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Barn Swallows pen & Ink drawing. From my book "Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure and Function," Yale University Press a.co/d/58Hduzt 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ornithology #birds

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler. From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #whales #rightwhales #CapeCod

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American Black Bear drawing, for my forthcoming book "Ponds: An Illustrated Guide," Yale University Press, early 2026. 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #bears #ponds #wetlands

submitted 14 hours ago • 4 comments

HAPPY EARTH DAY from East Rock Park. A plate on the spring warbler migration that makes ERP a landmark birding location on the U.S. East Coast. Page spread for my current book, introducing the ecology of streams. 🧪🌿🌎 #scicomm #sciviz #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm

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HAPPY EARTH DAY from East Rock Park. A plate on the spring warbler migration that makes ERP a landmark birding location on the U.S. East Coast. Page spread for my current book, introducing the ecology of streams. 🧪🌿🌎 #scicomm #sciviz #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm

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My most recent book: A Field Guide to the Connecticut River, Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ctriver #connecticutriver

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Riparian ecosystems diagram, done for my forthcoming book "Ponds: An Illustrated Guide," Yale University Press, early 2026. 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #rivers #streams #ecology

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North Atlantic Right Whales, Cape Cod Bay. From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #whales #rightwhales #CapeCod

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Prothonotary Warbler, done for my forthcoming book "Ponds: An Illustrated Guide," Yale University Press, early 2026. 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #warblers #birdart

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Five down, six to go for this plate on the spring warblers of East Rock Park, New Haven, CT USA. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #warblers #birdart

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Gyrfalcon, Denali National Park, 1982. Gouache on board, ~14 x 18 in. 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #falcons #gyrfalcon

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Osprey in flight. From my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #osprey #OBX

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Immature Osprey illustration. From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale Univ. Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #osprey #CapeCod

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

This is the guy you want deciding what the dollar is worth, right? Governance by Batshit Orange Brainfart...

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Belted Kingfish illustration (detail). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #birdart #LongIslandSound

submitted 5 days ago • 7 comments

Fall foliage study. Oil on canvas board, 11 x 14 in. #OilPainting #TraditionalArt #painting #OilPainting #Landscapes #Landscapeart #LandscapePainting

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Beaches can look "barren," but are complex ecosystems full of life. From my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #beaches #obx

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Winter fades, but our Red-Breasted and White-Breasted Nuthatches are still here in southern Connecticut, USA. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #wildlife #wildlifeonearth #BlueSkyNature #birds #birdart

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Great Egret in breeding plumage. Colored pencils on Canson paper. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #nature #wildlife #naturelovers #wildlifeonearth #BlueSkyNature #birds #birdart

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bojoure le canare

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Where visual ideas come from: Idea sketch, and finished interpretive sign for a public park. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #nature #wildlife #naturelovers #wildlifeonearth #BlueSkyNature #design

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A world-class birder got his binoculars stolen. gofund.me/a899b4cd #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #nature #wildlife #naturelovers #wildlifeonearth #BlueSkyNature #Natureasart

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Barn Owl sketch. Colored pencils on Canson paper. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #nature #wildlife #naturelovers #wildlifeonearth #BlueSkyNature #Natureasart #owls

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Harlequin Duck sketch. Colored pencils on Strathmore board. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #nature #wildlife #naturelovers #wildlifeonearth #BlueSkyNature #Natureasart #ducks

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The structure of a typical ocean beach. From my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #beaches #obx

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Illustrations for my various book projects, 2021. 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #nature #wildlife #naturelovers #wildlifeonearth #BlueSkyNature #Natureasart

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Common larger beach birds, From my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #obx

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Meiofauna of Mid-Atlantic beaches. From my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #butterflies #swallowtails

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Wood Duck illustration (detail). For my current book project, an introduction to the ecology of streams. 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #ducks

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Wood Duck illustration. For my current book project, an introduction to the ecology of streams. 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #ducks

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Carolina Parakeet spread, from my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #extinct

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Diagram of a tidal freshwater stream and brackish marsh, for my current book project, an introduction to stream ecology. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #rivers #estuaries

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Snowy Owl (detail), an illustration for my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #owls #wildlifeart #illustration #natureart

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

Snowy Owl, an illustration for my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #owls #LongIslandSound

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Illustrations from my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #natureart #animalart #bskyart #illustration

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Screech Owl sketch. Oil on board, 8 x 10 in. #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #wildlife #illustration #naturewwriting #Artsky #Digitalart #nature #wilderness #art #animalart #bskyart #illustration #illustrator #artist

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Red-tailed Hawk illustration, 2025. For a new book project introducing the ecology of streams. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #sciviz #scicomm #birds #nature #wildlife #naturelovers #BlueSkyNature #Natureasart #hawks

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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Oil on board, 8 x 10 in. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #nature #wildlife #naturelovers #wildlifeonearth #BlueSkyNature #Natureasart

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Barrier island cross-section and vegetation patterns, from my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #obx #barrierislands

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Osprey illustration and page spread from my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #osprey

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Great White Heron (Ardea herodias ssp. occidentalis), seen at Islamorada, FL. Oil on board, 11 x 14 in. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #herons #greatwhiteheron #ardea

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My most recent book: A Field Guide to the Connecticut River, Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ctriver #connecticutriver

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Wildlife of the #Connecticut River. Art from A Field Guide to the Connecticut River, Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ctriver #connecticutriver

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Great Egret (Ardea alba) sketch. Colored pencils and gouache on Canson paper. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #herons

submitted 13 days ago • 10 comments

This past week, the Chinese learned 1) exactly where Trump's pain points are; 2) how much to squeeze them before he flinches; and 3) how little America's partners and allies want to help this president. Highly useful information.

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Through new policies and aggressive cuts, the Trump administration is taking steps that will encourage more pollution while muffling the science that shows its harms. The very air that Americans breathe will likely become less safe, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports:

submitted 14 days ago • 26 comments

Green Heron (Butorides virescens), done for a new book project on Stream ecology. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #herons

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Beware the "doomism/geoengineering nexus". Here's a classic example of how exaggeration of the facts (warming in fact has NOT yet crossed the 1.5C Mark: www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/ha... ) is being used to justifying dangerous techno-gambit w/ the climate: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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A stack of swallowtails: Tiger, Black, and Spicebush. From my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ #sciart 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #butterflies #swallowtails

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