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🐦 Die fremdländischen Stubenvögel
Hanover: Carl Rümpler, 1875-

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Illustration from 1875 titled "Die fremdländischen Stubenvögel" depicting five colorful cockatoos perched on branches against a muted green background. Each bird shows distinct features: a pink and grey cockatoo with a scalloped crest (top), a white cockatoo with a yellow crest and cheek patch grooming its foot (left), a large pink cockatoo with a vibrant red, yellow, and white crest (center-right), a white cockatoo with a red facial marking and yellow eye ring (bottom left), and a black cockatoo with bright red head feathers (bottom right). The detailed coloring highlights plumage textures and crest shapes unique to each species.
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🐛 Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium..
Amsterdam: Voor den auteur, als ook by G. Valck, [1705].

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Historical illustration from 1705 depicting the metamorphosis of a caterpillar on a grapevine. The image shows a brown caterpillar with detailed segments crawling on a vine branch. Above it is a dark brown pupa resting on a leaf. To the right, a fully developed moth with colorful wings in shades of brown, blue, and orange is perched on a cluster of blue grapes. The vine includes several detailed green leaves and curling tendrils, illustrating the natural environment of the insect's life cycle. The artwork emphasizes the transformation stages of the caterpillar linked to the grapevine plant.
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🪶 The birds of Australia..
London, Printed by R. and J. E. Taylor; pub. by the author, [1840]-48..

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Illustration of a large heron labeled "Ardea Rectirostris," standing on muddy ground near water and surrounded by tall reeds. The heron has a long, slender neck with fine white streaks, dark brown to black plumage on its back and wings, and a distinctive crest of feathers atop its head. Its long yellowish beak is pointed and sharp, with striking yellow skin around the eye. In the background, two smaller herons are depicted near the water’s edge, one bending down to catch prey. The scene is naturalistic, highlighting the bird's anatomy and typical wetland habitat.
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
pladica.bsky.social
Why are the image file names on bluesky so long
September 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Today I'm releasing an early prototype of Nintendo's "Joy Mech Fight" (FC), from over a year before its release! This build, then named "Battle Battle League" (FDS), was created for the 1992 Nintendo-Dentsu Game Seminar. Links are below!

hiddenpalace.org/Battle_Battl...
September 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Digimon Story Time Stranger (giveaway courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway ends on Oct 1st, 6:30 PM PT)

Game is currently $57.71 on Gamesplanet w/ code DIGIMON buff.ly/0d0q6NQ
September 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Curious Anna’s hummingbird. 🪶
Male Anna’s hummingbird with head cocked.
September 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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🍓 The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan islands
London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1875-1888.

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Illustration of two Parus Arfaki birds perched on leafy branches with small berry clusters. The birds have vibrant plumage with black heads, yellow cheeks, and rich orange-yellow underparts. One bird faces upward holding a berry in its beak, while the other looks forward. The detailed drawing highlights the birds’ colorful feathers, the texture of the berries, and fine leaves, emphasizing their natural environment on the Papuan islands. The image reflects a 19th-century scientific style typical of "The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan islands" (1875-1888).
September 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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🦗 Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires, .
A Amsterdam, Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754..

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A historical 1754 illustration from Amsterdam shows three vividly colored aquatic creatures: two fish and one crustacean resembling a mantis shrimp. The largest fish has an unusual shape with a dark blue and yellow body, decorated with large white spots and pink, blue, and green fins. The smaller fish is yellow with red, blue, and green accents, featuring a distinctive, almost triangular outline. The mantis shrimp-like crustacean at the bottom has a segmented body with alternating pastel colors—yellow, pink, blue—and multiple legs and antennae, emphasizing its intricate, armored form. The image includes handwritten French labels identifying each species.
September 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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🥚 Histoire physique, naturelle, et politique de Madagascar
Paris: Impr. nationale, 1885-

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Historical illustration titled "Histoire physique, naturelle, et politique de Madagascar" (1885) depicting 16 detailed bird eggs of various sizes, shapes, and colors arranged on a beige background. Eggs range from speckled browns and whites to solid pale blues and greens. Each egg is numbered and corresponds to species names handwritten at the bottom of the page, including birds such as Terpsiphone mutata, Dicrurus forficatus, and Corvus scapulatus. The eggs showcase diversity in pigmentation and patterning characteristic of Madagascar's avian fauna. The illustration is a scientific study focusing on egg identification and classification.
September 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🌸 The Floral magazine;.
London, L. Reeve & Co..

