Year of the Bird!

2018 is #YearoftheBird at National Geographic. On my little corner of the Nat Geo site, it's #YearoftheSeabird! Link in bio (and lots more stories and sketches to come).

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Auld Lang Seal

In lieu of some sort of profound end-of-year summary for 2017...please accept this trio of New Zealand fur seals

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Drawing sheep

When I can’t fall asleep I draw sheep

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Dunsdale dawn chorus

Want to hear the dawn chorus in Dunsdale, New Zealand? (The interior of my tent becomes increasingly visible over the course of this exciting video.)

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Return of the Penguins?

The fourth and final installment of Voyage of the Yellow-eyed Penguin.

Photo by John Ayers

Yellow-eyed penguins on a subantarctic island! One of the most endangered penguin species in the world.

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