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Illustrations inspired by nature and terrible puns!
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Only Tuesday? Dark at 5pm? The bitter-n has more than just the grapefruit to be bitter about... #illustration #bittern #birds
Illustration of an Eurasian bittern with a slice of grapefruit in its open beak. Its tongue is hanging out. Caption reads 'bittern' with the word 'bitter' underlined.
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Had a great time working on these illustrations for @batconservation.bsky.social - which collective noun would you choose for each species? #NameThatBat
batconservation.bsky.social Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 27d
(1/2) 🦇 A group of bats can be called a colony, a cauldron, a cloud or even a camp but with 1,500 bat species worldwide (and 18 right here in the UK!), we think it’s time to get a little more imaginative.

Surely our brilliant bat species deserve some names as unique as they are?

#NameThatBat
Comical illustrations of three different options to describe a group of noctules. Option 1: a chorus of noctules showing three bats dressed in a traditional white choir dress. Option 2: a screech of noctules showing two bats ‘shouting’ and one covering its ears. Option 3: a thunder of noctules, showing three bats and a dark cloud with thunder lightning. Comical illustrations of three different options to describe a group of common pipistrelles. Option 1: a reliance of common pipistrelles showing three bats, one of which has a ‘bat spotting’ checklist with ‘common pipistrelle’ ticked off. Option 2: a flicker of common pipistrelles showing three bats around a lit candle. Option 3: a shimmer of common pipistrelles, showing three bats with a flick of light on their wings.
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Witnessed proof today that the early bird does indeed catch the worm!
October 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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The birder's most useful bird; the telescaup.

Swipe to see the scaup I saw (including compulsory pic of it disappearing under the water... maybe it needs a periscaup!

#birds #birding #scaup #duck
Illustration of a male scaup looking into the eyepiece of a telescope on a tripod. Caption reads 'telescaup' Scaup with beak slightly open in profile Tail feathers of a scaup sticking out of the water as the bird dives
October 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Time to revise the alphabat!

#bat #bats #illustration
Illustration of a bat hanging from a rail pointing to a blackboard with 'A is for Alcathoe, B is for Barbastelle, C is for common pipistrelle' written in chalk. Caption reads 'alphabat'
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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What is a common pipistrelle's favourite cake?
A BATtenberg of course!
New illustration by someone who has been watching too much Bake-off!
#bat #bats #cake #gbbo #badjoke #dadjoke #illustration
Illustration of a Battenberg cake on a green plate. Each square within the cake has a silhouette of a bat in it. The plate has lines on the rim which are shaped like pipistrelle calls. The caption reads 'Battenberg cake' with bat underlined.
October 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Unassuming by day, rocking out by night. Rock pipits have a whole secret life they've been hiding from us... 🤘
#rockpipit #birds #birding #illustration #rock
Illustration of a rock pipit holding a glittery blue guitar in its wings and tilting a microphone stand with a foot. Caption reads 'rock pipit'.
October 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Bird journal for September - lots of quiet days but also a couple of unexpected sightings! #birds #birding #birdjournal #nature
October 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Oooh I am working on the bat puns already 🫣
batability.bsky.social Neil Middleton - BatAbility @batability.bsky.social · Sep 29
\o/ Excited to have received these fab gifts from facebook.com/elliestrations @elliestrations.bsky.social
Met Ellie randomly this month whilst birding, started gabbing & BOOM! This is what she does. Maybe we'll get her to do some BatAbility merch \o/. Meanwhile visit www.elliestrations.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Late to the party, but starting as I mean to go on with a new illustration. The carry-on crow is often seen power-walking to a departure gate, and never forgets their trusty travel pillow.

#crow #birds #birding #illustration #badjoke #dadjoke #nature
Illustration of a carrion crow wearing over-ear headphones and with a blue travel pillow over its neck. It is towing a blue wheeled suitcase from under its wing. Caption reads 'carry-on crow' in blue handwriting. A small signature reads 'Elliestrations' with a small drawing of an elephant.
September 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM