A Spotted owlet. Ballpoint pen and colored pencil in #Moleskine notebook. 🪶
#SciArt #Birdart #sketchbook #naturejournal #birds #birdsofmastodon
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Here’s my Perpetual Journal art showing a Queen Butterfly 10 minutes after it emerged (eclosed) from its chrysalis! My latest blog post has my photos of a Queen emerging 😍https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/butterfly-visitors-part-2
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #biodiversity #environment #ecology #nature #outdoors #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugs #bugstodon #butterfly #pupa #chrysalis
We’ve seen a number of Sleepy Orange chrysalises & butterflies this Fall. Here’s a chrysalis (pupa) & butterfly I illustrated for my Perpetual Journal. See more of my pupa/butterfly art & excitement on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/butterfly-visitors-part-1
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Training in the Dark
Some birds seem determined to test a photographer’s patience — or their low-light technique. Lately I keep stumbling into the same situation: dark birds on dark water, surrounded by even darker environments. And this time the mystery guest was a Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula), the Dutch kuifeend, calmly drifting through the shadows at Oranjezon in Zeeland.
Photographing a mostly black bird on black water is a bit like trying to sketch a raven at midnight with a broken pencil. But that’s where the fun begins. With the Canon 5D Mark IV paired with the Sigma 100–400mm, I went for the now-familiar approach: low shutter speed, high ISO, and careful handheld tracking. A balancing act between motion blur and noise, exposure and detail. But when it clicks, it clicks — and this frame caught the elegance of the bird without losing the texture of those inky ripples.
This moment was extra special because I was there with my son. He wanted to escape the pressure of school for a bit, so we drove off at 6:00 in the morning and reached the coast before sunrise. By the time I took this image — around 10:00 — the world had softened, he’d relaxed, and we were just two people sharing cold air, quiet water, and the calming rhythm of nature.
Honestly? Those father-son moments mean more than any perfect exposure ever will.
#TuftedDuck #AythyaFuligula #Kuifeend #Waterfowl #Zeeland #Oranjezon #DutchNature #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #LowLightPhotography #DarkWaterShots #HandheldPhotography #TrackingShots #NatureLovers #BirdWatching #AvianLife #WildlifeMoments #FatherSonTime #NatureAsTherapy #SchoolStressRelief #EarlyMorningPhotography #BeforeSunrise #CoastalWildlife #EuropeanBirds #BirdingNetherlands #ScientificCuriosity #FieldNotes #StoryBehindTheShot #PhotographyPractice #NatureJournal #ExposureChallenges #ISOHigh #ShutterSpeedLow #NaturalMood #MoodyNature #CalmWaters #WaterBirds #ByMaikeldeBakker
Some birds seem determined to test a photographer’s patience — or their low-light technique. Lately I keep stumbling into the same situation: dark birds on dark water, surrounded by even darker environments. And this time the mystery guest was a Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula), the Dutch kuifeend, calmly drifting through the shadows at Oranjezon in Zeeland.
Photographing a mostly black bird on black water is a bit like trying to sketch a raven at midnight with a broken pencil. But that’s where the fun begins. With the Canon 5D Mark IV paired with the Sigma 100–400mm, I went for the now-familiar approach: low shutter speed, high ISO, and careful handheld tracking. A balancing act between motion blur and noise, exposure and detail. But when it clicks, it clicks — and this frame caught the elegance of the bird without losing the texture of those inky ripples.
This moment was extra special because I was there with my son. He wanted to escape the pressure of school for a bit, so we drove off at 6:00 in the morning and reached the coast before sunrise. By the time I took this image — around 10:00 — the world had softened, he’d relaxed, and we were just two people sharing cold air, quiet water, and the calming rhythm of nature.
Honestly? Those father-son moments mean more than any perfect exposure ever will.
#TuftedDuck #AythyaFuligula #Kuifeend #Waterfowl #Zeeland #Oranjezon #DutchNature #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #LowLightPhotography #DarkWaterShots #HandheldPhotography #TrackingShots #NatureLovers #BirdWatching #AvianLife #WildlifeMoments #FatherSonTime #NatureAsTherapy #SchoolStressRelief #EarlyMorningPhotography #BeforeSunrise #CoastalWildlife #EuropeanBirds #BirdingNetherlands #ScientificCuriosity #FieldNotes #StoryBehindTheShot #PhotographyPractice #NatureJournal #ExposureChallenges #ISOHigh #ShutterSpeedLow #NaturalMood #MoodyNature #CalmWaters #WaterBirds #ByMaikeldeBakker
Our Barrel Cacti have stopped blooming for the season & are now topped by yellow fruits (and yes, we’ve seen a 😍Bobcat recently, but just walking through our yard not lounging as I drew in 2023 for this Perpetual Journal page).
