little grey cloud
Unhinged pigeon art that was buried in a procreate folder
Today's bird is this Sandhill Crane who looks like they forgot their badge and is waiting for their supervisor to let them in!
African Finfoot (Podica senegalensis)
Family: Finfoot Family (Heliornithidae)
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
Found in flooded forests, mangrove swamps and vegetation-rich waterways throughout much of central, eastern and southern Africa, the African Finfoot is an unusual and extremely illusive species of aquatic bird notable for being one of only 3 living species of finfoots (a family of birds distantly related to cranes which are named for the fleshy fin-like lobes that extend from each of their toes.) Like other finfoots, the “finned” toes of the African Finfoot aid it in paddling as it swims along the surface but do not impair its ability to cling to branches or walk on land as fully webbed feet would. African Finfoots hunt in the water and feed mainly on aquatic or water-associated invertebrates such as mayflies, dragonflies and water snails, but may also catch small vertebrates such as frogs or venture onto land in search of terrestrial prey such as spiders. Due to their timid nature and preference for dense, inaccessible habitat little is known about this species’ life cycle but it has been observed that their breeding is associated with periods of heavy rainfall and that they build large, messy nests in branches overhanging water, with females returning to the nest to provide their chicks with prey until they are mature enough to join their mother on the water.
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Image Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62-Podica-senegalensis
Tiny sparrow familiars coming soon! This is a completely new design I created recently. I’m always trying to add more affordable, little sculptures to my shop. What do you think of these ones? They will be available Friday 5/26!
The next plush for my project will be A CROW! You can pick from any of the 5 parrotlet colors or this funky lil dude when he gets funded :)
This is the standard winged nightjar and it has one singular stupidly big feather on each wing... if you even care.
Love this guy
American Robin baby timeline from our front porch :)
click through the pics to see which day is which - they grow up SO fast!
Pouter pigeons are an unethical breed actually, If you scroll down to the List of Unethical Breeds + Traits of Unethical Breeds section there is a long list of birds that are/are not ethical! To help from accidently promoting any unhealthy breeds! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TQ5mDcgFL3w3paeZwmC8rFO6veSeOMC3fK8AchUoe8k/edit#heading=h.h3ujkwjohnnh
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