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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Feb 9

A smattering of Chicago’s Winter wildlife; can’t wait to share my little winter wildlife guide as a public resource 🐸✨

#nature #urbanwildlife #scientificillustration #queerart #ecologist

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 29

It is transformative, inherently both ferocious and soft, and it reminds me that I will fight like hell for my community and what I cherish. I hope you feel as much of whatever strength means to you, on your terms, as often as possible.

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 29

Just a maelstrom trying to get ourselves to the next point, whatever that may be. Thinking on strength, this posture exhibited by owls and other birds of prey when defending resources and family kept coming to mind. Combined with the moth and asters, it helps me connect to my Queer power.

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 29

Strength: inner understanding, radiation of power and compassion…we get to define what strength means to us. Resiliency, rest, grief, joy, softness, saying goodbye, saying hello again, loving and being loved, fury, and laughter…it’s all in there.

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 29

One of my illustration projects is a tarot deck of avian ecologies and queer inspiration. This is my “Strength” card, which I hope we all have the opportunity to feel some version of in ourselves and our community as we navigate the terrors before us. #tarot #scienceillustration #queerart

All illustration of an eagle owl bristled in a defense posture, protecting the softness of a luna moth wreathed in asters.

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Ben Stone @benstemon.bsky.social · Jan 28

NSF PRFB POSTDOCS:

Pull the remainder of this funding cycle’s stipend, all remaining research funds, and all remaining travel funds (if you have them). Do it before 5PM today. Per instructions from multiple NSF POs.

If you’re not already on the PRFB slack, DM me and I’ll send you an invite

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Cactus Quoll Creations @cactusquoll.bsky.social · Jan 27

Just got the call. Fired. I was the DEI coordinator in charge of making the swans at the park gay.

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 27

A deeply kind and talented illustration titan!!

Zoe Keller @zoekellerart.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hi Bluesky! I create detailed drawings of the natural world, focusing on at-risk species and ecosystems. Prints and original drawings are available at zoekeller.com. My clients include Texas Monthly, The NYT and Hachette. I am always open to discussing new projects! Email: [email protected]

A highly detailed black and white graphite drawing depicting a surreal scene. A snake skeleton with delicate ribs is entwined around a Copperbelly Water Snake, whose grey scaled body is twists in loose curves. Fragile, transparent strips of snake skin float around the snake and skeleton.

A colorful procreate drawing depicting five species of turtles found in Woodstock, NY. Clockwise from the top left: Wood Turtle, Spotted Turtle, Eastern Box Turtle, and Common Snapping Turtle. The turtles swirl around one another, some frozen in poses that suggest they are swimming through the air. Beneath the head of the watchful Snapping Turtle, hatchling turtles emerge from soft shells. Hatchlings of each turtle species swim among the adult turtles. The stems of American White Pond lilies weave through the ensemble towards the top of the drawing, where lily pads and white blooms rest.

A detailed graphite drawing depicting at-risk species found in the state of Maine. Two orchids bloom across the page: a petite Ram’s-head Lady’s-slipper on the left, and a Showy Lady’s-slipper with two blossoms on the right. A Sedge Wren perches on the stem of the Ram’s-head Lady’s slipper, its tail raised, chest feathers fluffed and its beak slightly parted as if it is mid-call. Slightly below the wren, on the underside of one of the Ram’s-head Lady’s slippers curled leaves, a tiny, dark and shiny Six-whorl Vertigo snail climbs slowly upward, its eye-stalks extended. Below and to the right of the wren, a striped juvenile Black Racer winds itself around the stems of the two plants, its gentle coils resting on the leaves of the Showy Lady’s-slipper, and its head pointed attentively towards the top right, looking at something off of the page. Above the scene, a Twilight Moth flies, its wings extended.

A realistic procreate drawing of a male Ruffed Grouse, with its crest, ruff and tail feathers erect in a mating display.

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Zoe Keller @zoekellerart.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hi Bluesky! I create detailed drawings of the natural world, focusing on at-risk species and ecosystems. Prints and original drawings are available at zoekeller.com. My clients include Texas Monthly, The NYT and Hachette. I am always open to discussing new projects! Email: [email protected]

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 27

Stalks will grow and bloom with the beauty of relationship, stars in the grassland, attracting pollinators so your care may thrive, proliferate and move across the landscape. A foundation. An ecosystem.

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 27

The prairie teaches community care; how could it not? Inoculate soils with trust, microbes, and nutrients. Give roots time and authenticity to grow deep and intertwine.

Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 27

Blazing star, purple cone flower, microbes, and pollinators, a gorgeous community of support #scienceillustration #ecology #queerscientist #queerartist #prairies

This illustration depicts the blooms and roots of a blazing star and purple cone flower and the symbiotic microbes and pollinators that all help build prairie communities.

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 26

The resolution is a lil lacking, so here’s a zoom in of my favorite part of the illustration ☺️🐢🐦

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 26

Thanks Zoe 🥰

Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 26

Landscape illustration of Wakulla Springs for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission…a swamp after my own heart 😍🐸🪷 #scienceillustration #queerscientist #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #procreate

A landscape depicting a North Floridian cypress swamp; bald cypress trees stand in water with a gallinule perched in lotus flowers. Beneath the water swims a common snapping turtle among beds of eelgrass. A swallow-tailed kite perches in one of the cypress.

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 26

Thanks so much 😁

Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 26

Thanks much!!

Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 25

Hi BlueSky! I’m Henry (they/them) I’m an ecologist, illustrator, and educator based in Chicago, IL. I work at the intersections of art, science, queerness, and education to insight as much radical joy and support in my communities as I can ❤️‍🔥 let’s be some woodland critters in a novel together!

Henry, a bearded non binary person, holds a Black-crowned Night Heron as a part of their research studying Night Heron movement and health. All animals are handled with proper permitting and training.

Henry stands in the middle of a group of birders, explaining the ecology of the Black-crowned Night Herons that they study.

Bolitoglossa pesrubra, a reddish salamander photographed on a bed of moss in Cero de la Muere Costa Rica. Henry studied these animals and their pathogens during their Masters degree.

Strength; an illustration of an Eagle Owl postured in a defense position protecting a luna moth wreathed in aster flowers. This illustration is an homage to the strength of the Queer community and its vastness.

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Henry Adams, MSc (they/them) @henrysciart.bsky.social · Jan 25

A plate from my upcoming field guide project, Winter Wildlife of Chicago #scientificillustration #procreate #wildlifeart #queerartist #queerscientist

A field guide plate with illustrations of ten wildlife species that can be found in Chicago during the winter, including American Coot, Great Blue Heron, Swamp Rose Mallow seed pods, and more. The illustrations were made using Procreate and have graphite and watercolor components with a muted color pallet.

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