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Stieven @stievenvdp.bsky.social · 14d

Microraptor repost time!

Microraptor, inspired by inspired by old Chinese an Japanese art.

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 14d

Bite that hand that holds your head underwater.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 19d

An illustration from my fun little book The Birding Dictionary, a great gift for birders. IYKYK. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...

A tv screen with a screaming bald eagle on it, and the subtitled caption says [Red-tailed hawk screeching].

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strangebirdart @strangebirdart.bsky.social · 15d

They grow up so fast 🥹
#pigeonsky

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strangebirdart @strangebirdart.bsky.social · 15d

…..and my arms got fatigued from holding him like that after a while 😂

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strangebirdart @strangebirdart.bsky.social · 15d

Ah shoot, I asked his owner but I completely forgot the number. It was definitely 500g+ though!

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strangebirdart @strangebirdart.bsky.social · 16d

One of my newer paintings, “The Culled Come Home,” was created in the middle of a particularly brutal season of pigeon rescue and rehab and I wanted to feel in control again.
Oil on wood panel. #painting #pigeonsky

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 26d

Weekly podcast recap round-up (1/2):

1 - Brand new Fossil Finds with @strangebirdart.bsky.social on Patreon
2 - Jason Marsden jumps on Keanan And Lakin!
3 - Fave @elizaskinner.bsky.social is back on @jordanjessego.bsky.social
4 - Jurassic Park: Survival footage breakdown!

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strangebirdart @strangebirdart.bsky.social · 28d

Speaking of pigeon: I HAVE to show you all Archie. An absolute tank of a bird.

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strangebirdart @strangebirdart.bsky.social · 28d

I started my painting, “All For Naught” in 2023. Inspired by the tragic story of the Passenger Pigeon, I could not stop thinking about how humans once regarded them as nuisances in their great numbers, and subsequently hunted them out of existence at near apocalyptic speed.
#art #painting #pigeon

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · Sep 9

Come brush up on news stories in the world of Paleontology, natural history, dinosaurs, and more with wildlife illustrator @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I on episode two of our monthly See Jurassic Right Patreon series, Fossil Finds!

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · Aug 11

This month: @strangebirdart.bsky.social covers the Chicago Archaeopteryx at the Field Museum and I cover where the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs came from: www.patreon.com/c/seejurassi...

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thrilled to announce the new See Jurassic Right Patreon series that Wildlife Illustrator @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I have been working on, Fossil Finds! Once a month we will bring you stories in the world of Paleontology, natural history, dinosaurs, and more: www.patreon.com/c/seejurassi...

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · Jun 3

Still marveling at @strangebirdart.bsky.social lovingly rendered dinosaurs from our Jurassic June series last year for See Jurassic Right. A little peek into her process, please everyone go hire her to do paleoart for your science articles and museum exhibits! She made my fave dinos come alive. 🥹🥹🥹

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · Jun 2

Link to get merch of @strangebirdart.bsky.social’s gorgeous dinosaur designs for the series: www.etsy.com/shop/seejura...

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · Jun 2

Last year for Jurassic June @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I shared stories and facts about our favorite dinosaurs on See Jurassic Right. Why not give it a listen if you haven’t yet and check out the merch featuring Andrea’s incredible paleoart on Etsy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · May 26

Squad goals, dream blunt rotation, choose your fighter, The Walking with Dinosaurs reboot is nigh upon us in the States, so @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I reacted to the trailer and listen to See Jurassic Right if the original from 1999 holds up: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · May 23

If you’ve tuned into the See Jurassic Right episodes with @strangebirdart.bsky.social, you know we are cooking up a new segment coming to Patreon NEXT MONTH. Official announcement coming soon, but couldn’t resist showing off Andrea’s dinosaur buddy guesting on an upcoming episode.

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · May 21

Behold! A picture-perfect swan family! Six cygnets. 🥰

A pair of adult mute swans with six cygnets between them, sitting amid the vegetation on the bank of the lake in the park.

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · May 21

So much dinosaur media talks about their extinction as a preordained event as opposed to the freak accident that it was, @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I take a look back at the original Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) to see if it holds up or not: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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strangebirdart @strangebirdart.bsky.social · May 20

He’s huge for his age, too. Truly a Big Bebe!

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strangebirdart @strangebirdart.bsky.social · May 20

This is baby Squiggle. He’s gonna be staying with me for a bit 🩶🪶#pigeonsky

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · May 20

Thank you! @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I watched/rewatched the original too and the episode drops tomorrow! 💖💖💖

Rake @pastelrake.bsky.social · May 20

Really enjoyed this @stevenraymorris.bsky.social , can't wait for the next WWD
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Park Experts 129 - Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 Trailer (With Andrea Ciofalo aka @Strangebirdart!)

See Jurassic Right · Episode

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strangebirdart @strangebirdart.bsky.social · May 7

Hehehehehe

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · May 7

I adore @strangebirdart.bsky.social’s work so much because she’s able to make paint and canvas feel like a living, breathing organism. If you stepped back, her subjects would step out of the frame, alive! Everything she makes is sublime.

strangebirdart @strangebirdart.bsky.social · May 6

My long time WIP. I considered scrapping this painting at one point because I was worried that the idea was souring in my mind after two years. I recently opted to go back in and fix areas that I no longer like because momma didn’t raise a quitter. 🤞
#pigeonsky #painting #oilpainting

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