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Tim Knight

@timknight.bsky.social

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Biologist and Artist in Seattle. Enjoy nature walks, birding, and painting. Artwork inspired by nature. linktr.ee/timknight

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · Sep 6

Anna's Hummingbird in watercolor

#birds #hummingbird #birding #watercolor #birdartist #SciArt

A young Anna's Hummingbird with greenish-yellow and brown feathers created in ink and watercolor

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 15h

Kalij Pheasant

The kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos), or simply kalij, is a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from Nepal, to Thailand.

(Reference photo via Wikipedia)

#birds #watercolor #birdartist #birdtober #birdtober2025 #painting #birb

Kalij Pheasant in watercolor by Tim F Knight, biologist.

Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 23h

White-crested Helmetshrike

It is a gregarious bird and is found in small, active groups that are always on the move as they forage. They chatter noisily to one another as they move through their territory.

#birds #watercolor #birdartist #birdtober #birdtober2025 #painting #birb

White-crested Helmetshrike with a yellow eye shaped like a flower.

(Reference photo by Bernard Dupont.)

Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 1d

Steller’s Jay displaying a distinctive crest.

#birds #corvid #birding #birdphoto

Steller’s Jay with a distinctive crest and blue feathers foraging in the grass.

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 1d

Diamond Firetail Finch

Firetail finches are found in Australia and include several species, inhabiting specific temperate or grassy habitats within their respective ranges.

#birds #watercolor #birdartist #birdtober #birdtober2025 #birdpainting #mixedmedia #birb

Diamond Firetail Finch watercolor painting by Tim Knight. Watercolor inspired by a photo from Luke Shelley in Australia.

Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 1d

Harvest moon rising while a family fishes at Lake Washington. Of course, I was birding at sunset.

#moon #birds #fishing #lake

Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 2d

Steller’s Jay foraging

#birds #jay #corvid

Steller’s Jay with a gray crest and blue wings foraging in the grass

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 3d

Steller’s Jay

#birds #jay #birdphoto #corvid #stellershay

Steller’s Jay holding a peanut in its beak

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 3d

Green Pigeon in watercolor

Male Thick-billed Green Pigeon
(Inspired by a photo by Francis Yap)

Ink and watercolor painting by Tim F Knight

#birds #watercolor #birdartist #birdtober #birdtober2025 #birdartist #birdpainting #inktober #birdartist

Male Thick-billed Green Pigeon using ink and watercolor
(Photo Credit: Francis Yap)

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 4d

Steller’s Jay

#birds #jay #birding #birdphoto

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 4d

One picky chickadee …

Black-capped chickadee picks through seeds while a Chestnut-backed chickadee finds the prize.

#birds #chickadee #birdclip #birding

Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 4d

American Bushtits feeding

#birds #bushtit #birding

Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 5d

Black-capped chickadee with a white mantel and light-gray crown

#birds #birding #chickadee #leucisticbird

Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 6d

Diet
African penguin: Primarily feeds on small schooling fish, such as anchovies and sardines.

Magellanic penguin: Eats a variety of marine life, including small fish, squid, and crustaceans.

Humboldt penguin: Preys on fish supported by the cold, nutrient-rich Humboldt Current.

Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 6d

Osprey flying over Lake Washington near sunset.

#birds #osprey #birding #birdvideo

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 6d

Dark-eyed junco female - about the length of a rhododendron leaf.

#junco #birds #birb #birding

Dark-eyed junco female displays a light gray head and tail feathers and light brown mantle

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 6d

Boreal Chickadee in watercolor

A chickadee with a brown instead of a black cap, the Boreal Chickadee lives in coniferous forests of the far north year-round.

#birds #birding #chickadee #birdtober #birdtober2025 #watercolor #birdtoberclub #birdtoberclub2025 #SciArt #ArtInNature #mixedmedia

Boreal Chickadee watercolor painting - perched on a cedar branch (original art and photo by Tim Knight). Inspired by chickadees in All About Birds

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 7d

Venezuelan troupial - Watch your step!

Quick ink sketch and watercolor wash

Reference photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen

#birds #birdtober #birdtober2025 #watercolor #birdtoberclub #birdtoberclub2025 #inktober #watercolor #SciArt

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 7d

House Sparrow in watercolor

One of the most widespread and abundant songbirds in the world today, the House Sparrow has a simple success formula: it associates with humans. The House Sparrow was introduced into Brooklyn, New York, in 1851. (All About Birds)

#birds #birdtober #watercolor

House Sparrow in ink and watercolor. (Reference photo by Alan Wilson)

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 7d

Rev. Samuel Manning, a world traveler and picture book author, from Notting Hill, London. My 3rd great-grandfather's books featured wildlife art in natural settings.

New illustration using ink pens.

#inktober #inktober2025 #illustration #penandink #ink #inkartist #sepiatone #SciArt

Rev. Samuel Manning traveled the world and wrote stories of his adventures, including descriptions of cities, landscapes, and wildlife.
One illustrator was Edward Whymper, a famous artist and mountaineer who first climbed the Matterhorn in the 1800s.

Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 8d

Chestnut backed chickadee ready for takeoff.

#birds #chickadee #birding #birdphoto

Chestnut backed chickadee with gray cap and reddish brown mantle gets ready to fly away.

Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 8d

Magellanic Penguin swimming - ink sketch

The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin that breeds in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.

#penguin #inktober #inktober2025 #birdart #inksketch #birdtober #birdtober2025 #birds

Magellanic Penguin swimming in the ocean - original ink sketch by Tim Knight

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 8d

Magellanic Penguin on the rocks

Original Ink sketch overlaid on a nature photo

#penguin #inktober #inktober2025 #birdart #inksketch #birdtober #birdtober2025 #BandedPenguin #birds

Ink sketch of a penguin overlaid on a nature photo from Wikipedia.

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 9d

Steller’s Jay visiting the backyard

#birds #jay #stellersjay #corvid #birding #birdphoto

Steller’s Jay with a gray crest displaying blue wing feathers with bars

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 9d

Black-capped chickadee in watercolor

#birds #inktober #chickadee #inksketch #birding #inktober2025 #SciArt #birdartist #watercolor #birb

Black-capped chickadee in ink and watercolor using Daniel Smith paints. Based on a snapshot by the artist Tim Knight.

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Tim Knight @timknight.bsky.social · 9d

Mount Rainier in the clouds.

Stunning view from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

#mountain #cascades #rainier #mountrainier #glaciers #mtrainier #nature #seattle