Four of the illustrations of native Iowa species for the new children's exhibit at the . They will be printed to scale so children can compare their arm span to the wingspan of local birds!

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For my final commission of 2018; Long-tailed Tit (no. 3 of 10). Commissions will shortly be closing until after because I have a headful of ideas to make and Spring is also a busy time for ornithologists...

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1969 Cirl Bunting Print, vintage Bird Print, illustration, Ornithology, nature wall art https://t.co/zAEX9qa2NM

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1969 White Wagtail, vintage Bird Print, Ornithology, Natural history, nature wall art https://t.co/sjBXpE4JGg

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Nest of Rufous-winged Cisticola (C. galactotes) with an interesting story on the label. Collected in 1907 by medical doctor and ornithologist William John Ansorge from a mosquito infested lake swarming with crocodiles- the pursuit of ornithology was sometimes fraught with danger!

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1861 Fielfare, Hand colored Antique Print, 19th century Ornithology, Victorian Wall Art, French lithograph, Gift for bird watcher https://t.co/VfcH1xt5sd

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On the seventh day of my true love gave to me...
Seven a-swimming

from John Gould's '#Birds of Great Britain' via - https://t.co/jNzm0p7t2f

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On the sixth day of my true love gave to me...
Six a-laying

Geese from a Larousse encyclopedia (1922), egg from Seebohm ‘A history of British birds’ (1883-95), collage by Kathy Heyward

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1861 Fielfare, Hand colored Antique Print, 19th century Ornithology, Victorian Wall Art, French lithograph, Gift for bird watcher https://t.co/VfcH1xt5sd

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"Contributions to Ornithology" (1848-1852) by Sir William Jardine was the 1st ornithological periodical produced in Britain. Jardine's daughter Catherine produced much of the work's Explore it in for thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/7pQPxtRMCr

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Traditional ecological knowledge of the Critically Endangered Tooth-billed Pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), endemic to Samoa https://t.co/x06gHfdsM9 | |

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What's up I'm Payne! I'm a trans masc hobby artist, ornithology enthusiast, and amateur birder. This Twitter is mostly for art, with occasional personal ramblings and updates. Cheers!

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1861 Pelican and Duck antique print, Hand colored Lithograph, Orbigny, Nautical Wall Art, Ornithology, French naturalist, France https://t.co/KQqbcXxZ5f

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An oldie-but-goodie from my days working at hanalei national wildlife refuges. Saw so many of little quarrels between these scrappy waterbirds!

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A little robin from Eleazer Albin's 'A Natural History of (1738-40). With over 300 hand-coloured engravings by Albin & his daughter Elizabeth, this was the first British work of to feature hand-coloured plates.

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Yet another named by famous paleontologist Harry Seeley, Ornithostoma hails from the Early Cretaceous Cambridge Greensand Formation. https://t.co/4OxXZI6kLR

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Yesterday we were presented the Needham egg collection -an interesting, data-rich series of 600+ clutches collected between the 1840s and mid 20th century. Almost all the eggs have detail provenance e.g Corn Bunting collected in Climping, West Sussex on 1 July 1938

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1930 Butterflies Antique Print, Ornithoptera, Moth, Priamus, Larousse scrapbooking framing home decor https://t.co/s8w2tcbLMi

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1861 Blue Tit Orbigny, Tangara, Antique Engraving, French Bird Lithograph, Ornithological colored plate, https://t.co/sA5QRWOnvx

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1969 White Wagtail, vintage Bird Print, Ornithology, Natural history, nature wall art https://t.co/sjBXpE4JGg

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