becca | they/them

I got a great The Only Way Out if Through sticker from @beccagoesoutside.bsky.social - feel free to incorporate herons wherever possible weneedtogooutside.com/products/onl...

In one of the most important convos I’ve had this year, I talked with Sherry Turkle about how our interactions with AI platforms, simulated companions, and artificial personalities can reshape us, diminish our capacities, and alter our very conceptions of ourselves and what it means to be a person.

As opposed to beavers, who do hard dam work.

One year ago, I started lifting weights to prove that picking up ten-pound dumbbells again would shatter my body once and for all. Last Monday, I deadlifted 300 lbs for the first time. www.beccagoesoutside.com/to-lift-myse... #powerlifting

new comic at www.beccagoesoutside.com/comic-theres... #birds #nature #comics #art

we saw a VERY tired black witch at mothapalooza in ohio this year, and it was the highlight of the weekend for many!!

"No sheet that I've attended previously could have prepared me for what we saw at Mothapalooza. The variety, density, and quality of moths (and beetles!) forced a total system reset in my brain." latest post is up at: www.beccagoesoutside.com/ego-death-at... 🌿 #wildlife #nature #photography #bugsky

Well isn't this just the coolest thing I've ever seen

There's so much great Mothy string art at Mothapalooza!!! #sciart

learn how to build a basic moth bucket trap on my blog! www.beccagoesoutside.com/zine-moth-bu... #bugsky #nature

just thrilled. not one, not two, but FIVE of these beauties visited my moth sheet and bucket trap over two nights while visiting my parents in michigan this week. 🪲🪳

These ones I am in love with... Somethin about goofy little scaley goobers I love. Baby alligator legs are adorable as well. #sketchbook

just a widdle treat #birds #nature #comics #art

where are we going? #birds #nature #comics #art now on my website www.beccagoesoutside.com/comic-proces...

If I see one more person post “plant endangered plants to prevent ai data centers!” my brain is going to explode The level to which people assume our government has ANY plant protections is just so frustrating The bell bowl effect never goes away, I am still SO ANGRY

a cool stick!! 🦉🌿 www.beccagoesoutside.com/comic-proces...

grack want a snack www.beccagoesoutside.com/comic-proces... 🌿🦉 #nature #birds #art

join as a member for free to see sketches, reference photos, and other parts of my process 🦉 🌱🎨 www.beccagoesoutside.com/comic-3/

a creature of great dignity indeed 🦉

I love this piece by @beccagoesoutside.bsky.social! I relate to it a lot. www.beccagoesoutside.com/my-own-refer...

check out the sketch, reference photos, and process for the latest comic at www.beccagoesoutside.com/comic-proces... 🌎 🌿🦉 #nature #birds #art

Wader

do birds experience spring like we do? i like to think so. at least a little bit. read how the comic was made: beccagoesoutside.ghost.io/comic-signs-... #birds #illustration 🌎 🌿🦉 #wildlife #nature

urban coyotes illustration stages 🎨 #sciart #science #nature #art #illustration 🧪 🌎 🌿

everyone seems to run into the same couple problems when trying out macro photography, but thankfully, a bit of troubleshooting can get you great shots of bugs friends in no time. beccagoesoutside.ghost.io/beginner-mac...

diagram based on a taxidermy swallow at the field museum 🌟