#common loon

[shithowdy]

doubloons!

playing with linocuts

[vinceaddams]

Edit: I have not seen Nosferatu, and the comments assuming that's what this post is about are getting fucking obnoxious. As are many of the additions very rudely pointing out the fact that the actual range is *slightly* bigger and includes parts of Europe, so they could potentially be in the setting of the film I haven't seen and wasn't talking about. And talking as if I'm somehow to blame for someone else's map being incomplete on a meme I made in a few minutes that ended up getting tons more notes than usual. You can correct people while being polite about it.

This post is about Poirot. Quite a few episodes set in various locations, but especially Death on the Nile because that's the one I've watched most recently, and no matter whose map you look at there are no loons in Egypt.

Edit #2: There, I updated the map, are you assholes happy now? Still no loons in Egypt, nor anywhere near the city of Brussels. I will concede that there are some in the UK that I did not know about, but you probably wouldn't hear them in a city, and in any case the point still stands that TONS of productions use loon sounds no matter where they're set. Look at the map in this Vox video that someone linked in the comments of this post. They're all over the place!

Settings on every continent except Antarctica, and that's just the instances this one person found!

Perhaps it would be more accurate for me to say this post was inspired by Poirot but is about lots and lots of different movies and shows, because if I'd only ever heard one stray loon sound in one film then I wouldn't have made it.

Also, I shouldn't think it needs to be said, but I am not doing a serious media criticism here - just poking a bit of fun.

[kateammann]

🚫🧊 FUNDRAISER FOR IMMIGRANT AID 🧊🚫

100% of the proceeds from this art print will be donated to both Al Otro Lado, which provides legal and humanitarian aid to refugees, deportees, and separated families in the US and Tijuana; and the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, which distributes funding to organizations working to support urgent basic needs, legal services, and more in Minnesota.

The dehumanization and hateful attitudes towards immigrants are appalling to me and something I will never stand for. Seeing the pain being inflicted on so many communities, families, and children is incredibly disheartening, so I created this little fundraiser in hopes that I can help out in some way, even if it’s small. ❤️

[squid----s]

Might be my best yet

[pallanophblargh]

Been doing test prints all day working off the rust and ironing out issues, but this one shows some promise.

The little red eye detail was added afterward with fine liner.

If I open these up for sale I will be picking a local organization to donate proceeds to. It’s been a long while since I’ve sold anything that wasn’t print on demand or commissioned so that will be an issue to solve.

[thekeymonster]

[guldentusks]

Lino-loon!

[todaysbird]

the common loon, also sometimes known as the great northern diver, is a large member of the loon family, a group of sleek waterbirds known for their agile diving ability. while brownish overall outside of the breeding season, in their breeding plumage loons are quite stunning, with an iridescent black head & upperside, white underside and white patterning over much of the body. though the sexes’ plumage is alike, males are much heavier than females. loons dive for a variety of aquatic prey, with their diet consisting of fish, crustaceans, insect larvae and mollusks. while larger items like fish are sometimes brought to the surface, prey is often swallowed whole underwater. loons are monogamous, and pairs typically stay together for multiple years, sometimes surpassing a decade or more together. they work together to defend their territory, and to build a large nest for their brood each year. loons’ nests are built out of dead marsh grasses and other plants, and are carefully constructed even though each clutch only contains 1-2 eggs, which both parents incubate for around 28 days. both parents also assist in raising the young, who are capable of diving underwater at only a few days old, but remain with their parents until 70-77 days of age.