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Sam B.
@somebeees.bsky.social
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🌈 She/They
🎨 Artist and illustrator of nature and more
📷 Native plant and bird photographer
🃏Graphic Designer for Board Games
🪡 Garment/Semi historical sewist
🙈 Human with too many hobbies
☀️ Based in San Diego, CA
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Todays #birbfest2026 birds are buffleheads! It’s bufflehead season in San Diego and I’m so happy! I love the way they dive around, they are so cute!

#birds #birdart #bufflehead
An illustration of a male and female pair of buffleheads flying. The female duck in the back has her wings down, and the male duck in the front has his wings outstretched. The background is cartoon fluffy clouds.
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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I did it! I saw the surf scoters under the pier in Imperial Beach! They are gorgeous birds.

#birds #birdphotography #surfscoter
A small black duck with a bright yellow and orange bill swims in a green ocean on a cloudy day.
January 5, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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Today’s #birbfest2026 illustration is a verdin! I see them out in the desert but they are always so fast and hard to photograph. They are such beautiful little birds though!

#verdin #birdart #birds
An illustration of a small grey bird with a yellow head hangs in a creosote bush. The bush has yellow flowers and white poofy seeds.
January 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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Ok starting to play with the #birbfest2026 prompts a little. Birds native to SoCal are my bread and butter, so I’m taking birds on the list and doing a similar native bird instead. So instead of a razorbill doing another water bird, a surf scoter!

#birds #birdart #surfscoter
An illustration of three surf scoters. In the upper right one spreads his wings, while in the bottom left a female and male swim serenely by. In the water is text that says “surf scoter”
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Today’s #birbfesf2026 bird is the many-colored rush tyrant, a colorful round orb of a flycatcher from South America!

#birds #birdart #manycoloredrushtyrant
An illustration of three small colorful round birds face each other and yell. They are yellow with blue faces and there are yellow stripes on their heads that look like angry eyebrows. In between them the onomatopoeia for their call is written out. It says “bewahhbewbewbew”
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Want to start the year off with some art so I’m participating in #birbfest2026 and see how many birbs I can draw! Today’s bird is the beautiful bronzewing pigeon from Australia!

#birdart #birds #bronzewingpigeon
An illustration of a purple blue pigeon who is standing on one leg and stretching out there wing. On their wing is a reflected rainbow of color.
January 2, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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Here’s a piece I’ve been plugging away at this month! I was inspired by photos that Haus Dahlia on instagram took of her latest collection, especially her silk dresses. They remind me so much of water that it turned into a water nymph in a pond!

#art #illustration #procreate
An illustration of a fat woman resting gracefully in a pond. She has blue hair with willow leaves tangled in it. Her cheeks are flushed. Her hands rest on her chest. She is wearing a turquoise blue silk dress that transitions into the water of the pond itself. The pond is filled with lily pads in bloom and surrounded by rocks, reeds, and trees.
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Also got some pretty butterfly pics at the Bird & Butterfly Garden!

#butterflies #photography #swallowtail #fritillary #lorquinsadmiral
A lorquin's admiral rests with wings open on butterfly bush flowers. An anise swallowtail drinks from a butterfly bush's flowers A gulf fritillary drinks from a butterfly bush flower An anise swallowtail prepares to take flight on a butterfly bush
September 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Went to the Bird & Butterfly garden in the Tijuana River Valley and got some pics of some lesser goldfinches being some cutie patooties.

#birds #lessergoldfinch #birdphotography
Two yellow lesser goldfinches sit drinking at the side of a small pond. Another one flies in from the right. Four lesser goldfinches stand in a pond. The far left one is drinking, the middle two are dunking their heads for baths, and the far right one is staring at the camera. A lesser goldfinch flies over four other lesser goldfinches bathing in a pond. A lesser goldfinch flies in to touch down in a pond. Four others are already there drinking.
September 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Sat down to doodle and made this little ladybird! I’m really enjoying working with colored pencils.

#art #ladybug #coloredpencil
A little humanoid lady bug is shown from the side, looking back over her shoulder. She has two sets of arms and is holding a big purple flower. She is holding the flower with both her arms. She is wearing a green calf length dress.
September 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Had a bleh week a few weeks ago so went to my local fabric store and picked up this pretty cotton and just finished this little outfit!

The top is the #saguaroset from Friday Pattern Company and the shorts are the #chanterellepants from Sew Liberated.

#sewing
A white person with short curly hair stands with their hands behind their head. They are wearing a shirt with loose sleeves and an elastic waist with a high neckline and shorts with an elastic waistband and pockets. Both the shirt and shorts are made of the same purple and yellow plaid. They have green pom pom earrings that are textured like moss and a pendant with a green dice pendant. A white person with short curly hair stands with their hands on their hips. They are wearing a shirt with loose sleeves and an elastic waist with a high neckline and shorts with an elastic waistband and pockets. Both the shirt and shorts are made of the same purple and yellow plaid. They have green pom pom earrings that are textured like moss and a pendant with a green dice pendant. A white person with short curly hair stands with their hands on their hips with their back visible in the mirror. They are wearing a shirt with loose sleeves and an elastic waist with a high neckline and a deep v on the back and shorts with an elastic waistband and pockets. Both the shirt and shorts are made of the same purple and yellow plaid. They have green pom pom earrings that are textured like moss and a pendant with a green dice pendant. A white person with short curly hair stands with a hand on their hips and a hand taking a picture in the mirror with their phone. They are wearing a shirt with loose sleeves and an elastic waist with a high neckline and shorts with an elastic waistband and pockets. Both the shirt and shorts are made of the same purple and yellow plaid. They have green pom pom earrings that are textured like moss and a pendant with a green dice pendant.
August 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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They are so noisy. I really love their chatter!
August 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Went with some friends to the El Cajon courthouse to check out the amazon parrot roost! It was so cool to watch these rowdy little friends show up over time and hang out, groom, and be cute.

#photography #birds #parrots
One amazon parrot sits facing the camera while another parrot alights on the branch next to it. One amazon parrot settles in, causing a second parrot to fly off and a third parrot to squawk at both of them. Two amazon parrots cuddling on a telephone wire Two amazon parrots sitting on a telephone wire, one with their eyes pinning and the other one looking fluffy.
August 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Also just a few more dreamy photos from that same neighborhood walk.

#photography #monarchbutterfly #roses #spiders #plants
A monarch butterfly hangs and drinks from a pink flower. Creamy orange roses in bloom with the afternoon sun shining through the petals Yellow aster flowers with red centers in the afternoon light A silver garden orb weaver spider sits in the center of a beautifully woven web amongst goldenbush and buckwheat plants.
August 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Working my way through old photo archives. Found these awesome great horned owl photos I took. They were such a cutie, I just watched them for a while one evening up in the tree in 2023.

#greathornedowl #birds #photography
A great horned owl from below, foot lifted to scratch at face. A juvenile great horned owl staring at the camera with big orange eyes. A juvenile great horned owl from behind, demonstrating the owls ability to turn their heads. The tail is short, the eyes are big, and the stomach and tail feathers are glowing in the afternoon light. A juvenile great horned owl from the side, lifting up on taloned foot and crooking their head to look at something on the ground.
August 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Trying to go through my photo archives and actually edit some of the photos I've taken on hikes. These are from May 26th 2023. It's fun editing older photos with the knowledge I know now after a couple of years of photo editing.

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#photography #birds #nativeplants
Gold colored crown daisies blur in front of some logs in a pile, bathed in golden afternoon light. Overhead, a crow soars in the blue sky. Gold colored crown daisies blur in front of some logs in a pile, bathed in golden afternoon light. A crow perches ontop of the log pile, looking to the right. The sky behind the crow is a cloudy grey. There is a fence looming behind the logs. A white matilija poppy, also called a fried egg poppy, looks fluffy and white in the center of the frame. It has a large egg yolk yellow center that looks like a pom pom. Around it are green leaves and seed pods from other poppies. Three white matilija poppies, also called fried egg poppies, look fluffy and white. The top one is seen from the side, one of the petals blowing in the breeze. In the center an older flower droops, the petals a creamy yellow. At the bottom is a poppy with it's face toward the camera. It has a large egg yolk yellow center that looks like a pom pom. Around them are green leaves and seed pods from other poppies.
July 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Had the idea to make a little magic american coot! I love coots they have such funny feet. Tempted to get this as a tattoo now.
#art #birds #americancoot
A flat colored illustration of an american coot. Its wings are outstretched, it’s lobed feet facing forward. It is wearing a pointed wizard hat decorated with stars, and there are cartoon stars above it’s wings.
May 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Whenever I hear them it sounds like “whatcha-do whatcha-do”. I love to look for them because they are so stunning but they are always low in some reeds. These are probably the best photos I’ve gotten of one though!
A common yellowthroat hangs on some grass in shallow water A common yellowthroat in some goldbush that has gone to seed, with big white fluffy seedheads
May 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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This is a piece that’s taken me a while! My ttrpg group is playing Mythical Bastion soon (a game where you are knights) which inspired me to first attempt drawing armor which then became a whole piece! I’m super proud of how it came out.

