#dandelion project

[shithowdy]

the property owner of the blackbirds i've been documenting destroyed the entire roadside cattail habitat in which they were actively nesting. the blackbirds that remained were skittish and no longer approached me. that was mr. sounds' territory. look at how lush the reeds had been. i am devastated. my chest hurts. i have to call DNR tomorrow to learn if this was permitted. i cannot imagine, during peak nesting season, that it was.

i'm so sorry about your home my little friends. i'll do all i can.

[beacascabel]

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Character design for the Wild West challenge! ^^ You can see my full entry for the challenge on my Artstation:

https://www.artstation.com/contests/wild-west/challenges/45/submissions/29442

[shithowdy]

mr. sounds says hello and also a bunch of other sounds

[shithowdy]

one and a half minutes of Just This Guy

(sound up! listen to both his sounds and those in the background for some of their less documented softer calls. their little doot-doots seem to be something all of the males sing in varying combinations of notes and i'm looking forward to seeing if there are any consistent patterns. the horrible sound at about 50 seconds is either a female or juvenile in the reeds. he reacts, but doesn't do much else-- must not be his #1 gal.)

[shithowdy]

since everyone liked my other post with Mr. Sounds showing off his beautiful voice

[shithowdy]

uneasy truce: while they're not about to start allopreening, the YHBL and RWBL have little choice but to overlap their territories at the small marsh. the yellows only resort to aggression if the redwings directly enter the reeds housing nests.

[beacascabel]

""The battle"" Frame for my project Dandelion ^^

[beacascabel]

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Character design for the Wild West challenge! You can see my full entry for the challenge on my Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/contests/wild-west/challenges/45/submissions/29442