Love Letters to Birds
by Kelly C. Ballantynein 🎨 Art & Illustration
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Love Letters to Birds
About the Substack
An exploration of the beauty and wonder of birds through writing, illustration, and photography. Join in to fall in love with a different bird each week.
Free Subscription Benefits
- Regular recaps of adventures in birding and art plus monthly live bird sketching workshops
Paid Subcription Benefits
- Support me to keep creating these bird love letters
- Occasional member-only posts featuring drawing and painting tutorials
Paid Subscription Plans
- $50 a year
- $5 a month
About Kelly C. Ballantyne
Bird Artist. Nature Journaling Educator. Birding Evangelist. Sometimes a veterinary behaviorist, always a cat lady.
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