#novembird

[novembudgie]

guess who got accidentally smushed flat onto my desk because she silently sat by my right hand and is the perfect shape of a computer mouse

[scottpartridge]

Cassowary, suggested by @razziecat

[otussketching]

Fossil Novembirb: Day 1 - The Chosen Ones

All the dinosaurs died out at the end of the Cretaceous during the K/Pg extinction event 66 million years ago. All of them? No! One group of dinosaurs managed to survive the event and are still around today. Neornithes, or Crown birds. They evolved during the end of the Cretaceous period, and by coincidence, had traits tohelp them survive the cataclysm. Here's a few of these early feathered friends.

Teviornis, a large wading Presbyornithid (flamingo-duck) from Mongolia

"Styginetta", a smaller Presbyornithid (flamingo duck) known from Western North America

Vegavis, a strange, small diving seabird related to ducks and geese, known from Antarctica

Asteriornis, sometimes called the "wonder-chicken", a tiny long legged shorebird related to the common ancestors of ducks and chickens, known from Belgium

[corruptimles]

terrible creature that terrorizes me every day

[bandarai]

“Novembird” Day 9 - Extinct

The Great Auk.

Its fate ultimately sealed by those who hunted it for its eggs and feathers.

Greed. Selfishness.

It was last seen in 1852.

"The future of humanity and indeed all life on earth depends on us."

~David Attenborough

[finchwingart]

Confuciusornis, the oldest bird with a beak

[sabtastique]

TRUE STORY: This is Sammy, a cockatiel from California.  He didn't technically commit any #birdcrimes... He just sort of showed up in jail. 

Here’s the news article about him: [lost pet bird breaks into california jail]

[minoukatze]

Today’s bird: rainbow lorikeet. #novembird #bird #lorikeet #rainbowlorikeet #aceo #minipainting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #illustration #painting #art #gouache https://www.instagram.com/p/CHb_GmCjW-q/?igshid=2v040e2pwukx