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a young green heron stands on a lichen covered branch and stares face on at the viewer. they have just grown out of most of their long wispy grey baby fluff aside from the bit on the very top of their head which is being blown to the right in a lovely comb over. their chest is a mix of reddish brown and light colored feathers forming streaks. their belly is fluffy and bright white. their legs are a pale yellow. they stare with bright yellow eyes on either side of a long orange beak

little heron has no idea what you did

yes there are sticker packs

Animal Sticker Pack - Signal - Loren's Ko-fi Shop a digital signal sticker pack including 43 stickers made from my photos. mostly birds with some turtles, possums, and bugs thrown in as well

yeah! i made these ones from pictures i took

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a young green heron stands on a lichen covered branch and stares face on at the viewer. they have just grown out of most of their long wispy grey baby fluff aside from the bit on the very top of their head which is being blown to the right in a lovely comb over. their chest is a mix of reddish brown and light colored feathers forming streaks. their belly is fluffy and bright white. their legs are a pale yellow. they stare with bright yellow eyes on either side of a long orange beak

little heron has no idea what you did

5 green herons in a nest as the sun rises. there are 2 adults and 3 fluffy grey chicks. the front chick has their beak wide open and neck extended so you can see in there. it looks like they are singing or perhaps yelling (they were yawning). parents look bedraggled from just getting chomped on a bunch. the other two chicks are just sitting on the left side of the neat looking small. they are surrounded by green leaves and warm light

“let me sing you the song of my people”

5 green herons in a nest as the sun rises. there are 2 adults and 3 fluffy grey chicks. the front chick has their beak wide open and neck extended so you can see in there. it looks like they are singing or perhaps yelling (they were yawning). parents look bedraggled from just getting chomped on a bunch. the other two chicks are just sitting on the left side of the neat looking small. they are surrounded by green leaves and warm light

“let me sing you the song of my people”

One like, one clam fact

a side view of the green heron nest, with big heron turned away from the camera and one baby sitting upright front and center. behind the front chick the another can be seen chomping their yellow beak onto moms yellow leg (i think, its kind of hard to tell whos leg it is)

dont bite the leg that feeds you, or whatever they say

an adult green heron sitting on their nest made of lichen covered sticks in a scruffy tree covered in bright green leaves as seen through an opening in the leaves. under them are 3 fluffy grey chicks. ones face can be seen squished on the left side, one has their back to the camera and is sitting up and the thirds yellow beak is just visible under parent heron wings on the right. parent heron is mostly loafed with their beak wide open and pointed upward in what may be an exasperated yell from dealing with 3 tiny fluffy terrors or perhaps it is just a yawn. hard to say

it looks pretty tough raising 3 tiny monsters set on stabbing you in the face at any opportunity

a green heron sitting on a nest filled with two visible fluffy grey potatoes (baby herons). mom heron is turning over her shoulder as if to see what mischief the tiny gremlins have gotten up to. one of them is nuzzled up against her with their bright yellow beak tucked into her feathers. the other is front and center with beak wide open presumably causing a ruckus

hey whats going on back there??

THE BABIES

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an adult green heron sitting on their nest made of lichen covered sticks in a scruffy tree covered in bright green leaves as seen through an opening in the leaves. under them are 3 fluffy grey chicks. ones face can be seen squished on the left side, one has their back to the camera and is sitting up and the thirds yellow beak is just visible under parent heron wings on the right. parent heron is mostly loafed with their beak wide open and pointed upward in what may be an exasperated yell from dealing with 3 tiny fluffy terrors or perhaps it is just a yawn. hard to say

it looks pretty tough raising 3 tiny monsters set on stabbing you in the face at any opportunity

im working on it lmao! im out of storage space again so i gotta deal with that first

a proud father of an enormous rutabaga. brother shrew's gonna win so many awards at the annual monastery garden festival

shrewtabaga

watercolor painting, a cute vole sitting in moss under clover leaves, hiding from the rain.

watercolor painting, a cute chickadee on a branch surrounded by greenery. There's a star shining in the background, above the bird's head.

watercolor painting of a cute stoat standing in a pile of fallen leaves, looking up at a blob of light floating above. The stoat has two tiny horns and a very boopable snoot.

watercolor painting, a cute ermine running happily on snow, with snowy pine branches in the background.

