Melissa
@mpiper.bsky.social
Web developer. Loyal Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Bird and wildlife artist. Introvert. Disgruntled Xennial. My aesthetic is hoodies and baseball t-shirts with a touch of spookiness.
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No kings only kingfishers, kinglets, and kingbirds!
Rally in Bend, Oregon, drew thousands ….
#nokingsday #birders
Rally in Bend, Oregon, drew thousands ….
#nokingsday #birders
October 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
No kings only kingfishers, kinglets, and kingbirds!
Rally in Bend, Oregon, drew thousands ….
#nokingsday #birders
Rally in Bend, Oregon, drew thousands ….
#nokingsday #birders
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Ozzy Osbourne has passed away at 76.
July 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ozzy Osbourne has passed away at 76.
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It's #BatAppreciationDay ! 🦇
This is the common little brown bat we see all around our house! I wanted to learn more about our bats because I've been looking into putting up a bat box home. Bats are cool!
#littlebrownbat #batart #AnimalArt #SciArt #AnimalDayCal #NatureArt #WildlifeArt
This is the common little brown bat we see all around our house! I wanted to learn more about our bats because I've been looking into putting up a bat box home. Bats are cool!
#littlebrownbat #batart #AnimalArt #SciArt #AnimalDayCal #NatureArt #WildlifeArt
April 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
It's #BatAppreciationDay ! 🦇
This is the common little brown bat we see all around our house! I wanted to learn more about our bats because I've been looking into putting up a bat box home. Bats are cool!
#littlebrownbat #batart #AnimalArt #SciArt #AnimalDayCal #NatureArt #WildlifeArt
This is the common little brown bat we see all around our house! I wanted to learn more about our bats because I've been looking into putting up a bat box home. Bats are cool!
#littlebrownbat #batart #AnimalArt #SciArt #AnimalDayCal #NatureArt #WildlifeArt
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make it stopppppppppp
February 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
make it stopppppppppp
Not my home, but I know my way around
March 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Not my home, but I know my way around
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Sharing another new piece today #ArtYear, a great horned owl I drew with colored pencil on black paper.
I actually started coloring this around when I started painting my snowy owl, and they are both in the genus Bubo, which was kind of cool!
#BirdArt #SciArt #owl #FineArt #onlybeautifulthings
I actually started coloring this around when I started painting my snowy owl, and they are both in the genus Bubo, which was kind of cool!
#BirdArt #SciArt #owl #FineArt #onlybeautifulthings
March 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Another painting, a small one for a tiny frame 🪶🐡
March 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Another painting, a small one for a tiny frame 🪶🐡
American Kestrel (female) pencil sketch. Started this awhile ago, but finally finished it today. #birdart #birds #birdartist #birdartists #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #americankestrel #pencildrawing #pencilart
February 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
American Kestrel (female) pencil sketch. Started this awhile ago, but finally finished it today. #birdart #birds #birdartist #birdartists #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #americankestrel #pencildrawing #pencilart
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It's #GroundhogDay 🎉
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, meaning six more weeks of winter. Womp Womp. Sketch study.
#Groundhog #AnimalArt #SciArt #AnimalDayCal
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, meaning six more weeks of winter. Womp Womp. Sketch study.
#Groundhog #AnimalArt #SciArt #AnimalDayCal
February 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It's #GroundhogDay 🎉
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, meaning six more weeks of winter. Womp Womp. Sketch study.
#Groundhog #AnimalArt #SciArt #AnimalDayCal
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, meaning six more weeks of winter. Womp Womp. Sketch study.
