#wagtail

[todaysbird]

the western yellow wagtail is a member of the wagtail & longclaw family found in europe and asia (with wintering populations in asia and africa, as well as a yearlong resident population in egypt). as their name would predict, they are known for an almost constantly wagging tail. they are slender birds, with regional differences in markings; while all birds of the species have a bright yellow breast, they have varied head colors and markings based on the population. their call is a high-pitched jeet. they live primarily on open country near water, an ideal habitat for these insectivorous birds to hunt in.

[herpsandbirds]

Masked Wagtail (Motacilla alba personata), family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes, Hotel Beldersay, Uzbekistan

This bird is a subspecies of the White Wagtail.

Photographs by Yoav Perlman

[harkthorn]

Quick sketches of random birds, in ballpoint pen

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[filurig]

Insane guy popped up in my mind (more info below). going to make more friends of them later...

tussilago is a member of a group of basilisks who call themselves "the flowers", an artist collective of sorts, who took a particular interest in intra-species artistic collaboration, currently in talks with a human artistic collective in stockholm. a big fan of the emerging expressionist movement (which hasn't really been coined as a term yet), tussilago values personal and individual expression in art highly, often combining it with the "shapeform" movement in basilisk culture, an artistic movement investigating how different forms interact with different art forms. their favourite artistic means is through fabric, but gained an interest in painting as well after trying it with humans.

tussilago is... a bit unhinged. they talk before they think, but don't like coming off that way - often ending up saying out of pocket things only to further elaborate into infinity about why they said it and how it truly touched upon something profound underneath the initial outrageous impression it gave off. despite their impulsive nature he does enjoy to ponder esoteric things and can get very philosophical, and isn't actually unintelligent - just a bit... socially impaired!

[nairanorica]

Apparently I'm incapable of drawing anything other than simple, stylized birds at the moment. So here's another super simple and stylized wagtail!

[nh-art]

Blue to Orange

[besidethepath]

Well dressed for the weekend

[unrestrained-balderdash-art-blog]

Reference photo by Rudmer Zwerver

[miyrumiyru]

Tail Wagging Wagtail

[tanuki-kimono]

[Fujinami] (wisteria waves) furisode designed by Eninaru. This kimono has been used in a photoshoot for The Peppermint Magazine.

The modern styling has the natural flowers in hairdo especially fashionable atm.

The “old Japan” one features a sculpturesque nihongami hairdo called sekireitabo (lit. ”wagtail nape chignon”,  made to mimic a wagtail’s tailfeathers)

[verbrannt74]

Birds sketches! I used my mate's photos for references, and wagtails scene was created from scratch.

[love1kimono]

Wagtail and Narcissus by Sugakudo 1859

"Wagtail and Narcissus" by Sugakudo from the series, "Forty-eight Hawks Drawn from Life," first published in 1859.

[lonelyvesness]

pied wagtail ✧

[shinonart]

Migrating birds have always been important signs of the change of seasons to Finnish people. Even today the sight of the first wagtail, crane and swallow fills people with hope and joy of the spring and the summer arriving after the long, dark winter.

I saw the first wagtail only a few weeks ago and today I saw both the first common swift and a small flock of cranes. Summer is just at our doorstep!

More about the significance of these birds and other Finnish animals can be found in my book OLD GODS!

Find me and my art elsewhere!    

[richs-pics]

Pied wagtail with a snack

[mllenugget]

Basile & Piou, what will they do