Hi #PortfolioDay, have some cute little animals~

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a green heron with wings spread wide as they stand on some bright green lily pads in a pond

an iris weevil looking up over the edge of a purple tipped iris bud that is perpendicular to the ground. only their front half is visible so they look like they’re standing behind a matte green bar in some sort of extremely green drinking establishment. their head and long snout are black with large black eyes protruding from the sides of their head. their body is comparatively large and light brown. the bottoms of their two feet sat up on the bud/bar are bright white

a single white flower hangs down from from a curved pink stem. the center is bright yellow and the leaves are green with splotches of red making them look like the patterning on a trout. they are nestled among some other low plants and trout lilies, all green though, it is the only flower visible

a bright yellow pine warbler stands on a smooth barked tree limb surrounded by green needles. they have a tiny black beak that is pointed up slightly as they take in their surroundings. their head and chest are almost entirely yellow with flecks of black. they have black and white banding on their wings. the bottom of their feet are slightly visible and are yellow while the rest of their leg is black

looks like its #PortfolioDay again! i’m Loren, a nature photographer and artist in northern illinois looking for work. i love taking pictures of #birds, #bugs, #mushrooms, #flowers and more!

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a small brown american toad sitting on the forest floor amongst dirt and leaves and little sticks. they are facing to the left of frame and one of their black and gold eyes is visible. they are quite round and bumpy with a classic toad frown.

happy toad tuesday!

The human species has done rock doves so fucking dirty.
Pigeons deserve better than this. We are monsters.

a green heron looking directly at the camera with an intense expression. their dark beak which appears to be frowning from this angle has a bright yellow eye on either side of it. under their beak is a capital i shape in white feathers. their round body is mostly a deep reddish brown with wings. they also have a little blue cap on top of their head. they are standing in front of some green foliage with both large orange feet on a lichen covered branch. there is a stick slightly out of focus in the foreground. i believe they were looking at that and not at me since they had just spent quite some time trying to pry other sticks off the branches

green heron will not comply

a red winged blackbird standing on a flat reed that is bending under their weight. their mottled brown back is to the camera and their beak is facing to the left and have a light stripe above their eye. there are many green plants both in the fore and background surrounded a pond

red winged blackbird

a red winged blackbird standing on a flat reed that is bending under their weight. their mottled brown back is to the camera and their beak is facing to the left and have a light stripe above their eye. there are many green plants both in the fore and background surrounded a pond

red winged blackbird

going to Crepe Cod to give some crepes to cod

I told the mycelia about you and it wanted me to tell you to not worry about today. They said “just absorb nutrients for now, you’ll grow big mushrooms later when the weather is right and your roots are ready”

a green heron stands on a scraggly bare branch and reaches towards a twig at the end of the branch. their beak is open and long reddish brown neck fully extended. their orange legs grip onto the branch. on a farther back branch another green heron stands with back turned showing only their iridescent blue wing feathers and their orange legs beneath them. there are many green leaves on neighboring trees

i watched this pair of green herons build a nest together and it was absolutely adorable. the one would stand nearby as the other walked through the branches testing various sticks to see if they would break loose with a bit of determined chomping

it absolutely was!

a green heron stands on a scraggly bare branch and reaches towards a twig at the end of the branch. their beak is open and long reddish brown neck fully extended. their orange legs grip onto the branch. on a farther back branch another green heron stands with back turned showing only their iridescent blue wing feathers and their orange legs beneath them. there are many green leaves on neighboring trees

i watched this pair of green herons build a nest together and it was absolutely adorable. the one would stand nearby as the other walked through the branches testing various sticks to see if they would break loose with a bit of determined chomping

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a green heron standing on some scruffy green grass spotted with little yellow and pink flowers. they have their head up and neck extended so they are quite tall. on their face they have two tufts of reddish brown feathers sticking out from either side. they are facing the camera showing off their white lines running down their reddish brown throat. they look a bit silly with their bright yellow eyes and little face tufts. i believe they were trying to intimidate a red winged blackbird haha

look at this tall chicken

a green heron with wings spread wide as they stand on some bright green lily pads

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