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Here is a pair of Dabchicks or Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis.
They bob underwater when disturbed and pop up at some distance, so can be hard to see.
#grebe #dabchicks #tachybaptusruficollis #sciart #naturalscienceillustration #naturalhistoryillustration #natureart
Great willowherb detail (scroll across for whole plant) Epilobium hirstuta.
The seeds have silky pappas and create a froth of flying seeds in autumn
#willowherb #Epilobium #epiloboumhirstuta #botanicalillustration #botanicalart #sciart
This is a water rail surrounded by tiny toadlets.
These beautiful birds are quite rare and I'm yet to see one in the wild.
Illustrated for @rwtwalesa while ago
#watertail #rallusaquaticus #bufo #naturalscienceillustration #naturalhistoryillustration #sciart #llandrindodwells
This the the Rowan, or Mountain ash Sign is acuparia.
The frothy white blossoms on this have just gone over, and it'll be late autumn before we see the glowing orange berries.
One of my favourite trees.
#rowan #sorbus #botanicalillustration #botanicalart
@BBC6Music #teachers My sister Emily Harper teaches reception in London and has been videoing tadpoles turning to frogs (released back to the wild yesterday), and their class pet the giant land snail Mr Lucy. She's entirely dedicated to her kids; wish I'd had a teacher like her.
Bagot goat. This rare breed is found on Blithfield estate in Staffordshire has been there since 1389, and may have been brought over from the crusades.
#goat #bagot #naturalhistoryillustration #naturalscienceillustration #rarebreeds
Just finished these waxcaps for a board 4 SSSI in #leasowes meadows in @dudleymbc
Clockwise from L Crimson, Ballerina, Golden, Blackening, Scarlet, Cedar snowy, Fibrous, Cedar snowy again, Parrot, and Golden spindles.
#fungi #waxcap #mycology #sciart #naturalhistoryillustration
I'm lucky enough to have sold this #originalillustration of a #blackberry this weekend - it's framed, the buyer was local so I left it in the porch.
My website of original illustrations for sale, with prices & sizes:
https://t.co/CKdTXwGnAt
#botanicalillustration #forsale
Guest blog out about how loving nature is actually really good for us:
https://t.co/T4Rtc8nADU
So even of its as little as walking in a park or looking out of the window at trees, do yourself a favour. Love nature!
#naturalhistoryillustration
This Mallard in flight was completed for @spotfarms and features om their Wild Shreds packaging.
On my morning jog I saw ducks with 10 tiny ducklings on the #wye
#mallard #duck #drake #birdart #ornithologicalillustration #sciart #naturalhistoryillustration