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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 10h

#inktober day 20 - Rivals 🤜🤛

Did you know that Bluejays are dominant and aggressive and frequently attack Cardinals on their territory, and Cardinals have been known to flock together to chase off angry Bluejays!

#inktober2025 #Illustration #bluejay #cardinals #birdaday #birds #design #rivals

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 1d

#Inktober day 19 - Arctic ❄️

Did you know that the Arctic Tern has one of the longest migrations of any bird? They travel from the Arctic in summer to the Antarctic in winter every year to get the most sunlight possible!

#inktober2025 #arctic #Illustration #birb #birds #birdaday #arctictern

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 2d

ThimbleKnight and the Sign from the Universe 2/2 🦄

#thimbleknight #webcomic #indiecomic #inkwash #illustration #tinythings

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 2d

ThimbleKnight and the Sign from the Universe 1/2 🦄

#thimbleknight #webcomic #indiecomic #inkwash #illustration #tinythings

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 2d

#inktober day 18 - Deal

Did you know that crows have been commonly observed to trade objects for food, both amongst themselves and with humans!

#inktober2025 #inkwash #Illustration #crow #birb #birdaday #halloween #crowtrading

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 3d

#inktober day 17 - Ornate 👑

One of the prettier birds of prey out there! The Ornate Hawk Eagle is a patchwork of colours & patterning to help it blend in with dappled sunlight, trees and vines while hunting for prey.

#inktober2025 #ornatehawkeagle #Illustration #birb #birbs #birdaday #birdofprey

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 4d

#inktober day 16 - Blunder

Did you know that penguins tend not to fear humans. In fact, since the only creatures that walk on two legs in the arctic are penguins, they likely think that people are just large penguins!

#inktober2025 #penguin #chinstrappenguin #Illustration #birb #birbs #birdaday

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 5d

#inktober day 15 - Ragged

In urban environments there aren't enough safe nesting materials. Pigeons often use trash to nest, threads get tangled around their chicks feet, cut off corculation and amputate them as they grow.🥺

#inktober2025 #pigeon #rockdove #Illustration #inkwash #birb #birds

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 6d

#inktober day 14 - Trunk

Did you know that the Oxpecker bird has a symbiotic relationship with large mammals, like elephants. They get a steady food source, and the elephants get to be free of pests like skin parasites. 🐘

#inktober2025 #Illustration #inkwash #oxpecker #birb #birbs #birdaday

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 7d

#Inktober day 13 - Drink

Did you know there's a species of bird that drinks blood? The Vampire Ground Finch is known to peck at other birds to draw blood and then to drink their fill. Spooky! 🧛

#inktober2025 #vampire #vampiregroundfinch #Illustration #birb #birbs #birdaday #inkwash #halloween

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 8d

#Inktober day 12 - Shredded

Did you know that parrots are natural foragers, so supplying them with objects to tear and shred is good enrichment for them in captivity.

#inktober2025 #inkwash #birb #birds #birdaday #Illustration #parrot

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 9d

#inktober day 11 - Sting

Did you know that Bee-Eaters smash their prey against the ground several times to remove the stinger and drain the venom before they eat it?

#inktober2025 #beeeater #Illustration #inkwash #birb #birbs #birdaday

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 10d

#inktober day 10 - Sweep

Did you know the Chimney Swift got it's name because they nest inside chimneys, and chimney sweeps could not brush away the soot until the chicks had left.

#inktober2025 #Illustration #chimneyswift #chimneysweep #birb #birds #birdaday #inkwash

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 11d

#inktober day 9 - Heavy

We all know that the largest bird in the world is the ostrich - but did you know that the largest FLYING bird in the world is this dinosaur-esq chap?

#inktober2025 #Illustration #birb #birbs #birdaday #inkwash #koribustard

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 12d

#inktober day 8 - Reckless

Did you know the cassowary can run at 30mph? They are also the only bird who does not fear any god.

#inktober2025 #cassowary #Illustration #illustratorsofbpuesky #birb #birds #birdada

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 13d

#inktober day 7 - Starfish ⭐

Did you know that Seagulls have glands above their eyes that filter salt from their blood, allowing them to drink seawater?

#inktober2025 #Illustration #birdaday #birb #birds #seagull #starfish #inkwash

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Farren Phillips @farrenphillipsart.bsky.social · 14d

#inktober day 6 - Pierce

Did you know that dispite it's deceptively cute and fluffy appearance, the Shrike kills its prey by piercing it on sharp thorns?
#inktober2025 #birb #birds #birdaday #illustration #inkwash #shrike