watching birds be birds

postcards from a coastal estuary (happy world wetlands day)

These are all sketches of one bird in motion — we watched it prance and play in the water for a long while.

📍 Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve | Ancestral Tongva & Acjachemen Lands

Bolsa Chica Mesa — the area right above the wetlands — continues to be a sacred place for Acjachemen & Tongva communities today. In 2023, part of the Bolsa Chica Mesa was returned to Indigenous stewardship — the first land return to tribal communities in Orange County.

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in other news …

• On Feb. 6, catch me hosting the California Academy of Sciences’ first NightSchool episode of 2024, in which three very special guests will be giving us a tour of a place seldom explored: the inside of a shark’s nose.

• On Feb. 10 from 12–6pm, I’ll be selling zines, prints, & more at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock’s zine fest!

• Coming soon: More in-depth reflections on my experience as an art vendor at Native Plant Fest last month (the TLDR: an all-around delightful day in which I learned lots).

And finally, my pride and joy:

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