#Groundhog #AnimalArt #SciArt #AnimalDayCal
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The cassowary is a large, flightless bird most closely related to the emu. Although the emu is taller, the cassowary is the heaviest bird in Australia.
https://theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1668344058
#Cassowary #birds 🦉 #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #bsnm #ausbirds
https://theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1668344058
#Cassowary #birds 🦉 #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #bsnm #ausbirds
January 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The cassowary is a large, flightless bird most closely related to the emu. Although the emu is taller, the cassowary is the heaviest bird in Australia.
https://theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1668344058
#Cassowary #birds 🦉 #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #bsnm #ausbirds
https://theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1668344058
#Cassowary #birds 🦉 #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #bsnm #ausbirds
January 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Being an artist is fun because some days you look at all the things you drew and think, wow I did that! And then some other days you spend hours just trying to draw a circle 😑
December 28, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Being an artist is fun because some days you look at all the things you drew and think, wow I did that! And then some other days you spend hours just trying to draw a circle 😑
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Snow leopard study based on footage I took in the Zoo Berlin. Various fineliners on Strathmore toned paper
December 18, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Snow leopard study based on footage I took in the Zoo Berlin. Various fineliners on Strathmore toned paper
Yourself, but as a cartoon!
December 12, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Yourself, but as a cartoon!
It’s #BirdWhisperer posting day! Here is November’s submission, a cute Snow Bunting on the beach. Done on Arches hot pressed watercolor paper with colored pencils. #birdart #birdartist #wildlifeart
November 27, 2024 at 2:09 PM
It’s #BirdWhisperer posting day! Here is November’s submission, a cute Snow Bunting on the beach. Done on Arches hot pressed watercolor paper with colored pencils. #birdart #birdartist #wildlifeart
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Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.
November 26, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.
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You'll face many kinds of setbacks in life & career. The most important thing is that you get back on your feet and keep moving forward.
Just keep moving.
“Once you stop moving, you start dying.” I heard this quote in the context of physical movement. I believe it is just as true metaphorically.
Just keep moving.
“Once you stop moving, you start dying.” I heard this quote in the context of physical movement. I believe it is just as true metaphorically.
November 24, 2024 at 4:07 PM
You'll face many kinds of setbacks in life & career. The most important thing is that you get back on your feet and keep moving forward.
Just keep moving.
“Once you stop moving, you start dying.” I heard this quote in the context of physical movement. I believe it is just as true metaphorically.
Just keep moving.
“Once you stop moving, you start dying.” I heard this quote in the context of physical movement. I believe it is just as true metaphorically.
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“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say
November 19, 2024 at 3:56 AM
“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say
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Wanting to draw after work but feeling so exhausted after work is the daily cycle of struggle
November 20, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Wanting to draw after work but feeling so exhausted after work is the daily cycle of struggle
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Part 2 of Exploring Puffins!
A Horned Puffin, and a close relative of the puffin family Rhinoceros Auklet.
Many didn't know there were more then one puffin species, so I wanted to do these as a 2 page set.
#bird #ornithology #Nature #SciArt #BirdArt #NatureArt
A Horned Puffin, and a close relative of the puffin family Rhinoceros Auklet.
Many didn't know there were more then one puffin species, so I wanted to do these as a 2 page set.
#bird #ornithology #Nature #SciArt #BirdArt #NatureArt
November 19, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Part 2 of Exploring Puffins!
A Horned Puffin, and a close relative of the puffin family Rhinoceros Auklet.
Many didn't know there were more then one puffin species, so I wanted to do these as a 2 page set.
#bird #ornithology #Nature #SciArt #BirdArt #NatureArt
A Horned Puffin, and a close relative of the puffin family Rhinoceros Auklet.
Many didn't know there were more then one puffin species, so I wanted to do these as a 2 page set.
#bird #ornithology #Nature #SciArt #BirdArt #NatureArt
I spent far too long on this, but finally finished this Hooded Crow piece. Reference photo from @birdwhisperers.bsky.social. Colored pencils on gray mixed media paper.
#BirdWhisperer #birdart #birdartist #hoodedcrow
#BirdWhisperer #birdart #birdartist #hoodedcrow
November 17, 2024 at 3:17 PM
I spent far too long on this, but finally finished this Hooded Crow piece. Reference photo from @birdwhisperers.bsky.social. Colored pencils on gray mixed media paper.
#BirdWhisperer #birdart #birdartist #hoodedcrow
#BirdWhisperer #birdart #birdartist #hoodedcrow