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Historical botanical illustration titled "Bedding Violas & Pansies" from The Floral Magazine, showing six pansy flowers in various colors. The pansies have rounded petals with distinct dark centers, numbered and labeled as Regnæ (white with purple center), Tory (deep purple), Claret (dark reddish-purple), Snowflake (white with yellow and black markings), Favorite (violet with yellow and black center), and Scotia (lavender-blue with black center). The flowers are attached to green stems with finely divided, lobed leaves. The illustration is detailed and delicate, capturing the texture and shading of each petal and leaf on a neutral background.
September 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🏖️ The natural history of British fishes: .
London: Printed for the author, and for F. and C. Rivington, 1802-08..

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Illustration of a long, slender fish with a pointed, narrow snout, rendered in muted blue, green, and white tones. The fish's body tapers toward a forked tail, with small, closely spaced scales and several dorsal fins along its back. The eye is large and yellow with a black pupil. The background is plain, emphasizing the fish's streamlined form. This historical plate, from an early 19th-century natural history publication, depicts a species likely found near British beaches, highlighting its distinctive elongated shape and coloration typical of coastal marine life.
September 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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🍎 Handbook of birds of eastern North America
New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1912.

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Illustration from a 1912 bird handbook showing detailed black-and-white side profile sketches of eight wood warbler heads: Black and White Warbler, Parula Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Myrtle Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler, and Chestnut-sided Warbler. Each bird head is labeled with figure numbers and names, highlighting distinctive markings around the eyes, beaks, and feather patterns. The page is titled "WOOD WARBLERS" and numbered 445. The image reflects natural-size depictions used for bird identification in eastern North America. The word "apple" relates to the publisher, D. Appleton and Company, noted in the book's title.
September 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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🦜 A monograph of the Paradiseidae or birds of paradise..
[London]For the subscibers, by the author, 1873..

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Illustration from 1873 depicting three Xanthomelus Aureus birds of paradise perched on intertwined branches with a subtle leafy background. The central bird showcases vivid golden-yellow plumage with striking black accents and an impressive fan-shaped tail display. To its left, a similarly sized bird has muted olive-brown and yellow feathers with less ornamentation. Below them, a smaller bird mirrors the golden and black coloring but with a simpler form. The detailed illustration emphasizes the birds’ unique coloration, contrasting feather textures, and distinctive shapes typical of the paradiseidae family, capturing both male display and female plumage variations.
September 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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🍍 Herbarium Blackwellianum emendatum et auctum, id est, Elisabethae Blackwell collectio stirpium.
Norimbergae: Typis Io. Iosephi Fleischmanni, 1750-1773..

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Illustration from an 18th-century herbarium book depicting a pineapple plant with a large crown of long, pointed, green leaves and a small, round, golden-yellow pineapple fruit. To the right, a detailed cross-section of the fruit shows its fibrous interior with multiple dark seeds. The image includes handwritten scientific labels in Latin and German beneath the plant and fruit, displayed on an aged book page with page number 361 visible at the top right.
September 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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It always amazes me that the Green Heron can go from imposing predator to goofy muppet in the blink of an eye. 🪶
Green Heron on a twisted dead tree with neck stretched up and intense look. Green Heron standing on a twisted dead tree with neck pulled in and head angled in a somewhat goofy look.
September 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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It's #WoodDuckWednesday and the Wood duck is judging you. 🪶
Wood Duck in a tree looking down disdainfully at the camera. And you. It's definitely looking down its bill at you.
September 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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That's a super cute jellyfish! 🪼 I love how they float so gracefully in the water. Thanks for liking my post, I really appreciate it! ✨
September 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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September 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Blue light special! (anyone remember those?)

#RainbowWings #birds
A backlit hummingbird has deep blue light shining through its wings.
September 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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[BOT] 【パナヨット・ヒトフ(1830~1918)】
ブルガリアの匪賊(ハイドゥク)。1858年より匪賊活動をはじめ、67年には革命家レフスキと共に軍事組織チェトニクを組織した。72年にはブルガリア革命中央委員会に加盟するが、翌年にレフスキが処刑されると独立運動の舞台から去り軍人となる。
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September 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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day 30: kākāwahie (Paroreomyza flammea)
[ #AvianAugust #AvianAugust2025 ]
An orange-red bird with black wings perched on a branch. The bottom left text says "Kākāwahie, Extinct".
August 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Day 10 - Mano-o-konū (White Tern)

I was originally going to draw an adult tern and then I saw their chicks

#avianaugust #mano-o-konū
August 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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day 10: manu-o-kū/white tern (Gygis alba)
[ #AvianAugust #AvianAugust2025 ]
A white tern with a small fish in its mouth. The bottom left text says "Manu-o-Kū, Least Concern".
August 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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🪶[11] 'Anianiau. Here comes another adorable honeycreeper. The first impression of them was “A yellow egg with a tiny bill”
🌺[11] コハワイミツスイ。まだまだ続くミツスイ団。卵にクチバシと足が生えてるようなシルエット好き。
#AvianAugust #Birds
August 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM