Meet the kākāpō-bear, a strange creature that resembles an owlbear but has the plumage and behavior of a kākāpō! 🦜 🎨 #art #bskyart #owlbear #dnd #dndart #ttrpg #fantasy #characterdesign - ThreadSky

spiritcrowart.bsky.social • 217 days ago

Meet the kākāpō-bear, a strange creature that resembles an owlbear but has the plumage and behavior of a kākāpō! 🦜

🎨 #art #bskyart #owlbear #dnd #dndart #ttrpg #fantasy #characterdesign

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spiritcrowart.bsky.social•217 days ago

❗ Real life kākāpō are critically endangered with only 247 surviving members today. Conservation efforts have been successful, as the population has recovered from just 50 parrots in the 1990's. If you'd like to support them with a donation, you can do so here!

https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/get-involved/donate/

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•217 days ago

@sheekns.bsky.social tagging since you wanted to see the final thing :D

amstryx.bsky.social•217 days ago

OMG! Sooo cyuute! 😍

keyzvanger.bsky.social•217 days ago

Beautiful Work

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•217 days ago

Thank you!!

sheekns.bsky.social•217 days ago

Friend shaped boi ❤️

kvalenagle.bsky.social•217 days ago

On behalf of fantasy authors writing books with kākāpō gryphons in them... this is delightful =)

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•217 days ago

Gosh thank you so much!!! As a lover of all birds and bird-like fantasy creatures, I'm so happy to hear that 😭💜

ewylana.bsky.social•215 days ago

Oooh they looks so cute !

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•215 days ago

Thank you!! 💜

spottygoober.bsky.social•215 days ago

Aww amazing
Soo cute

demimuse.bsky.social•121 days ago

This is the cutest creature I’ve ever seen!!! They’re just so friend shaped💚💚💚

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•121 days ago

Ahh thank you!!

demimuse.bsky.social•121 days ago

Of course friend!🩵

marejai.bsky.social•156 days ago

He is so adorable omg!!!

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•156 days ago

Thank you!! 🦜💚

lemonyart.bsky.social•217 days ago

Beautiful work, he's adorable!

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•217 days ago

Thank you so much! 🥺

starryhoneydew.bsky.social•217 days ago

aaa this looks amazing!! they're so cutee 🥺💚

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•217 days ago

Ahh thank you Honey!! 💜💜

eunie.bsky.social•100 days ago

How will I proceed with my life, knowing I can never have this as a pet? This fella is perfection 😭❤️

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•100 days ago

Gosh thank you so much!! 😭 One day I hope to get a custom plushie of them... that's the closest I'll get to owning them as a pet 😂

eunie.bsky.social•100 days ago

Oooh if you ever manage to make those plushies, I hope I can grab one!! Kakapos are my favourite bird!! 😭🩷

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•100 days ago

If you aren't already, I highly recommend following this account! 💚🦜

https://bsky.app/profile/digs.bsky.social/post/3lb7izrvcus2q

loftyas.bsky.social•217 days ago

I’m gonna need… like 30 of these beans, for emotional stability reasons you understand 😤😤

Srsly though I LOVE THIS so much and this infographic is really cool!!

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•217 days ago

I fully support the use of emotional support kākāpō-bears!! 😤 And ahh thank you so much!! I spent a good amount of time researching and putting this together so I'm glad it paid off 🥺💜

loftyas.bsky.social•216 days ago

Theyre super super cool😭😭

Im glad that theres artists that draw lesser known animals(or animals based on), that are in need of help!
It makes me super happy coz theres so many cool critters out there that people just *dont know* about.

cammiescorner.dev•204 days ago

OH MY GOSH I LOVE

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•204 days ago

AAAH thank you!! :D

owni.dev•217 days ago

Its perfeeeect

maorinerd.com•192 days ago

I have found my spirit animal

opossumcorn.bsky.social•185 days ago

Oh my goodness how cute!!!

