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We're now down to the final day, and all designs are now unlocked and available! We're working on our final stretch goal for a campaign-exclusive free mini pin, have you checked it out yet? https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/foxfeather/visionary-vultures-4-sentinels-of-the-sky

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🦅There's only a few days left to help us take flight - literally!🦅 Treat yourself to an awesome bird pin, sticker, or other art and help us build a new, massive flight aviary for exercising our wildlife rehabilitation birds and education ambassadors!

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Whoop for #WhoopingCraneDay

Time to celebrate these birds which are:

Tall

Make Crazy Noises

Giant & Gangly (Elegant?)

Rare but Recovering - One of North America's rarest birds and one of its conservation success stories. Thanks to the work of many dedicated people these birds were brought back from the brink of extinction; once less than 20 individuals remained, now there are over 800!

You can nab yourself a pin; wear your own Whooper to help share their conservation story and awesomeness with others!

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Do you know the 'world's roundest bird', the bearded reedling? If you do, you already know how amazing they are, but, if you haven't seen them before, we are delighted to introduce you to these amazing avian orbs! Our first campaign freebie has just unlocked, and happens to be a bearded reedling sticker! Check it out before it's too late:

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Weaponized Stink Birds! Did you know that hoopoes use defensive stink, like little skunks of the bird world? 🪶 Come check our our hoopoe art,

(and learn more fun tidbits like this!)

along with 20 other brand new bird designs in the newly launched Visionary Vultures campaign - for a limited time

Treat yourself & support wildlife rescue and rehabilitation work at the same time:

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📢Just Launched! 📢 We are now LIVE with 20 brand new bird pin designs! You can help us unlock them all - treat yourself & support wildlife rescue and rehabilitation work at the same time:

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Emu catching snowflakes

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Happy Holidays from all of us here at the Foxloft!

Warm wishes for the winter solstice; may your heart get lighter as the days get brighter!

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ONLY ONE DAY LEFT NOW!!!

There are less than 3 days to get in on the fun - help support wildlife rehabilitation and conservation education work & get yourself some awesome art in the process!

All *20* exclusive designs have now unlocked and are available, including the four pendants, bat just hit its goal! We have a few more exciting stretch goals, can help us get there?

Lock in your discount and get the campaign-exclusive freebies today!

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There are less than 3 days to get in on the fun - help support wildlife rehabilitation and conservation education work & get yourself some awesome art in the process!

All *20* exclusive designs have now unlocked and are available, including the four pendants, bat just hit its goal! We have a few more exciting stretch goals, can help us get there?

Lock in your discount and get the campaign-exclusive freebies today!

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Put a bird on it! 🪶

Do you love stickers? Have a water bottle or anything else that could use a bird on it? (everything could use a bird on it!) Our big, waterproof vinyl stickers are only $5.

Less than a week left to grab yours from our new set, Visionary Vultures 3, featuring 20 brand new designs!

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Put a bird on it! 🪶

Do you love stickers? Have a water bottle or anything else that could use a bird on it? (everything could use a bird on it!) Our big, waterproof vinyl stickers are only $5.

Less than a week left to grab yours from our new set, Visionary Vultures 3, featuring 20 brand new designs!

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Calling all bat lovers! Next up to unlock on our Kickstarter fundraiser is the bat pendant! Stickers, prints, and the original watercolor painting are also available: Learn more at: tinyurl.com/me9r66ac

A lot like vultures, bats are ecosystem superheroes who need good PR and more positive representation in art and media, so I was really happy to work on this design. We are experimenting with some transparent glass-like enamel effects for the wings of these pendants, and I think they will turn out really eye-catching and unique!

When I first started in wildlife rehabilitation, I ended up working with a lot of bats, which really increased grew my fondness for them. Even though I specialize in birds and don't usually take mammals, I can't turn away a bat in need (the photos are of some of our brown bat rehab patients).

Thanks for taking the time to look. Shares greatly appreciated if you know anyone you think might enjoy!

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Come meet the burrowing owls, now LIVE on Twitch!

If you miss it today, you can follow us @TheFoxloft to be notified when we're streaming; we will be live with various education ambassador birds and the farm flock (emus, peafowl, chickens, turkeys, etc.) regularly.

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Come check us out at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/foxfeather/visionary-vultures-3-wolves-of-land-and-sky-enamel-pins/

We have been smashing through stretch goals, and have unlocked the Ground Hornbill pin (meaning all 16 pin designs are now available), & the magpie necklace! We are very close to the next stretch goal, our first earring set and then one of my absolute favorites, the turkey vulture pendant!

(Minnie, one of our ambassador vultures enjoying the morning sun. Her wing injury is one of the reasons she is non-releasable and residing with us, but she still has a beautiful wingspan!)

I am especially excited about the turkey vulture, though I admit I of course have a big vulture bias. When I was working on this design I knew I wanted to add sun symbols to the wings, to highlight their connection with the light and the sky. You may have seen vultures outside before, especially in the morning, wings outstretched to greet the sun, a position called the horaltic pose. It allows vultures to warm up and dry off, and is also thought to help sanitize their feathers with UV light. While vultures stand in worship, the morning sun creates thermals; warm, rising masses of buoyant air. The vultures use these to lift effortlessly and soar on their glorious, giant wings, off for the day to search for a meal. With this pendant, I wanted to capture the look of the light as it filters through their feathers on outspread wings; giving the turkey vulture a shifting silver or rich golden hue as they glide through the sky. I hope that these pendants, when worn, can spark lots of conversations about how wonderful vultures are!

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The wolves of the Wolves of Land & Sky series! During the design process, I wanted to add stylized feather elements to each of these pins, featuring common raptors in the locales each of the wolves live; golden eagle for the gray wolf, red-tailed hawk for the red wolf, and gyrfalcon for the arctic wolf. Learn more and grab your own pin at: tinyurl.com/me9r66ac

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Our first campaign exclusive freebie has unlocked: these lovely, shiny, holographic magpie stickers! The samples just arrived and they're gorgeous. Come get yours now, for a limited time on Kickstarter! http://tinyurl.com/me9r66ac