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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · 3d

So it's nap time at the disco?!

Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · 3d

I haven't been on blue sky in a hot hour as I've been doing some thoughtful portfolio development and retooling my illustration point of view.

Please enjoy this... #waybackwednesday #bird #kidlitart #coffee

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · 3d

I have also heard it pronounced as Kerr-ken-dahl lol

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Nicole 🐸🌿 shop update live! 🎃 @munespice.bsky.social · 3d

Frog con is a free online convention where you can participate through discord, watching fun and educational panels on twitch, buying from frog artists in the virtual artist alley & more!

Its even better the whole event is filled with love and respect for frogs & their importance in our world 🥹🐸

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · 17d

Late might thoughts no. 6: i just learned about tarsiers. What do you think it feels like being born with super hearing and night vision?

How do they master hearing everything all the time?

#tarsiers #cutelittleguys #mammals #adaptation

Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · 22d

I hope it gets better soon! No need to apologize for being a human!! ♥️

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · 22d

Grue...as opposed to like...idk..teal???

The Kid Should See This @tksst.bsky.social · 22d

🐦🧬 Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin identified a rare hybrid "grue jay" in Texas, born from a blue jay father and green jay mother whose ranges converged near San Antonio due to climate change. #birds #science

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👉 Learn on tksst: zurl.co/l0wmz

A grue jay? Rare hybrid bird identified in Texas

Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin, who have reported discovering a bird that's the natural result of a green jay and a blue jay's mating, say it may be among the first examples of a hybrid ...

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · 26d

Late night thoughts no. 5: acknowledging the things that don't happen in a day seems easy. Considering the accumulation of things that didnt happen over a few decades is much harder.

The mental health is low lately. #anxiety #decisions

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🌳Weeping Willow🌳 @wheepingwillowtree.bsky.social · 29d

A very nice wildlife veterinarian, and rehabber was able to take the bird and give him some medication. The next day, he looked great and was able to be released back in my yard. #birds #wildlifephotography #bird #wildlife

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · 29d

I wish i liked more things so i could enjoy them simply and overlap.

I like birds. Drawing birds. Painting birds. Making entire life stories for birds. Watching birds. Watching videos of other peoples birds. Learning about birds at fairs. Looking at bird taxidermy.

See? #birds #hobby #life

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · 29d

Sygnin Approved Only. Please full out questionnaire and return by mail only lol

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · Sep 11

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aviansofhope.bsky.social @aviansofhope.bsky.social · Sep 6

Bird Tips and Tricks! Let us know things you do to keep your bird happy and healthy!

#ParrotCare #BirdSafetyTips #HealthyBirds #AvianWellness #PetBirdAdvice #ParrotParent #BirdLifeBalance #FeatheredFriends #BirdEducation #SafeForParrots

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Lyn Heideman @heidelyn.bsky.social · Sep 7

Sept. 6 is International Vulture Awareness Day! By consuming carcasses, #vultures prevent the spread of deadly diseases. Their bald heads, super-strong stomach acid, and ability to process pathogens--even anthrax--make them perfectly adapted for that essential role.

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · Sep 7

Went to the Fiber Arts Festival in Salida, CO today. Who knew you could make yarn in so many ways and uhh...smells. The alpacas and sheep made themselves known!

🐑🦙🐐

If you use bird down...is it still a fiber?

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Katiuska Pino @katiuskapino.com · Sep 6

Don't forget to check this out! #kidlitgn

kidlitgn.com/2025/09/03/w...

Win a Kamvas 13 (Gen 3) from HUION – KidLitGN

kidlitgn.com

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Hannah Waters @hanner.bsky.social · Sep 6

I highly recommend this delightful documentary - two dudes (non-birders) decide to complete a big year (see as many birds as they can in a year) living out of a van. Wonderfully done. Free on youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w...

LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching

YouTube video by owen reiser

www.youtube.com

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · Sep 7

This was the best and most incriminating documentary of all time. Checked e-bird and the McQuads are still #1. Lol

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · Sep 7

I failed my driver's license test the first time! My teacher made me do a blind left turn and then failed me because I made a blind left turn. 🙃

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · Sep 6

So satisfying lol it seems like anyways! I'm not sure what the embroidery process feels like 😅😊

Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · Sep 6

Gorgeous photo! The colors are very nice and perfect background blur. 🤩

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Emily Calimlim @limlimillus.bsky.social · Sep 5

I missed the white tail ptarmigan by two days 😭

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Janee Trasler @janeetrasler.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!

I write and illustrate board books, picture books, readers, and comics. I love quirky characters and projects that let me show a range of emotions.

Rep’d by Jamie Weiss Chilton, Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

#kidlitillustration @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Cat and mouse friends in different poses.

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Kirsten McGonigal @kirstenmcgonigal.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hey, who decided to let the animals out at the county fair? 🤪🐷🐐🐥 If you’re an art director or editor looking for an illustrator to bring a little magic to a story, please reach out! Portfolio: kirstenmcgonigal.com
rep’d by: @beccalangton.bsky.social of @da-childrens.bsky.social

#kidlitartpostcard

Children’s book illustration of a scene at a county fair. In them magic can background are rides and buildings, silhouetted against an evening sky. In the foreground is a stack of straw bales. A boy sits on top of the bales, sharing his cotton candy with a prize winning goat. A little girl is lying on her back on top of the bales, playing with a teddy bear. Dad is sitting slouched against the base of the bales, dozing. His foot has knocked over a bucket of popcorn, and a prizewinning pig is munching on it. Two big trees frame the scene, and the whole painting is done in shades of blue, purple, and pink, emphasizing the evening light.

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Sep 5

An old color sketch for #kidlitartpostcard day. 🌷#art #illustration

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