australia has quite the rep for being scary but I (an American) have been here a month and I am mostly afraid of 1) being swooped by a magpie or plover, 2) complicated roundabouts, and 3) Tasmanian drivers (y’all wanna drive 100 km/hr on narrow, windy roads with wallabies everywhere?!)
19.10.2025 22:09 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Immediately my first thought as well!
01.10.2025 21:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two things can be true: #birding is wonderful and terrible. Tell me about your favorite worst day, fellow #birdnerds !
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#birds
#birdlovers
#birdaventures
In honor of #cassowary day, I have my own experience to share this week! I love #farnorthqueensland youtu.be/HSNChH5yxgE?... #birdnerd #doofybirds
27.09.2025 19:31 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The #doofybirds journey continues to #farnorthqueensland youtube.com/shorts/UpWlX...
23.09.2025 20:09 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0#Birding in a new place is funny because the exciting lifer you saw in the morning can be deemed commonplace by the evening.
21.09.2025 07:40 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo strikes a pose on a tree
Crested Pigeon on important pigeon business
Young Australian Brushturkey emerges from high grass
Silver gull
I am having the time of my life in Sydney! Behold, my favorite #doofybirds so far.
20.09.2025 01:10 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I’m about to fly back to #australia to finish researching my next book about the weirdest #birds there. The #doofybirds travel series kicks off again tomorrow! youtube.com/shorts/jZya1...
14.09.2025 14:35 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Mustachioed goobers of the best kind! #incatern #birdlovers
13.09.2025 11:47 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Framed watercolor of a long-haired cat on a red sofa cushion.
My most recent #petportrait commission! I had fun capturing the essence of this adorable #mainecoon.
10.09.2025 12:46 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Dog-sitting in a posh, somewhat rural neighborhood and realizing that I can never fully enjoy this fancy screened-in porch because the perpetual sound of lawn maintenance is inescapable.
17.08.2025 23:00 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
One of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken: a #greenheron at #huntleymeadows in northern Virginia. #birdphotography #birds #birdnerd
15.08.2025 15:39 — 👍 39 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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#commonloon #birdart #birdnerd
Re-posting this thread for when I need it.
29.07.2025 17:01 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Large pink parrot with white wings and tall crest of yellow, red and white feathers.
Adding this sumptuous character to my collection of illustrations for the australian #doofybirds book! Meet the #pinkcockatoo aka #majormitchellcockatoo. #birdart #birdartist #aussiebirds
09.07.2025 22:24 — 👍 55 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Line drawing of a dinosaur with a man’s legs sticking out of her mouth. Text reads “girl dinner”
Re-watched Jurassic Park this weekend and was inspired to make something silly.
07.07.2025 12:52 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0And that’s why this is one of my top-selling notecards!
03.07.2025 13:26 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Antique-style portrait of an emu wearing a flower crown and frilly tulle.
On this Friday afternoon, I’d like to introduce y’all to Great Aunt Enid, who is already decked out in her Sunday best.
27.06.2025 17:42 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A moment of levity, brought to you by the birds always doing the most (East Coast, US edition) #birdnerd #birdartist youtube.com/shorts/ozr8z...
24.06.2025 01:40 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Mariann Johansen-Ellis, contemporary printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
22.06.2025 10:24 — 👍 1068 🔁 189 💬 0 📌 8
Had a cheeky little visitor last night (Piedmont, Virginia) #automerusio #iomoth
21.06.2025 15:23 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Meet Fitzgerald (Fitz to his friends)! He’s a natty dresser and speaks 5 languages. #greaterroadrunner #birdart #birdartist #birdnerd #acrylicpainting
18.06.2025 19:53 — 👍 132 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 2“It’s not my job” I chant to myself as I realize that the CSS is broken on the content pages for Rossetti Archive.
17.06.2025 01:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Still from Star Trek episode in which an alien drone is firing a green laser in a jungle setting.
Been thinking a lot about the #startrek TNG episode "The Arsenal of Freedom" lately.
13.06.2025 21:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Claiming this energy #greatblueheron
10.06.2025 23:46 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Detail from a painting of local wildlife from a couple of years ago : #greenheron
#watercolor
#birdart
#virginiabirds
Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes? Trye a tarot deck. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes.
25.05.2025 02:35 — 👍 2740 🔁 987 💬 31 📌 29
Sometimes I paint birds. Sometimes I enjoy a pun. Today, I present to you a #secretarybird 🎩
#birdart
#birdportrait
#birdpainting
#whimsicalart
