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Three Right Whales are shown swimming underwater toward the viewer, while they feed on copepod swarms in Cape Cod Bay, off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Digital illustration, painted in Photoshop using a Wacom Intuos drawing tablet.

North Atlantic Right Whales, Cape Cod Bay. From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd%F0...
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A nutrient cycle diagram, modified to illustrate how streams transport nutrient downstream, the "nutrient spiral" of stream ecology.

Stream ecology and the nutrient spiral. Digital illustration for my current book project, introducing the ecology of stream environments.🐡 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #rivers #nutrientspiral

A poster-like collage of 13 bird illustrations from my book on Cape Cod nature and wildlife.

A collage of my bird illustrations from my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale Univ. Press, a.co/d/gnK4EtZ
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Side view illustration of a large dragonfly with bright yellow and black markings. One of North America's largest dragonflies, specializes in hunting other dragonflies.

The Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus). From my STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide book, coming in Sept. 2026. a.co/d/gAgXe4q?ta...
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My illustrations of Red-tailed Hawks, drawn in Photoshop with a Wacom tablet.

Red-Tailed Hawk (detail). For Streams: An Illustrated Guide, Yale University Press, Sept 2026. a.co/d/0eUMT5X7
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My illustrations of Red-tailed Hawks, drawn in Photoshop with a Wacom tablet.

Red-Tailed Hawks (detail), immature (left) and adult plumages. For Streams: An Illustrated Guide, Yale University Press, Sept 2026.
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My illustrations of four favorite and colorful tropic fish species I seen while diving the Florida Keys.

My illustrations of favorite Florida Keys reef fish species. From my book A Field Guide to the Southeast Coast & Gulf of Mexico. a.co/d/84EaWUL
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #oceans #FloridaKeys #MolassesReef

A close view of my illustration of a River Otter, drawn in Photoshop using a large Wacom drawing tablet.

North American River Otter illustration (head detail). Done for my forthcoming book from Yale University Press, STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, coming in Sept 2026.
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My black and white diagram of a gull in flight, illustrating the various anatomic section planes and motion descriptions used in my book "Manual of Ornithology."

Anatomic orientation planes and motions. Pen & ink. From my book Manual of Ornithology, a.co/d/0ifKiilH
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A pencil drawing of a red daylily, on a gray textured paper background.

Recreation for the fingers: Day Lily, colored pencil on Canson paper.
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My illustration of a Screech Owl, set against my photo of a local stream. Screech Owls are small but aggressive hunters in riparian environments, and will even wade into streams in search of larger invertebrates like crayfish.

My illustration of a Screech Owl hunting crayfish in a stream. For my Streams: An Illustrated Guide, to be published by Yale University Press in Sept 2026. See the ALT text.
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My illustration of a River Otter sitting on a river stone, composited with a photo I took at a local river, specifically for this illustration.

Illustration of a River Otter against my photo of a local stream. For a forthcoming book Streams: An Illustrated Guide, to be published by Yale University Press in Sept 2026.
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #streams #freshwater #otters

Field guide book spread of various illustrations and photos to help identify Right Whales of the U.S. East Coast.

North Atlantic Right Whale ID spread (Eubalaena glacialis). From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd
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My new book, PONDS: An Illustrated Guide.
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🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #freshwater #ponds #lakes

Detailed illustrations of three common swallowtail butterfly species. Drawn in Photoshop, using a Wacom Intuos tablet.

A stack of swallowtails: Tiger, Black, and Spicebush. From my book A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press. a.co/d/6rKgbMQ
🐡🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #butterflies #swallowtails

My illustration of a large, mostly brown owl perched on a branch. Drawn in Photoshop, using a Wacom Intuos-Large tablet.

Great Horned Owl (detail). From my book A Field Guide to Cape Cod, Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd
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My illustration of a large, mostly brown owl perched on a branch. Drawn in Photoshop, using a Wacom Intuos-Large tablet.

Great Horned Owl. From my book A Field Guide to Cape Cod, Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd
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My study of an owl's head, drawn in Photoshop, using a Wacom Intuos-Large tablet.

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) study.
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My illustration of a sea duck common off our New England coasts in winter, shown in a swimming pose.

Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis). Digital illustration. From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale Univ. Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd%F0... 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #ducks

My illustration of a pair of male and female blackbirds perched on cattail stems.

Red-Winged Blackbirds, from my book A Field Guide to the Connecticut River, Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS
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My illustration of a teal (small, colorful duck), shown in a swimming position.

Green-winged Teal illustration, from my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
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My illustration of the very colorful head of a male Wood Duck, seen in side view.

Wood Duck (detail). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
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My illustration of a large blackbird, emphasizing the bright iridescent colors of adult blackbirds.

A study in iridescence: Boat-Tailed Grackle on Carolina Jessamine vine. From my book A Field Guide to The Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press, a.co/d/6rKgbMQ
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My illustration of the head and neck of a female Common Merganser.

Common Merganser head study. From my book A Field Guide to the Connecticut River, Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS
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My illustration of the head and neck of an adult Great Blue Heron, seen in side view.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). From my book A Field Guide to The Mid-Atlantic Coast, Yale University Press, a.co/d/6rKgbMQ
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #herons

My illustration of the chicken-like Heath Hen. The Heath Hen was a subspecies of the Greater Prairie-Chicken that inhabited scrubland and grasslands across New England. Once abundant, habitat loss and hunting drove steep population decline. The last surviving population lived on Martha's Vineyard until 1932, when the final male, "Booming Ben," died, marking the subspecies' extinction.

Heath Hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido, extinct). From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd
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My illustration of a standing American Oystercatcher.

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
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My illustration of the Monarch Butterfly, and the Black Saddlebags and Green Darner Dragonflies.

Three of the more common autumn migratory insect species along the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
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My illustration of a pair of perched grosbeaks on a blossoming apple branch.

It's spring! Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (Pheucticus ludovicianus). 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #songbirds #birdart

My illustration of the head of a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (Pheucticus ludovicianus, male, detail). 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #songbirds #birdart