#big birb :)

[linkbetweenlinksau]

I don’t think I ever posted this lol. I made a reference for Crimson cuz I knew I would suffer if I didn’t. He was barely in it but who knows, I might need this again someday

[doingitfortheexposure]

A springtime crow.

Photo by Xer S. Rowan, Creative Commons Attribution license

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[michellemisfit]

Had a Wildlife Drawing class that clashed with an Archery Staff Meeting, so ended up drawing on the shooting range until immediately before the start of the meeting.

I was gutted when I had to put the drawing down, and couldn’t wait to use my day off to finish this piece!

We were joined by Anna from ARCAS Guatemala who told us amazing and terrifying facts about Harpy Eagles. They’re up to 1.50m tall. Up to 12kg heavy. Their nests are 6ft in diameter. And their talons are the same size as those of a Grizzly bear!!

I love them and I wish to meet and hug one!!! lol

Medium: Tinted Charcoal

[wet-crow]

a wip for today, because digitial painting takes me years. I'm thinking of writting an scp about this scene.......

[whoslinger]

I can't stop drawing jean.

And those albatross are way too tiny, but they're cute.

[endominator]

A Rocky Disturbance [1/3]

They're back boiss

[gomzdrawfr]

Friend!

[kharmii]

Holy fuckballs, this is legit!

Don't miss a wire

[pavpavlova]

Pig(eon) in a blanket ❤️

[goodglove]

more elvan and bubo, but ...furry

and skench...

owl in full armor YES

[skywerse]

I designed finch's dad!!!!

[lumpofbird]

eepy

[drinkinggblood]

please, please, please forget-me-not

[mamalaw1021]

TWELVE METER WINGSPAN. QUEEN.

Rescuers Down Under doesn’t get enough credit for a lot of things, but one creative choice in particular that I think should be talked about more is the movie’s decisions to mostly have real life fauna but then also making one of the main characters a dinosaur-sized eagle and just act as if that’s a thing that already exists.

Marahute is a gift.

[montereybayaquarium]

Have you featheard the news? We’re thrilled to share that we have a new juvenile African penguin on exhibit!

Gerry hatched on November 30 as part of AZA’s Species Survival Program for these endangered birds, and was raised by our most experienced foster parents, Walvis and Boulders. Savvy Penguin Cam viewers may have spotted Gerry on exhibit in December, but, as with all our penguin chicks, they’ve spent the last few weeks behind the scenes in “penguin school” learning how to swim. Now that they’ve lost their fluffy chick plumage and begun to socialize with adult birds behind the scenes, they’re ready to be back with the rest of the colony on exhibit!

Gerry is the genetic offspring of Amigo—who hatched at the Aquarium in 2016—and Elizabeth. Much like their father, Gerry’s personality is independent and feisty! And fun fact: This is the first time we’ve had three generations of a penguin family on exhibit!

We don’t yet know Gerry’s sex, so we’re using the gender-inclusive pronoun “they” until we determine sex via a blood test. The penguin is – for now – wearing a female name band (black with white letters), but only for identification purposes. 

The chick was named after Gerry Low-Sabado, whose ancestors were among the first Chinese settlers on the Monterey Peninsula. Gerry was passionate about sharing the history and contributions of Chinese-Americans to the region with visitors to the Aquarium and the community at large. Before her death in 2021, she contributed to our Turning the Tide summer program, where she described how her ancestors developed the squid fishery in Monterey Bay while enduring anti-Chinese sentiments.

In honor of Gerry’s dedicated work as an educator, community preservationist, and friend of the Aquarium, we made the decision to name our newest chick after her. 

Come bray hello to Gerry the next time you visit or watch them waddle their way into your heart on our Penguin Cam!

[adora-birds]

socialisation for the little guys