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•184 days ago

Thank you!! 💖

coil.bsky.social•204 days ago

@datafran.bsky.social critical kakapo info

datafran.bsky.social•204 days ago

You may find I have already responded to this thread.

datafran.bsky.social•204 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/datafran.bsky.social/post/3kz2wq4n6mk2d

ttrpgifs.bsky.social•217 days ago

OH MY GODS

themeekwarrior.bsky.social•204 days ago

Oh my goodness. 🥹 Oh my goodness

Zero survival skills. All cuddly fluff. And randomly scaling trees like monkeys

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•204 days ago

That one brain cell is reserved for charting the shortest path to that delicious fruit 🍓

bearhybrid.art•204 days ago

Very adorable!

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•204 days ago

Thank you!! 🥺

sailingkobold.bsky.social•216 days ago

YES. HIM. THE ROUMBD BOI. I LOVE HIM. SO PERFECT.

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•216 days ago

THE BESTEST ROUMBDEST BOI! Thank you!!! 🥺💜

inkloaded.bsky.social•215 days ago

Tagging @theladykwiller.bsky.social

sdrekkar.bsky.social•217 days ago

Hims faaaaaace! Squee!

yotenotes.bsky.social•217 days ago

I have a mighty need to hug this creature! 😻

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•217 days ago

They are absolutely friend-shaped and hug-shaped! 🥺

rookandraven.bsky.social•217 days ago

Now I gotta paint a mini like this!

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•217 days ago

Ooh if you do, please tag me, I would love to see!! 😍

rookandraven.bsky.social•217 days ago

Will do!

homebickles.bsky.social•132 days ago

seeing new zealand wildlife in a fantasy setting is incredible!! <3 this is great

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•132 days ago

Oh gosh thank you!! Not sure if you saw this one yet, but this is another NZ creature I'm working on :>

https://bsky.app/profile/spiritcrowart.bsky.social/post/3l5pfbidtyr2l

homebickles.bsky.social•132 days ago

Oh my gosh I love it so much!!!! You’re so skilled

nug.monster•132 days ago

if you've ever played path of exile, you'll notice pukeko running around in the environment.

twiggies-draws.bsky.social•141 days ago

I just wanted to say that this was posted in an Aotearoa Pathfinder discord server which prompted me to come find you. We love this so much <3 it's so dang cute

The server actually runs a yearly "kakapo con" where everyone comes to play Pathfinder and Starfinder to raise funds for these fellas.

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•141 days ago

Oh gosh, thank you for letting me know!! I'm so happy to hear that my art ended up on that server and that people enjoy the little critter! 🦜💚

Kākāpō Con sounds so fun! I might eventually make some kākāpō-bear stickers to sell and donate some of those proceeds to kākāpō conservation-

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•141 days ago

If your server would possibly be interested in those, I'll see what I can do 👀

(Also, I did a lore-dump on kākāpō-bears just a few days ago! Feel free to share this thread with the server, since it may be of interest to them <3)

https://bsky.app/profile/spiritcrowart.bsky.social/post/3l5pcwuwxaf2w

twiggies-draws.bsky.social•141 days ago

Organiser seems interested! Do you have a preferred method of contact for this? So that you two can organise potential details to see if it'd work out or not.

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•141 days ago

Awesome, thank you for letting me know! I'll go ahead and DM you my preferred contact methods

twiggies-draws.bsky.social•141 days ago

Ohh I shall trawl through the lore dump with much joy. And I appreciate the offer! I'll ask the guy who organises the con to see if he'd like it (probably for next year though since the con is in a month). ❤️

And yes the con is good fun! Anyone reading this from NZ and wanna play Path/Starfinder? xP

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•141 days ago

Perhaps @kellywhyte.bsky.social or @kiwirpg.bsky.social might know people who would be interested in a TTRPG-themed Kākāpō-con? 👀

spiritcrowart.bsky.social•141 days ago

(I am unfortunately US-based, so I wouldn't exactly fit the bill 😂)

twiggies-draws.bsky.social•141 days ago

If its fine with you I'll plug it a bit more here (if not I'll delete this!)

https://warhorn.net/events/kakapo-con-2024