Shaun Tan (Chinese-Australian, b. 1974, Perth, Australia) - The Quiet Town, 2021, Paintings: Oil on Canvas
[image: Painting of a deserted suburban street in soft colors. An enormous black raptor flies between two houses, casting a shadow that stretches to the roofline of the further house. The bird is a black silhouette against the mute colors of the painting.]
[ID: A black and white hand drawn looped GIF animation of a magpie pecking at the ground. End ID]
a goth mom posted this on facebook in an argument about public breastfeeding and I just felt very impressed
[ID: A meme with a drawing of a raven, and the caption “When I want your opinion, I’ll read it in your entrails.” The word “entrails” is in a red gothic font. End ID.]
‘A Day Beautifully Squandered’
Image description: a comic made up of several panels, displaying a crow drawn in blue.
In the first panel, the crow is looking down. The text reads “Ugh I didn’t accomplish anything today”
In the second panel, the crow looks up with an extended neck. The text reads “Another day squandered! Forever lost to time”
The third panel shows the crow profile. The text reads “No singular event to dredge this day from future memory”
In the fourth panel, the crow is turned to face the viewer. The text reads “it was almost… perfectly… BEAUTIFULLY wasted”
In the last panel, there is no text. The camera is zoomed in on the crow, still facing the camera. His beak is slightly ajar, and his eyes shine.
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The white-throated magpie jay (Calocitta formosa) is a large passerine bird. The species is omnivorous and consumes a wide range of animal and plant matter. The younger birds actually need several years of training before they have the same foraging skills as their parents.
Photo credits: Bayucca, Nick Athanas
[ID: Two photos. A blue, black, and white magpie jay with a dark crest perches on a branch, the black marking around its throat visible against its white underside. In the second photo, the bird is perched on a different branch, leaning forward with a small brown fruit in its beak. End ID]
*inhales*
[ID: A sketchy black drawing of a raven sitting on the ground, talons outstretched in front of it. Its feathery wings are draped on the ground. The birds head is tilted back, beak open, and a speech bubble reads “FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK”, followed by a small heart. End ID]
Just a magpie who found herself some new shiny toys!
Bonus: These are for you!
[ID: four illustrations on a neutral background of a stylized magpie playing with a necklace, a medal, a monocle, and a key. The magpie is mostly dark blue and black and the trinkets are all gold. Beneath the caption a bonus image shows the magpie presenting the trinkets to a human wearing a headscarf and dress in the same color scheme as the magpie. End ID.]
A COW ELK WITH MAGPIES (by Ron Linton)
[ID: A cow elk arches its neck to look straight up at the sky. One magpie is either landing on or taking off from it’s nose with wings outspread, and another magpie is sitting on the back of the elk. The background is tall tan and green grass. End ID]
The Thief (c.1860-70) Clementina Margaret Hull
[ID: A realistic painting of a Eurasian magpie standing on an ornate table, picking up a string of pearls with their beak. The table is covered in ornate objects, mostly gold, and the wallpaper in the background is also ornate and gold. End ID]
