Kelly C. Ballantyne

Yay, Emma! I knew we’d still be able to connect through nature journaling but i’m absolutely thrilled you’re posting on here too! ❤️

first official post to say hello! i'm emma (she/they) and i love birding, comics, video games, and being a science illustrator & wildlife biologist! 🦅 ⛰️
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i study birds of prey so they show up in my illustrations quite often, but i also love bugs, herps, and native plants! ask me abt iNaturalist~ 🌱

Thanks so much!

Thank you! Thanks for finding me over here ❤️

Thanks, Carrie! Good to see you over here too!

Something blue for my first post on here. 💙🧡
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Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)

#photography #naturephotgraphy #nature #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlife

He's got extra floof!

A watercolor painting lays on a wooden surface with two tubes of watercolor paints and brushes to the left. The painting features Swallowtailed gulls soaring above the viewer through a starlit sky.

Taking a page from @seanhollowell.bsky.social ‘s book, I’m also posting something blue for my first Bluesky post.

Swallow-tailed Gulls in a Starlit Sky. Watercolor on cold-pressed paper.

He’s lovely, Sean!