#arctic loon

[mischievousdog]

Witchbirds

#artists on tumblr #animal art #loon #pagan #arctic loon #aquatic birds #symmetrical #witchy #art #mixed media #I did it I did the thing I finished the loon drawing yay #this concept has been living rent free in my head for over a year

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Arctic Loon

Photo: Alexey Nesmelov

"The Old World counterpart to our Pacific Loon, entering North America mainly as an uncommon summer resident in far western Alaska. The two are very similar, and until recently they were combined as one species under the name 'Arctic Loon.' The true Arctic Loon (of the form found in eastern Siberia and western Alaska) is larger than the Pacific Loon, but its habits are similar."

- Audubon Field Guide

#birds #arctic loon #birds of north america #north american birds #loons #waterfowl #birds of the us #birding #bird watching #birdblr #birblr #bird of the day #Gavia arctica

[ifelten]

Sortstrubet lom (Gavia arctica), 1K

Arctic Loon (Gavia arctica) 1CY

#Sortstrubet lom #Gavia arctica #Gavia #Arctic loon #Loon #Lom #Gaviidae #Fugl #Bird #Aves #1K #1CY #Juvenile #Ungfugl #Vinter #Winter #Hanstholm Havn #Ualmindelig #Uncommon

[vintagewildlife]

Arctic loon By: Jen & Des Bartlett From: World Encyclopedia of Animals 1983

#arctic loon #loon #bird #1983 #1980s #Jen Bartlett #Des Bartlett #World Encyclopedia of Animals (1983)

[academicelephant]

Today while I was jogging I heard an arctic loon (Gavia arctica) singing first time this year! I gotta say, they have a beautiful voice

#loon #black throated loon #arctic loon #gravia arctica #birds #animals #nature #countryside #country life

[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

The final 20 miles of Dalton Highway—to Deadhorse, AK

Taken June 2023

#dalton highway #haul road #arctic #arctic gothic #caribou #pacific loon #willow ptarmigan #long-tailed jaeger #bluffs #franklin bluffs #my places #my photos #rlwtstcwtsv

[rafallerart]

Another round of watercolor bird studies, in preparation for a larger painting. These are all Arctic birds that can be found at/near the North Pole...so you can probably guess the theme of the bigger illustration I'm prepping for ;) Fingers crossed that it will be finished in time for the winter holidays!

#watercolor #watercolor birds #bird art #traditional art #bird painting #watercolor painting #gyrfalcon #long-tailed jaeger #arctic tern #rock ptarmigan #yellow-billed loon #arctic birds #watercolor study #watercolor speedpaint #process

[antiqueanimals]

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol. 11, Mammals II. Illustration by Wilhelm Eigener. 1972.

#rodents #greenland collared lemmings #long-tailed ground squirrels #canones #foxes #arctic foxes #lagomorphs #arctic hares #cervids #caribou #barren-ground caribou #musk ox #birds #common loons #canadian geese #greater snow geese #emperor geese #king eiders #long-tailed ducks #rock ptarmigans #arctic terns #long-tailed skuas #iceland gulls #european knot #dunlins #gray phalaropes #gray plovers #snowy owls #snow buntings #Wilhelm Eigener

[nikomedes]

goes on a mental journey of labyrinthine complexity, vague symbolism, and feverish thought association and emerges from my pondering chamber sweating, shaking, to respec my bg3 pc into a spear fighter

#im gods most niche joke. its 3am and i am contemplating the thematic potential of spears #this is for no one but the journey went: #thinking abt shrikes childhood > ‘i named his druid mom crane why again. like theyre on the steppe but what about her is cranelike’ > #CONTEMPLATE BIRDS. as u do. what other birds might suit > sudden visceral memory of dead eagle with loon chick illustration > #google and discover the arctic loon > fist pump silently and alone > indulge in the wikipedia page for loon > #think about spear fishing. it would be cool if loons weapon was a spear when not wildshaped > #wait. havent i been hating shrikes dual longsword melee build for a grip > i wanted him to have a fighting style like one of his mothers > #(kicking in the door) WITHERS HOLY FUCK #this is dumb but ive been hanging on to the watchers guide all game. (shane madej voice) ive connected the dots #dot txt #shrike #niko plays bg3

[feretra]

#ooc #[ indigenous arctic women and our ability to do loon calls ] #[ if you do this in front of me you’re just a wife now ] #[ if she can summon you with a haunting loon call she’s the one y’all ] #[ yes eivor can do this she IS AN ARCTIC WOMAN ] #Youtube

[mischievousdog]

Progress pics of my recent Witchbirds piece. First sketch, color/composition concept, pencil version and finally the fully finished thing.

#artists on tumblr #animal art #birds #aquatic birds #loon #arctic loon #wip #prints are now available on my inprnt shop! #art

[canisalbus]

Hiya! I have a very important question, mayhaps THE most important question on this planet!

What's your favorite animal? I guess that it might be a canid of some kind but I could be wrong.

(You don't have to answer if you don't want to, I'm just curious)

As you already surmised, I like canids a lot! Dogs are wonderful in general but I can't seem to get enough of sighthounds in particular, they're just really elegant and sculptural (makes them very fun to draw) and are so full of character (as a quiet and introverted but mostly friendly creature I find them very relatable).

I also love deer! Reindeer (or caribou, same species) are particularly close to my heart.

And goats, especially those leggy and mostly hornless but very colorful breeds from South Asia.

Cats. All sorts of cats, they're great.

Just so this wouldn't be all mammals, my favorite birds are arctic loon and peacock.

My favorite fish is the coelacanth.

My favorite reptiles are European adder and lace monitor.

When it comes to amphibians, glass frogs are very neat.

There's so too many invertebrates to choose from but I've always liked various mantises and hermit crabs.

#answered #iregretallofmylifedecisions #needlessly long and image heavy post but since you asked #and I like making you look at pictures of cool animals #long post

[suppose-i-was-worm]

Dani A(Clone)

**An Arctic Siren Aside**

***Thank y'all for 200 followers!! I look forward to getting to know y'all!***

Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow of Star City, was not easy to startle. He went through too much training, too much pain to not be on the alert all the time. Letting out a breath, he shot his arrow, hitting his far away target with an ease that he was familiar with after so many years.

“Wow, Mister, you sure have good aim!”

Oliver Queen, when startled, screamed like a goat. He spun, looking for an enemy, but instead was met with the curious face of a young girl sitting on the ground behind him, leaning her chin on her fist.

Oliver took a moment to recollect himself.

“Hello, young miss. Can I help you?”

The girl tilted her head.

“I’m looking for my brother. Are you a hero?”

Nodding, Oliver pointed to his bow with the hand not holding it.

“I’m the Green Arrow.”

She didn’t seem impressed.

“Tell me more about your brother? Is he older? Younger? What’s his name?”

“Stranger danger, what’s your name?”

Oliver paused.

“Green Arrow.”

“His name’s John, in that case. John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith.”

“John?”

“His name is my name too.”

By the glint in the girl’s eyes, Oliver was being pranked somehow and neither child was named John. He tried a different approach.

“What does your brother look like?”

“Like me, but a boy.”

Helpful. He knew he was supposed to be kind and gentle with civilian children, but Oliver almost wanted to pick this girl up and shake her until she had useful information.

There was a crunch on the rooftop behind him, and by the sounds it was Arsenal coming to find out what was taking him so long.

“Oh wow, you’re cool!”

The girl bounced up and darted around Oliver to circle Roy, looking him up and down.

“Now there’s a hero! Baseball cap? Clean shaven? Be still my beating heart!”

Oliver’s only solace was that Roy looked about as off-put as he himself was.

“Can I be a hero? My brother’s a hero, we’d find each other that way!”

Roy smiled at the kid.

“Well, it takes a lot to be a hero, you know? What would your hero name be?”

“Phantom, like my brother. And it’s fine! I’ve got powers, see?”

The girl lifted off the ground, hovering, and crossed her legs underneath her to sit in the air.

“I can do some other stuff too, but the flight is the coolest.”

Oliver looked at Roy, who seemed to be seriously thinking about the girl’s proposition.

“Arsenal, you can’t- What about her parents?”

The girl’s float drooped a little.

“They’re… gone. It’s just me and my brother, and I don’t know where he is. I’m from the Infinite Realms, and I can’t get back without him.”

The Infinite Realms sounded like Justice League Dark shit.

“Let me introduce you to the Teen Titans, then. Phantom, right?”

Phantom lit up, and Oliver stared in shock at his teammate.

Batman would be so pissed at him.

~~~

Dick Grayson smiled at the girl in front of him. Damian had convinced him to come meet her, claiming that she was an ‘integral part of the team’, only a few weeks into her tenure with the Titans.

Phantom smiled back, too sharp teeth on display.

“Hello, Phantom. I’m Nightwing, Robin’s brother. How are you today?”

“Stellar, thanks!” She did a little twirl midair. “How are you, Mister Nightwing sir?”

“I’m doing well. I heard that you didn’t allow for a DNA sample? It would make life in the tower much easier if we had your biometrics.”

She scowled, suddenly dropping to the ground and crossing her arms. She was short, for a sixteen-year-old, but Dick was still a little thrown off by the ferocious look on her face.

“Don’t you Gotham folks know when no means no? Consent is sexy and you are not. I’ve met heroes with better etiquette than any of you.”

He held his hands up in a gesture of peace.

“I won’t force you. Who’s your favorite hero?”

Immediately, as if a switch had been flipped, Phantom was up in the air again, grinning like a loon.

“Phantom Prime, of course! My brother is the strongest person I know.”

Kid Flash looked up from where he’d been assembling a puzzle.

“You met Superman the other day, though?”

Phantom scoffed.

“My brother could kick his ass. Ancients, I'd kick his ass if you guys would let me. He deserves an ass-kicking.”

“Why?”

Dick would admit he was just as confused as Kid Flash.

“Vibes.”

“Vibes? What kind of vibes?”

“Fruitloop vibes.”

“That doesn’t make much sense, Phantom.”

“Sure it does! Hey, Superboy!”

~~~

Kon-el startled at being caught listening in to the conversation. He turned to address Phantom from the tower kitchen.

“What’s up?”

“Is Superman’s secret identity rich?”

“Uh, no?”

“Does he have a lair?”

“Kinda?”

“How is he about clones?”

Kon must have made a face, because Phantom pointed at him.

“Ah-ha! Those vibes! Clone hater vibes.”

Stepping out of the kitchen, Kon tried to downplay the issue.

“I mean, he’s gotten better, but…”

“Nope! He’s still an asshole and deserves an ass-kicking.”

Nightwing held up a hand like a kid in a schoolroom.

“You have an opinion about clones?”

Phantom nodded decisively.

“My brother says that clones didn’t ask to be made, just like any other kid. It’s not their fault, it’s the fault of their creator. He says that the sins of the father should not be visited on the sons.”

Kon stepped closer, curious.

“But. Isn’t it a violation? If someone makes a clone without the donor’s knowledge?”

Phantom looked over at him with big, sad eyes.

“My sister says that’s between the donor and the creator. No kid should be painted as the one in the wrong when they were a victim, too.”

Nightwing spoke up again, sounding a little out of his depth.

“You deal with a lot of clones?”

She grinned, and Kon could tell there was a secret behind the twinkle in her eyes.

“One or two.”

~~~

Dani heard a knock on the frame of her open door and turned to greet her visitor. It was getting late- she was pretty surprised that anyone was still awake.

“Hey Superboy! How can I help?”

“Would you-‘ he looked sheepish. ‘Would you really beat up Superman for me?”

She cracked her knuckles. Someone had said that Kon-el was a clone, but she hadn’t really expected him to admit to it. They weren’t even properly teammates- he was part of Young Justice, not Teen Titans.

“I’d beat up anybody to protect the honor of clone-kind, Superboy.”

“Why?”

Making a split second decision, Dani leaned in close.

“Can you keep a secret, Kon-el?”

“Yeah?”

“You’d better. Us clones have to stick together, amiright?”

Superboy looked at her, stunned, and she winked.

“Just don’t tell the bats. Batman has both rich and secret lair vibes.”

#danny phantom #dp x dc fanfic #dp x dc #dp x batman #arctic siren au #dani fenton #connor kent #superboy #damian wayne #dick grayson

[otiksimr]

a-z wof

[ANACONDA]

[ANEMONE]

[APHID]

[ARCTIC]

[↓ tw: Bugs and snakes :)]

Anaconda is based on a green anaconda, along with her frill being a water hyacinth!

Anemone is based on a carpet anemone and a sebae anemone

Aphid is of course based on an aphid [specifically the pea variety]

And Arctic is a Red-throated loon!

A picture of Arctic without the rectangle blocking him :) →

#wings of fire #wof #wof fanart #my art #my design #wof icewing #wof rainwing #wof hivewing #wof seawing #icewing #rainwing #hivewing #seawing #wof anemone #wof anaconda #wof aphid #wof arctic #arctic #aphid #anaconda #anemone

[plethoraworldatlas]

The Brooks Range is essential for the Alaska Native peoples who live, hunt, and fish in Northwest Alaska. It's home to the world's only remaining populations of migrating caribou, and dozens of migratory and boreal bird species, from Blackpoll Warblers to Arctic Loons. The Ambler Road proposal puts the Brooks Range and everything within it at risk. If built, this will not be a simple road, but a 211-mile industrial corridor that would threaten North America's largest protected and roadless region, as well as the food security and clean water of Alaska Native Tribes. It will cut through 1,200 river crossings, thousands of acres of wetlands, and migration pathways.

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#ecology #enviromentalism #alaska #Brooks Range #caribou #bird conservation #biodiversity #Ambler Road Proposal #bureau of land management #indigenous rights #alaska native

[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

Birds of Deadhorse, Alaska

#north slope #birds #birding #arctic #snow bunting #spectacled eider #red-necked phalarope #tundra swan #king eider #red-throated loon #greater white-fronted goose #arctic gothic #dalton highway #my photos #rlwtstcwtsv