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #cactus #flower #wildflower #BloomScrolling #Bobcat #Cottontail
After 17 months off & on I finally finished Tucson Yard Journal: February—the 9th in a monthly series highlighting the amazing flora & fauna in my yard. February features lots of wildflowers in bloom! Read about my art process on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/fast-art-and-slow-art
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #flower #wildflower #BloomScrolling #Spring #Winter
After 3 years of weekly entries I finished my 1st Perpetual Journal! I ended on the left page (Verdin 9-19-25) & started on the right page (Cloudless Sulphur larva 9-28-22). Read more: https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/i-finished-my-first-perpetual-journal
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #Ocotillo #wildflower #BloomScrolling #insect #bug #bugstodon #caterpillar #bird #BirdsOfMastodon #quail #verdin #coyote
I love watching Prickly Pear tunas (fruits) change color from green>pink>maroon so I used data visualization in my art to track the color change. On Day 19 I saw a Harris’s Antelope Ground Squirrel eating it & on Day 20 the tuna had fallen off the cactus, onto the ground.
#DataViz #DataVisualazation #SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #environment #ecology #nature #outdoors #cactus #PricklyPear #fruit
Stück Wald im #NatureJournal in 3 verschiedenen Farben #Watercolour (gelb, grün und rot)
an ode to the season:
where is my fucking sunhat
i put it away because it is
OCTOBER
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intermittently sunny, highs in the low 70s (fahrenheit). northern hemisphere, so-called hudson valley, ny. well into autumn. sunhat on.
Rain shafts like this sunset pink-tinged one I painted in my Perpetual Journal are to me a quintessential feature of our Southwest U.S. landscape! BTW, I saw NO Sphinx Moth larvae this summer in our Tucson, AZ yard. 🤔
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #biodiversity #environment #ecology #nature #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugstodon #moth #larva #caterpillar #SphinxMoth #Grasshopper
but why is it 80 degrees fahrenheit in october?
✨ #winonaki90k ✨
Here’s my take on @winonaki’s new dtiys. Congrats on 90k!
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✨ Nutria im Regen ✨
Nutria leben bei uns im Paderquellgebiet und sind an ihren leuchtend orangefarbenen Zähnen zu erkennen.
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#inktober2024 #herbstIllustration #cozyIllustration #magicalIllustration #childrensbookillustration #KinderbuchIllustration #illustrationdeutschland #germanIllustrator #natureJournal #NatureJournaling #skizzenbuch #magicalillustration #paderborn #artist #mastoart
✨ Orcafamilie ✨
Ich habe schon immer sehr gern Geschichten mit Walen und Delfinen in Interaktion mit Menschen gelesen – Fiktionen, Dokumentation oder beruhend auf wahren Begebenheiten. Und ich lieb sie alle.
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✨ Meeresschildkröten-Taxi ✨
Vor ein paar Wochen habe ich ein total cooles Video gesehen, wo ein Seestern von einer Meeresschildkröte umher getragen wird. Leider finde ich es nicht mehr. Also hab ich es selbst gemalt :)
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2/2: recent Perpetual Journal butterfly art: pink(!) Cloudless Sulphur butterfly chrysalis (+ Longhorn Bees & a Turkey Vulture). See more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/an-orange-butterfly-and-a-pink-chrysalis
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugs #bugstodon #butterfly #bee #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #Vulture
1/2: recent Perpetual Journal butterfly art: Variegated Fritillary; Sleepy Orange chrysalis & butterfly (+ a Gila Woodpecker peeking out of a Saguaro hole). See more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/an-orange-butterfly-and-a-pink-chrysalis
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #cactus #Saguaro #insect #bug #bugs #bugstodon #butterfly #chrysalis #bird #Woodpecker
Just by chance my Perpetual Journal page ended up with 2 lizards & was a good opportunity to show their different types of scales! For more lizard adventures see my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/leapin-lizards
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecology #nature #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugs #bugstodon #larva #caterpillar #lizard #reptile
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#OpenAccess #TruyCậpMở #KhoaHọc #Science #NatureJournal #DeepSeek
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