Yess Iโm just combining all of my hobbies together at this point ๐ maybe I can turn birdwatching on horseback trails into a real thing!
Yess Iโm just combining all of my hobbies together at this point ๐ maybe I can turn birdwatching on horseback trails into a real thing!
Day 100 of me attempting to birdwatch on horseback. The hawks are usually so focused on hunting that they hardly notice me riding past, while the bluebirds are curious enough to stay and watch as I go by.
#sketch #birdwatching #naturejournal #journal #birds
Thank you! I have to constantly remind myself to get the camera out now! ๐
iโm trying my best to regularly document the little moments in life! youโll see itโs mostly birds and horses. a couple pages were left out since they were just full spreads of handwritten notes but maybe iโll do a flipthrough later
#journaling #sketchbook #illustration #sketch
Sweetfoot, Thunder, and Chestnut
#akotsk #aknightofthesevenkingdoms
jan 19 - more barrel lessons! I feel like weโre getting better and better with each ride ๐
#journaling #sketch #sketchbook #horse #equestrian
jan 18 - field notes from a birding survey
jan 17 - Coach with sunglasses! ๐
jan 01 - camellia japonica "april dawn blush", the first bloom of 2026 in my garden
blooms are light pink with white borders and occasional dark pink stripes. the buds are so heavy that the branches can barely support them!
#journaling #botanical #sketching #watercolor #sketchbook
Yeah so Iโm gonna just put X number of Snow Geese on eBirdโฆ ๐
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
a feast for my winter visiting feathered friends!! โ๏ธ
+ the neighborhood squirrel that I have beef with. Iโve tried hot pepper blends and squirrel-proof feeders, but he retaliates by chewing them apart or smashing them. Iโve already lost two feeders so far
itโs so adorable to see!
butterbutt! (yellow-rumped warbler)
#bird #birdphotography #ornithology #warbler
a dark-eyed junco foraging in the tall grass
seeing juncos usually means cooler weather has finally arrived since theyโre migratory winter visitors, but interestingly studies have shown that some have started sticking around year-round and are adapting to urban environments!
#bird #birdphotography
found the rare olive-backed pipit visitor! (Nov 2nd)
he was very accommodating and gave good looks while foraging around on the ground and bobbing his tail
#bird #lifer #birdphotography #olivebackedpipit #ornithology #audubon #omsystem
โwho is that girl I see, staring straight back at me?โ
a Least Sandpiper looking at its reflection in the pond (probably locked in on a tasty snack)
#ornithology #bird #birdphotography #sandpiper
the fall warblers are arriving in full force and i need to find time to go see them. (but will i be able to accurately identify them? probably not)
canโt wait to go back #duderanch #ranchlife #horsebackriding #horses #cattleranch
๐๏ธ june and august newsletter, link in bio!
finally updated with two amazing adventures: a week at Cornell chasing birds and finding inspiration for bird art, and continuing my horse adventure with my first lease, trail rides, and a cattle ranch experience
youtube.com/watch?v=zl-wAqโฆ
highly recommend this wonderful doc that captures the fun and ridiculousness of getting into birdwatching. related to multiple moments from my own journey, hilarious editing, and loved the ending. you can tell this was made with genuine love and interest
her mischievous face after spooking at a motorcycle revving down the street and throwing me off balance so I was hanging onto the saddle for dear life at a 90ยฐ angle while she bolted down the arena at a speed I didnโt even know she hadโฆ and still getting cookies after ๐ช
these video game graphics are getting too good ๐ฎ๐ด
quick sketch during a full day horseback ride into the backcountry
mountain chickadees have the cutest angry eyebrows
๐๏ธ may newsletter, link in bio!
im finally entering my horse girl era ๐โจ started western riding lessons, got serenaded by peacocks at a secret album listening event, and witnessed fish spawn under a full moon! itโs been a wild month!
a digital painting of a night heron standing with "i'm about to crash the fuck out" in gothic pixel text beside them. it also has 2 stars on the top and bottom of the text
my child
๐๏ธ february and march newsletter, link in bio!
first year of grad school is finally over so iโm trying to catch up on everything. march was an eventful month!
iNaturalist is my favorite monster-catching game
Little blue gems in a field of yellow
๐ blue grosbeak
๐ lazuli bunting
Thank you!! ๐