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Tim Knight
@timknight.bsky.social
Biologist and Artist in Seattle.

Enjoy nature walks, birding, and painting.
Artwork inspired by nature.

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Pileated Woodpecker

Quick watercolor painting for my Woodpecker art series

#birds #woodpecker #birding #birdartist #SciArt #mixedmedia #inksketch #PileatedWoodpecker #birdart #watercolor
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Steller’s jay visits the backyard

#birds #jay #birding #corvid #stellersjay
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Anna’s hummingbird male hovering at the feeder.

#birds #hummingbird #birding
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
American crow on deck

#birds #corvid #crow #birdphoto #birding
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Steller’s Jay with pointed crest

#birds #jay #birding
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Anna’s hummingbird female visits the feeder at night

#birds #hummingbird
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Leucistic variant of Black-capped chickadee on a seed feeder

The cap and mantle feathers are typically grey to black.

#birds #chickadee #birding #leucisticbird #leucistic
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Scissor-tailed flycatcher in watercolor

The scissor-tailed flycatcher, also known as the Texas bird-of-paradise and swallow-tailed flycatcher, is a long-tailed bird from the genus Tyrannus, whose members are collectively called kingbirds.

#birds #statebirds #birdartist #watercolorbird #SciArt
November 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Downy Woodpecker is North America's smallest woodpecker, known for its black and white plumage, small size, and short, stubby bill.

The male displays a red patch of feathers on the back of its head.

#birds #birding #woodpecker #birdvideo #animalbehavior
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Steller’s Jay on a fence post

#birds #jay #birding #birdphoto
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Spotted a double-crested cormorant perched on a buoy floating on Lake Washington.

Cormorants are easy to find if you know where to look. Watching it fly around was a bonus.

#birds #birding #cormorant #lakewashington
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Birding at sunset with Mount Rainier glowing in the distance.

#birds #birding #gull #cascades #pnw #mountrainier #rainier #lakewashington
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Steller’s Jay perched on the lookout.

#birds #jay #corvid #birding #birdphoto
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Leucistic Chestnut backed chickadee compared with typical Chestnut backed chickadee

Note the gray cap and hint of chestnut coloration on the mantle and flank

#birds #chickadee #leucusticbird #leucism
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Red breasted nuthatch feeding

#birds #birding #nuthatch
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Snowy Owl looking around

A sketch was printed on Strathmore Texture inkjet paper, then painted with watercolor and pastels.

#birds #owl #snowyowl #watercolor #birdartist #SciArt #mixedmedia #watercolorbird #birdpainting #birdart #artwork
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Steller’s Jay resting in the rain

#corvid #birding #jay #stellersjay #birdphoto #birds
November 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Red-breasted Nuthatch in watercolor

Art in Nature Series - Nuthatch artwork overlaid on a bird feeder for fun.

#birds #birb #watercolor #birdartist #SciArt #nuthatch #birding #mixedmedia #danielsmithwatercolors #ArtInNature
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Steller’s Jay in watercolor

The paintings are inspired by birdwatching in the neighborhood. The bright and beautiful Steller’s Jay is a favorite corvid to observe.

#birds #watercolor #birdartist #SciArt #jay #stellersjay #corvid #eBird #birding #corvid
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Steller’s Jay in the rain

#birds #corvid #jay #birding
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Eastern gray squirrel

#squirrel #nut #mammal #wildlife
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Steller’s Jay enjoys a morning shower

#birds #corvid #jay #stellersjay #birding
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Watching gulls flying high over Lake Washington

#birds #gulls #birdvideo #birding
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
A young Anna’s hummingbird

#birds #birb #birding #hummingbird #birdphoto
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM