#birdtober day 1: Jay Did you know that, thanks to jays, oak trees seem to have effectively spread to entire continents after the Ice Age? The jays are still doing the same job, spreading oaks to new places. Illustration for the book Korvaamattomat (The Irreplaceables), written by Juha Kauppinen
Another #birdtober challenge by Birdtober club: European pied flycatcher. I just drew it for a book on pollinators (writer Mia RönkÀ). You can help this little fellow by sustaining a diverse garden. A diverse garden supports both bird and insect diversity, also securing pollination.
#birdtober@koneensaatio.bsky.social. Many birds feed on insects directly or benefit from insects pollinating the birds' or their prey species' food plants.
Hi all Brazilians and everyone else, here's an illustration of Araucaria angustifolia, which we don't have in Finland. Two years ago I learned that it's a keystone species on which many species depend. Hopefully this critically endangered beauty will continue to enrich South American nature! #SciArt
HyvÀÀ Suomen luonnon pÀivÀÀ! PölyttÀjÀt ovat tÀrkeÀ osa Suomen luontoa ja mahdollistavat meille vÀrikkÀÀn ja monimuotoisen lÀhiluonnon. Ilman pölyttÀjiÀ maailmamme olisi karu ja vÀritön. PidetÀÀn luontomme monimuotoisena! Kuvitus pölyttÀjÀprojektista, jota teen Mia RöngÀn kanssa. #suomenluonnonpÀivÀ
HyvÀÀ ItĂ€meripĂ€ivÀÀ kaikille! Kuten Juha Kauppinen kirjoittaa kirjassamme Korvaamattomat â kertomuksia maailman avainlajeista, sinisimpukka on avainlajejamme, joka puhdistaa vettĂ€ ja on tĂ€rkeÀÀ ravintoa monille elĂ€imille. PidetÀÀn yhdessĂ€ huolta ItĂ€merestĂ€ ja sen elĂ€mĂ€n kirjosta! #itĂ€meripĂ€ivĂ€
jannetoriseva 5 min5 minuuttia sitten Me and Juha met the Helsinki Literary Agency people and made plans for the world conquest! Our book is in the children's catalogue, but we are delighted how it has appealed to readers of all ages. Hopefully it will find readers of different ages also abroad!