I don’t know if I’ve ever shared these as art before, but I paint nesting dolls as a series!
I’m from the state of Indiana in the USA, and I’ve been focusing on birds native to the area. This one is the Blue Birds and Red Birds theme.
These are Blue Jay (back left), Northern Cardinal (back right), Eastern Bluebird (front left), Indigo Bunting (front middle), and Rufous Hummingbird (front right). If you haven’t seen pictures of them before, please check them out. They’re amazing. :3
A quick run into my favorite charity shop resulted in a very cursed big bird, an adorable handmade portal cube and the BIGGEST BOI CLOWN. I wanted him so badly but couldn’t actually reach him to find a price
fun fact, larry bird had a song written about him in 1979, his senior year in college, called "Indiana has a New State Bird." It's a cheesy little novelty song and I think it's funny that it exists, but I appreciate it. I have to find a way to force this into the comic somehow.
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Indiana has already lost over 85% of its wetlands. Our remaining wetlands provide natural protection from flooding, filter pollution runoff, and provide critical habitats for birds and other wildlife. One acre of wetland can store up to one million gallons of water. But our wetlands are under threat again. Despite overwhelming opposition from Hoosiers, special interests are working to further weaken wetlands protection. Tell your elected officials to protect our hardworking wetlands.
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