One of my favorite customers gave me this adorable little pen for Xmas. She makes them herself!
Critters from this work period. One of the best parts of my job for sure. #routefriends #blueskycarriers #usps
Get a load of this guy! Cool encounter from last Thursday. #tortoise #floridawildlife
I think it might be October π€
Animal Interference!
Nah just kidding. Pair of Sandhills and their older baby who I could hear doing baby peeps still.
Interesting find of the month: This Cane Toad mom and I encountered bumbling around at 12 in the morning on the 25th. We've never seen one before and weren't really prepared for the size of this thing, it was like watching a small bulldog hopping around1
Long time no post. Still having small coughing bouts but doing much better. I'm incredibly nervous about this Saturday but I think it's a good nervous. Is there such a thing even? Pretty sure there is but that's a bit over my head for how tired I am right now HA
At least my kids are doing great at their new home. I slept better the night I got these photos. They're in good hands but damn do I miss 'em!
Pneumonia & Laringyitis isn't really a fun combo to have while homeless but it's better than Covid that's for sure. As bad as I feel I'm itching to get busy working but alas no call to orientation yet. What actually hurts me the most right now is I have many cam pics to upload & no ways to do so π
Trying to figure out this homeless thing out. In the meantime please appreciate post station tortoise
Fantastic news! the shelter found someone to foster the boys so once we're on better footing they'll be back with us. Wish I could say the same about my herps but they are with a fantastic couple who run a sanctuary in our home county so they'll be well taken care of.
Today's BRDL β I'll give you a hint: They live along the West Coast of North America!
#bird #birds #BRDL
So many Owls
COFE's brushes are really great at mimicking traditional pencils! One of them is up for free in Clip's asset library, but there's a whole set and they are all incredible brushes. Here's the free one if you'd like to test it! assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail...
Beginning the arduous task of migrating so many brushes over to the mobile tablet from the desktop. Glad I was able to purchase the yearly license for Clip back in December so I have it for the next several months.
Without a doubt the most painful day of my life so far.
Love you, kids. Perhaps we'll meet again someday.
Postal route photo collection via mom. She's been sending me some good ones; here's a recent sampling πΈπ¦
Also did anyone see the moon on Friday? π
The hotel lot mocker has been quite cooperative. He has some anger issues, though(attacked a poor lawn worker).
Wanted to try a daily drawing challenge a while back, using FL birds as inspiration but I ended up having to quit due to multiple reasons. I'll get back to it someday.
Here's the one I managed to complete: White Ibis, one of my favorites. #bird #birds #floridanature #floridawildlife #natureart
It's absolutely despicable that many shelters require mandatory attendance to religious service. Life-saving housing should not be locked behind the Christian bible.
Continuing with the athenes: the Burrowing Owl.
#digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #firealpaca #birdart #birds #burrowingowl #owlart #owl #owls #athene #athenecunicularia
Our #MarineMonday Observation of the Day is this Paridotea ungulata valvetail isopod, seen in Australist by moth_nut!
More details at: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Streaming is unfortunately a no-go my mother is too ill and too many other things are going on tonight.
This is going to be sometime at or around 8pm EST depending on if I have to take my mother back to the hospital or not. I'd like to but she's not doing well.
Art stream later maybe π΄ποΈ I want to try drawing some more project birds off iNat before we're booted out the hotel Wednesday so please tune in if you can! I'd greatly enjoy the company especially now. Chat will be open to those without twitch verification but if Twitch misbehaves we'll try Youtube.
A Rusty Blackbird at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North #Carolina Jan 2025. It is a species of greatest conservation need in NC. I see them at home during migration, but they winter in the wooded swamps of the Atlantic coastal plain.
#birds #birding #wildlifephotography πͺΆ
Watercolor based off of a picture I took of an American Oystercatcher.
#watercolor #watercolour #ink #painting #illustration #animalwatercolor #birds #americanoystercatcher #oystercatcher #oystercatchers #shorebirds #haematopus #haematopuspalliatus
Busy busy busy lately. Time for art is scarce but I'm still finding it here and there. Been working on this chickadee and I'd like to finish it before the month is over.
#birds #wipwednesday
Continuing with the aegolius: the Boreal Owl.
#digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #firealpaca #birdart #birds #borealowl #owlart #owl #owls #aegolius #aegoliusfunereus