#knights #art #illustration #ladyknight #procreate
A person in armor leads their black horse through a dim forest. In the background, a castle shimmers orange through a break in the trees. The trees are surrounded by ferns, lichen, moss, and fungi. The knight has silver armor, including a helm that covers their eyes, a chainmail cowl, a breastplate, and gauntlets. Their sword is drawn. Under their armor they are wearing a long skirt in green covered in gold roses. Their horses tack is covered in the same fabric.
April 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Going to a fun event at the San Diego Natural History Museum this Friday and the theme is “prehistoric prom” so I made a dinosaur crown!

#dinosaurs #flowercrown #diy #crafts
A white person with hazel eyes and dark brown curly hair stands in their bathroom. On their head is a diy dinosaur flower crown. It’s covered with blue hydrangeas with small pink roses, and there are ferns dripping down the left side. On the right side are fluffy white flowers and in the middle is a blue triceratops with a gold crown. A white person with hazel eyes and dark brown curly hair stands in their bathroom. On their head is a diy dinosaur flower crown. It’s covered with blue hydrangeas with small pink roses, and there are ferns dripping down the left side. On the right side are fluffy white flowers and in the middle is a blue triceratops with a gold crown. They are standing in front of a mirror so you can see the back of the crown as well.
April 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Catching up on the #aprilcolorschallenge from @faunwood.bsky.social with this piece! it’s always fun to spend some time messing around with color. Since I’m behind decided to do the first four days rendering the same sketch of a quail doing a little strut!

#californiaquail #art #birds
A set of 4 illustrations of a california quail in a grid. All of them are in the same pose, doing a little strut walk to the left. The upper right quail is “chameleon” colors, a bright blue body with red and yellow accents and dark blue lines. The upper left quail is “pitted” , the colors are that of a pixie cup lichen, a mint blue body with dark red accents and white hi-lights. The background is green, and the quail is covered in pixie cup protrusions. Lower left is “atmospheric,”, green grays with orange yellow sunny highlights. Lower right is “analogous”, an orange body quail with yellow, red, and dark maroon accents.
April 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Made a little post card for an upcoming art show in my neighborhood! Living and doing interpretive hikes in a border city, it’s super important to me to talk about migration, and the freedom of migration that brings great diversity and opportunities to both people and animals.

#birds #warblers #art
A postcard drawn in posca markers. The background is yellow and the birds are drawn in blue. They sit in a toyon bush with dark blue leaves and mauve/pink berries. On the lower branch sits a yellow-rumped warbler. It is facing away from the audience. On the top branch sits a townsend’s warbler. Hand written on the card are the words “migration has no borders”
March 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Coots are incredibly adorable and I love their weird feet!!!

#birds #birdphotography #coots #americancoot
An american coot swims in a lake. It is pointed to the right of the frame, you can see it's legs sticking straight down in the water and it's bill is open to catch something. An american coot stands on sandy colored rocks on a lake shore. You can see water with a rock in it in the background. The coot is facing the left of the frame, it's football shaped body relaxed, it's webbed toes splayed below it. An american coot walks on sandy colored rocks on a lake shore. You can see water with a rock in it in the background. The coot is facing the left of the frame, it's football shaped body poised to step, it's left toes all together and brought up in a step, the right foot directly below it splayed to take it's weight. An american coot stands on plant debris near some rocks on a lake shore. The coot is facing the left of the frame, it's neck pointed back so it can groom it's wings, it's webbed feet under it taking it's weight evenly.
March 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I got to see clark’s grebes do the thing! Nyoooooom. (If you don’t know the “thing” is walk on water in courtship and it’s phenomenal.)

#birds #birdphotography #grebes
Two clark’s grebes doing a courtship run across water. Their white breasts are up, their heads are snaked out forward and up, and there is a big splashy wake of water around them.
February 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Went to a bird art class at San Diego Birdfest today and had a blast! It’s a fun challenge to try and pull apart the underlying structure of birds.

#birds #birdart
Illustration studies of bird heads. All are colored pencil on brown paper. The top head is a bald eagle facing to the right. Below is a dove facing left, with red around the eye and a yellow beak. Below that facing left is a cassowary with a large quest looking rather dinosaur like. The bottom bird heads is another bald eagle, facing more forward. A study of a crow in colored pencil on brown paper. Pictured from the side facing right, there is a green underdrawing of the skeleton, on top of that blocked in a muscle/skin layer in red, and on top of that the feather layer in blue. The crow is holding cheese in their mouth. A drawing of a canada goose chick, colored pencil on brown paper. The chick is facing left, holding it’s right foot up as if it’s about to take a step. There is a skeletal underdrawing with a bird body outline on top. A spread of various bird sketches on brown paper done in colored pencil. A lot of them are blocky shaped illustrations trying to get at the shapes that make up birds.
February 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM