Things with Feathers

I imagine Deinonychus as a highly opportunistic predator that would’ve attempted small prey whenever possible, much like modern wild canids and felids. Here it crashes into shallow water to sna...

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Another mechanical pencil drawing finished up at a conference. Two Deinonychus have a power scuffle, with a younger rival attempting to displace a more experienced, dominant male. Could be over f...

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Finished gouache & watercolor T. rex painting commission, with some Photoshop touchups. Hell Creek matriarch surveys her kingdom at first light, scenting the cool air for anything of interest. In...

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This painting, originally posted here Feb 15, 2017, was hilariously marked as “adult content” by what may be the worst filter algorithm in the history of social media, so I’m reposting it....

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Another dinosaur pencil drawing that I’ve been working on very slowly for a very long time. A pair of Hesperonychus watch over their trio of awkward, half-naked and half-fluffy nestling chicks....

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On and off pencil sketch I’ve been working on in seminars & meetings for a month or so. Archaeopteryx mom and chick. Cute, but then you realize he’s trying to get her to regurgitate half-dige...

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But I was thinking of coming back… as long as people don’t mind a relative dearth of finished polished pieces, and don’t mind dinosaur sketches and silliness. Yeah?

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Say hello to “Silky” the Serikornis, the newest member of the paravian menagerie! Published online yesterday in The Science of Nature, I illustrated this guy for Andrea Cau , Ulysse Lefèvre...

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One of the new full-color paleoart pieces featured in my & Jonathan’s new book on the creationism/evolution controversy, God’s Word or Human Reason? I’ve been waiting to share this one for...

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At long last–it is here! After nearly a decade of hard work, patience and stubborn perseverance, the book on the evolution/creationism debate that I’ve been working on with Jonathan Kane a...

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Oviraptor Pinacosaurus Protoceratops Velociraptor ewilloughby : > My first four illustrations for the Institute for the Study of > Mongolian Dinosaurs: OVIRAPTOR, PINACOS...

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Oviraptor Pinacosaurus Protoceratops Velociraptor My first four illustrations for the Institute for the Study of Mongolian Dinosaurs: OVIRAPTOR, PINACOSAURUS, PROTOCERATOPS and VELOCIRAP...

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Velociraptor Needs Your Help - GotScience.org : I’ve written an article for GotScience.org on an Indiegogo campaign to raise money for the protection of Mongolian fossils against the greedy s...

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So... does anyone still read this blog? Any desire for more activity here?

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Today on Tumblr: birds with WAY too much stuff in their bills. (Common chaffinch, tree swallow, American pipit, Clark’s nutcracker.) Fun fact: when feeding their young, parent birds will of...

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When chickens go wild : danbensen : > picture by @ewilloughby !

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palaeoplushies : > A new t-shirt design I’m working on. Planning on getting this one > professionally screen printed. The black bits will be the shirt > showing throug...

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Meet Dakotaraptor , the first “giant” dromaeosaur from the Hell Creek formation. I’ve been sitting on these illustrations for months and can’t think of the last time I’ve been so excit...

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After months of eager waiting I can finally share this… meet Dakotaraptor, the giant dromaeosaur from Hell Creek! This is the first giant raptor known from this formation, and—more significan...

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ewilloughby : > gallantcannibal > :  >  >>  A limited edition print of this owl could be yours! It is >>  exclusively available to folks who donate to help out my >>...

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