#cygnus

[the-wolf-and-moon]

 The Cygnus Rregion

[spacewonder19]

Cygnus ©

[herpsandbirds]

My favourite black swan fact is that for centuries in Europe "black swan" was a term for an opposite of something that could never realistically exist. It was an unreal thing. And then Europeans finally reach Australia and HOLY SHIT! BLACK SWANS?!??

Yes! I always thought that was cool too!

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus), parent with cygnets, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Auckland, New Zealand

Native to Australia, introduced elsewhere.

photograph by Ben Ackerley

[timmywn]

@just-stain this thing exists too

very sorry for any mischaracterization I had this scene in my head and had to project it somewhere; you should really talk more about your au btw

hey guys don’t I have very peak humor🥹🥹

brrr thanks for letting me use your art as studies

I love how they both have 3 main simple colors

[cuties-in-codices]

constellations (equuleus, pegasus, aquila, and gallina/cygnus)

miniatures from the astronomical-astrological codex for king wenceslaus iv. of bohemia, prague, shortly after 1400

source: Munich, BSB, Clm 826, fol. 41v, 41r, and 38r

[muravny]

world's slowest ghoulfication process (from sleeping next to a radiator as a child) stuck at step 1 where wounds do not want to heal

[moonandserpent]

Cygnus swan necklace by Moon and Serpent

[vestaignis]

Зимние лебеди. Фотограф НиКоЛай. Россия (Выборг). Winter swans. Photographer NikoLai. Russia (Vyborg).

Источник: /35photo.pro/photo_13294668/.