hawkward

hawkward

@hawkward.bsky.social

she/her 🏳️‍🌈 multidisciplinary artist/photographer. glitch & wildlife. bird nerd.

645 followers759 following573 posts

ABRACADABRA feels like words of encouragement to the queer community in 2025. we needed this so bad and MAYHEM is looking to be the vintage gaga we all know and love also making it socially acceptable to scream into the void is so generous of her thank u mother

hawkward reposted

dear creative: please please please break free from algorithmic control of the reward system in your brain and work slowly enough to put your whole soul into that piece. the world needs you

what a pleasant surprise to wake up to! i love osprey. there are quite a few pairs in the neighborhood. i had the honor of working with them in wildlife rehab, what you don’t often see in photos is that the scales of the bottom of their feet are also hooked to better grasp fish. 🪶🌿

im back on bluesky. i hope there isnt as much infighting as i saw last time. There’s misinformation on the left as well that vilified technology they dont quite understand with dualistic thinking. more healthy disagreeing pls. i fell into that trap for years and it was detrimental. Hawai’i ‘elepaio

after living in a forest for 2 months the florida sunset hits different. it may be dangerous to be outside during the day and our governor is just as threatening but i missed this view and the critters that come with it. now to wake up early enough enjoy the outdoors…

It’s Hawaiian Honeycreeper Day! 🪶🌿🧪 I’d like to talk about the Palila, one of the most special wild encounters I’ve had. The Palila is critically endangered. Its current range is confined to upper slopes of Mauna Kea. Its population was last estimated to be btwn 1k/2.5k in only 78 sq km

View full thread

It is important to visit Hawai’i out of a place of respect for the people and nature that call it home or not at all. I’ve consulted with natives about proper conduct. With an evo bio background I go to document and raise awareness of unique species that may be extinct in my lifetime.

Invasive species are sadly everywhere you look. 🥲 Getting people to care is an important part of conservation. Mahalo, if you read this all the way through you earned a bonus honeycreeper, the iconic ‘i‘iwi! Spend some time today to read about Hawaiian Honeycreepers and share something you learned!

It’s Hawaiian Honeycreeper Day! 🪶🌿🧪 I’d like to talk about the Palila, one of the most special wild encounters I’ve had. The Palila is critically endangered. Its current range is confined to upper slopes of Mauna Kea. Its population was last estimated to be btwn 1k/2.5k in only 78 sq km

View full thread

In fact, the easiest way to find Palila is to look for discarded seed coats dropping from trees. I will never forget the time I was able to spend with these birds at a designated conservation site, and the local who showed me the way.

Hawai’i’s birds face an uncertain future, facing many threats alien to the isolated island ecosystem. The introduction of mosquitoes is particularly worrisome, as Hawaiian fauna does not have resistance to any of the diseases they carry.

It’s Hawaiian Honeycreeper Day! 🪶🌿🧪 I’d like to talk about the Palila, one of the most special wild encounters I’ve had. The Palila is critically endangered. Its current range is confined to upper slopes of Mauna Kea. Its population was last estimated to be btwn 1k/2.5k in only 78 sq km

The Palila specializes on eating almost exclusively immature seeds from the māmane tree. The seeds of this plant is extremely toxic and scientists aren’t quite sure how the bird is able to consume these seeds. It uses its specialized beak to remove the even more toxic seed coat.

🪶

Daryll Marie@daryllmarie.bsky.social

Birdsky! 🪶 I am once again asking you to SHOW 👏🏻 ME 👏🏻 YOUR 👏🏻 RAPTORS 👏🏻! Kicking things off with a bald eagle I photographed during their fall migration in Harrison Mills, Canada 🦅🧪🌿🐡 (guess I should include the pic lol)

juv. yellow-crowned night heron and an adult black-crowned mooching from a bird rehabber 🪶🌿 these pics are old but i chose my new home based on the yellow-crowned night heron fishing in the backyard when i toured

This post is unavailable.

my last two braincells trying to fathom a 330,000 pound animal 🤯

Laura Helmuth@laurahelmuth.bsky.social

A new Largest Animal Ever just dropped. The colossus whale might have been 2x to 3x heavier than the current largest animal ever, the blue whale 🧪 by @meghanbartels.bsky.social

i have a degree in evo bio and have always been an artist. i want to get serious about #paleoart but am rusty in drawing and science after a long hiatus. i’m so happy to see a bunch of paleoartists on here and want pick your brains about the best paleoart communities esp ones that give critique!

osprey shot that was so close i unfortunately couldn’t fit the whole thing in the frame 😅🪶 i’ll have to dig through my osprey pics when i get back to florida

hawkward reposted

Replying to @alice.mosphere.at

A lot of people on here hold a forever grudge against me for making a good chunk of money in the NFT space, and all they can do is yell "scam!" or "but the environment!" over and over, no matter how many times they have Proof of Stake explained to them or are asked to explain how I defrauded anyone.

ppl i admire have a lot of misconceptions about how crypto works that fuels reductive opinions about it. it’s sad as a progressive who sees potential for good. ask yourself how much you really know about it or have just been consuming other people’s negative claims & opinions w/out learning about it

you’re allowed to have problems w/ crypto. you’re allowed to not want to use it. i’ve seen some valid reasons and some reasons that are based on misinformation. it’s early & i dont recommend participation to the general public until it’s safer and easier. but you can learn about its tech & potential

it’s been kinda scary the hostility on this app toward crypto and machine learning. we can have conversations instead of immediately writing off ppl who are familiar with the technology as a threat. it ain’t as black and white as you think. i don’t want to fight i want to feel safe being a nerd here