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Patrick Lynch
@patrlynch1.bsky.social
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Artist, photographer, and author of 11 books from Yale University Press, on the natural history of the Atlantic coast. Latest book: "A Field Guide to the Connecticut River." More personal stuff on facebook.com/patrick.lynch1
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 1h
Brilliant!
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 2h
Book spread concept for the highly endangered North Atlantic Right Whales and their entanglement troubles with fishing gear in the Gulf of Maine. For a new book project.
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #whales #RightWhales #GulfOfMaine
Illustration of a Right Whale, with maps and fishing boat photos rendered lightly in the background.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 2h
A racy-looking beast, the Four-Banded Stink Bug Hunter, Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus. Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, CT, USA.
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #garden #bugsky #biodiversity #pollinators #photography #macro #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #insect #wasps #Hesperiidae #macro #insects
A close photo side view of a small wasp feeding on the yellow center florets of a white Oxeye Daisy.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 2h
Fascinating.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Why Concord?
The geological origins of the American Revolution
www.theatlantic.com
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 2h
Good morning.
A close photo of a Monarch butterfly feeding on an Oxeye Daisy flower.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 12h
Large canids of eastern North America: Eastern Coyote, Timber Wolf, and Red Wolf. Done in digital for my current field guide projects with Yale University Press. 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #SciArt #coyotes #wolves #wildlifeart #scicomm #artsci #artistsonbluesky #illustratorsky #illustratorsky
Portrait views of the Eastern Coyote, Timber Wolf, and Red Wolf, drawn in Photoshop with a Wacom tablet.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 1d
An iconic keystone species of the U.S. Atlantic Coast, the Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus), or "beautiful, savory swimmer." For a new project.
🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #crabs #BlueCrab
A very detailed top-view illustration of a female Blue Crab. Drawn with Photoshop and a Wacom drawing tablet.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 1d
Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens) on Blue Wood-Aster. North Haven, Connecticut, USA.
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #garden #bugsky #biodiversity #pollinators #photography #macro #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #insect #bees #Apidae #macro #insects #flowers #InsectApocalyse
Very close photo of a bumble bee collecting nectar and pollen on very light blue aster flowers.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 2d
Snapshots from the surface of the Jovian Moon Io. ;-)
Geothermal patterns in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Geothermal patterns, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Geothermal patterns, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Geothermal patterns, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 2d
Huron Sachems (Atalopedes huron), an autumn skipper species. North Haven, Connecticut, USA.
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #garden #bugsky #biodiversity #pollinators #photography #macro #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #insect #Skippers #Hesperiidae #macro #insects #flowers #InsectApocalyse
Close photo of an orange-brown skipper butterfly on a fading Buddleja blossom.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 2d
Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens) on Echinacea. North Haven, CT, USA.
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #garden #bugsky #biodiversity #pollinators #photography #macro #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #insect #bees #Apidae #macro #insects #flowers #InsectApocalyse
Very close photo of a bumblebee feeding on a bright red coneflower blossom.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 2d
Huron Sachems (Atalopedes huron) mating. North Haven, Connecticut, USA.
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #garden #bugsky #biodiversity #pollinators #photography #macro #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #insect #Skippers #Hesperiidae #macro #insects #flowers #InsectApocalyse
Close photo of two skipper butterflies mating on a faded Buddleja flower.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 2d
Foureye Butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus). Illustration for a new book project.
🧪🐡🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #fish #CoralReefs #TropicalFish
Illustration of a colorful Caribbean reef fish, drawn in Photoshop with a Wacom tablet.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 2d
What a horror. Similar trends in the U.S. as well. :-(
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Prof Duncan Westbury @duncanwestbury.bsky.social · 13d
Not good. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’
Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise
www.theguardian.com
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 3d
October is the BEST time of year to visit the Cape. Superb birding and whalewatching, without the summer crush of tourists. 🧪🐡🌿🌎🪶
An advertisement for my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," from Yale University Press.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 3d
I'm still working my way through a huge backlog of summer garden shots. Here's a little charmer from August: Great Spangled Fritillary.
Close photo of an orange-patterned butterfly perched on a magenta Buddleja blossom.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 3d
Barn Owl study. Colored pencils on Canson paper.
🧪🌿🌎🪶 #sciart #wildlifepainting #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm
Colored pencil drawing of the head and upper body of a Barn Owl, on warm gray pastel paper.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 3d
A favorite warm-water fish of the Western Atlantic: Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula). Photoshop, August 2025.
🧪🐡🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #fish #triggerfish
Illustration of a colorful Queen Triggerfish, done in Photoshop with a Wacom drawing tablet.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 3d
Book spread for a new coastal book project: Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis).
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #birds #BirdArt #BirdArtists
Book spread illustration of flying and standing Brown Pelicans, illustrated in Photoshop with a Wacom tablet.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 4d
This fear has grown...
tweet of mine from Oct 25 2022: "I fear what we may be witnessing right now is that private/corporate ownership of the media has now become fundamentally incompatible with democracy."
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 4d
The summer garden fades...
Photo of fading red Helenium flowers. Photo of a Huron Sachem skipper butterfly. Photo of golden Black-eyed Susan and white Daisy Fleabane flowers. Photo of a red coneflower.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 4d
Drama on a Zinnia: The jumping spider (sp?) did eventually pounce, but the Huron Sachem just flicked it off and flew away. North Haven, CT.
Close photo of a skipper butterfly and a jumping spider on adjacent yellow Zinnia flowers.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 5d
Good morning, Huron Sachem (Atalopedes campestris), an autumn skipper species, on Zinnia. North Haven, Connecticut, USA. 🧪🌿🌎🐡
Close photo of a small orange-brown skipper butterfly perched on a bright yellow Zinnia flower.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 5d
Jenny Lake, in the Grand Teton range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA.
Photo of a mountain lake, spruce woodlands, and rugged mountain peaks. Fallen spruce tree logs lay under the surface of the very clear lake water.
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 5d
The front range of the Grand Teton mountains and Jackson Lake at dawn, with moose and elk calling on the willow flats, and several Bald Eagles circling over the lake.
A broad landscape view of the mountain wall of the Grand Tetons, with Jackson Lake and miles of willow flats in the foreground.
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