@icebird.bsky.social
๐ฆ๐บ๐บ๐ธAuthor/illustrator/editor. Antarctica ๐ฆ๐ถ. Education & Outreach Coordinator/US Media Contact for SWAIS2C SWAIS2C.aq Antarctica-obsessed, ice-mad, ocean-loving, kayak-paddling bird nerd. www.IcebirdStudio.com
I just signed off on final art for one of THE MOST GORGEOUSLY illustrated picture books Iโve ever had the privilege to art direct. (In truth, I did very little but ooo and ahh at every stage.)
Canโt wait to share it when itโs published!
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Youโre most welcome!
06.08.2025 14:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Good morning!
Hereโs are your 3 minutes of peace and calm. Iโm looking forward to painting this one tonight!
#OceanDevotion
Thank you!
06.08.2025 09:29 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Ok, another quick watercolor sketch this evening of this morningโs #OceanDevotion.
06.08.2025 00:24 โ ๐ 44 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0National Weather Service is now hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut in the DOGE chaos
"Agency employees are greeting the news, unveiled at an all hands meeting on Monday, with guarded optimism and relief." www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/w...
Thanks!
05.08.2025 11:32 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you!
05.08.2025 11:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you!
05.08.2025 11:31 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you!
05.08.2025 11:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Good morning! Still very smoky here.
Only two minutes today, as I messed up the recording today. But enjoy.
(I will aim to paint this one this evening.)
#OceanDevotion
This morningโs sunrise #OceanDevotion โ I just painted it.
A relatively quick sketch, but a nice way to start and end the day.
Thank you so much! That was a lovely thing to read this evening. Have a wonderful week. ๐
04.08.2025 23:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Yesterdayโs #OceanDevotion โI painted it.
04.08.2025 21:59 โ ๐ 44 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Yes, on both counts! What youโre seeing out in the water is the shark detection buoy.
04.08.2025 19:44 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Lovely! Whereโs that?
04.08.2025 16:51 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Good morning! You may be able to faintly see the rising sun through the hazeโฆ
Here are your 3 minutes of peace & calm.
#OceanDevotion
I thought this video would be 3 minutes, but my phone died after one minuteโฆ but enjoy your one minute of peace and calm.
#OceanDevotion
Thank you!
31.07.2025 12:13 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Good morning!
Can you spot the seals?
Here are your 3 minutes of peace & calm.
#OceanDevotion
Good morning! Going to be another hot one.
Here are your 3 minutes of peace & calm.
#OceanDevotion
A #TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF #HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
#TsunamiWarning #HawaiianIslands
Just saw a fogbow!
28.07.2025 22:37 โ ๐ 45 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Enjoy! Itโs incredibly busy here this year.
28.07.2025 15:52 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Good morning!
Here are your 3 minutes of peace & calm.
#OceanDevotion
Ooops forgot to share this morning.
Here are your 3 minutes of peace & calm.
#OceanDevotion
I certainly did not. Why on earth would you think that?
26.07.2025 09:58 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Yes.
25.07.2025 23:51 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Re-upping this given the news that our beloved US icebreaker N.B.Palmer, whose portal I took this pic from, may be lost from science.
25.07.2025 23:49 โ ๐ 46 ๐ 18 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0