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The meeting of Cyra and Calliope ☔️🔥

This was such a beautiful moment, and I had a lot of fun coming up with designs for the serpents!

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“make them stop doing that.” oli and foster the hugging brothers

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“Now I get to watch you bloom”

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BAWKtober #11 - Thunderstorm

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Just a pink chicken

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Flock Party Free Pattern. The web address is on the picture.

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Snow Bunting

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cockatiels when a piece of dust moves incorrectly

i love my son but he is dramatic

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midnight savannah

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Metallic Birds (part 1 / 2). Their environment is rich in metal and some plants and animals have adapted to use the metal they ingest. These birds can grow metallic feathers and horn-like structures.

Great Swordbill: Also known as a Knight Bird. A large bird that grows a sword-like horn on it's head. A large metal growth on the back of the skull acts as a counter-balance to the heavy horn. Both males and females have this horn, and it's used to forage food and crack open nuts. Males however have larger horns and use them to fend off other males during mating season. The feathers on their body contain metal filaments that curl and link together, forming a protective chain mail.

Glittering Fencer Hummingbird: This bird grows a thin, delicate horn from its head. Metal in the feathers and at the ends of long filaments glitter when they fly. Only males grow the horn, and it's to compete with other males. Certain flowers have adapted to allow the Fencer Hummingbirds easy access to the metal-rich pollen that grows inside. A slit along the top of the flowers let the birds feed without the horn getting in the way. Various species of these birds grow different metals from their body, including copper, gold, iron, etc.

Rusty Legcutter: These predatory birds grow metal tusks on either side of their beaks. Their quick runners, and they use their speed to catch large prey animals by surprise, then use their tusks to slice open their legs. Weakened, the prey are usually taken down by larger predator animals, after which the Legcutters gain access to the carcass. Legcutters have developed a habit of digging their tusks in damp dirt, which encourages rust growth. In turn, the rusty texture easily picks up dirt and bacteria. If the blood loss from the cuts don't weaken the prey, a tetanus infection will. Farmers who share land with Legcutters must wear metal-lined boots, and outfit their livestock with metal grieves, to protect themselves from the birds.

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it's that time of year again y'all! here's this year's holiday card design, featuring pete and polly the ptarmigans :D

the nest is made of tinsel and the 'ornaments' are based on ornaments I actually have for an extra personal touch!

I hope that everyone has a healthy and happy holiday season and merry christmas to all who celebrate! <3

please reblog if you enjoy - spread the holiday cheer! <3

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Zoe Aguerreberry aka Agueb (Argentinian, b. 1998, Buenos Aires, Argentina, based London, England) - Listening, 2023, Drawings: Digital Art

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Oh hey, I can share this now. Embroidered badge on holographic vinyl with metallic gold thread for Cinaeth (BlueSky, Twitch) of his fursona by the same name. Very sparkly, cameras do no justice! ✨ All ready to get behind the camera at ANE!

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All done!

I wrote the pattern down as I made it, this would be one of the patterns I could sell! I’m thinking of making a Patreon for people to just see my knitting work and buy patterns or enter raffles for freebies- I’ll probably start that up on New Years :)

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Sunlemon Fluffies Pigeon

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Detail shots of my painting Ascent Print shop ✦ Instagram

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Bronzed Cowbird