Swift 

5 members found (show all)

267 creative works found

  • Enjoy

  • A Black-chinned hummingbird nectar feeding in Patagonia, Arizona. Perhaps one of the world’s finest places to visit and witness spectacular bird migration, one can see up to 13 different species of hummingbird there alone during the peak of bird migration annually. /

  • Death Valley Sand Dunes @ Stove Pipe Wells. I was trying to find an “alternative” view to a scene that has been photographed thousands of times. The image was shot in infrared and a gradient was added to the sky to give some separation.

  • Cheetah portrait, endangered in the wild, genetically in trouble even if population numbers are bolstered. The fastest animal on dry land, without question, is not going to outrun extinction in the wild without our help! For more information, and learn about the cheetah visit the Cheetah Conservation Fund and Here 100% of proceeds from all sales of this image and the companion t-shirt found “Here” will be donated to the Cheetah Conservation Fund Also, another one of the finest wildlife photographers here at Redbubble is donating proceeds from her cheetah work to the Cheetah Conservation Fund So please be sure to visit Natalie Manuel’s cheetah worke here and here / Thank you for your help in saving this magnificent animal from extinction! Portfolio Areas / Tigers / Wildlife / Macro / Landscape / Birds / Abstracts / Cats~wild and domestic

  • This intimate, bright yet dark, static yet flowing, autumn themed image was made in Baxter State Park, Maine, USA in October 2006. I like the contrast of the flowing water beneath the still branches, the pop of color from the remaining birch leaves, and the juxtaposition of the branch atop the stream in tone and color! /

  • Suffered a swift defeat, / I’ll endure countless repeats / The gift of memory is an awful curse / With age it just gets much worse, / - Death Cab for Cutie

  • Falls on the small mountain river. / Sold a mounted print January 2009 through RedBubble.

  • 16×20 colored pencil. Original available. The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a vulnerable member of the cat family (Felidae), a poor climber that hunts by speed and stealth. As such, it is placed in its own genus, Acinonyx. It is the fastest of all land animals and can reach speeds of up to 110 km/h (68 mph) in short bursts up to 460 m (500 yards), and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 110 km/h (68 mph) in three seconds, faster than most supercars. The word “cheetah” is derived from the Sanskrit word chitrakāyaḥ, meaning “variegated body”, via the Hindi cītā. Description / The cheetah has a slender, long-legged body with blunt semi-retractable claws. Its chest is deep and its waist is narrow. The coarse, short fur of the cheetah is tan with round black spots measuring from 2 to 3 cm (¾ to 1¼ inches) across, affording it some camouflage while hunting. There are no spots on its white underside, but the tail has spots, which merge to form four to six dark rings at the end. The tail usually ends in a bushy white tuft. The cheetah has a small head with high-set eyes. Black “tear marks” run from the corner of its eyes down the sides of the nose to its mouth to keep sunlight out of its eyes and to aid in hunting and seeing long distances. The adult animal weighs from 40 to 65 kg (90 to 140 lb). Its total body length is from 115 to 135 cm (45 in to 55 in), while the tail can measure up to 84 cm (33 in) in length. Males tend to be slightly larger than females and have slightly bigger heads, but there is not a great variation in cheetah sizes and it is difficult to tell males and females apart by appearance alone. Compared to a similarly-sized tiger, the cheetah is generally shorter-bodied, but is longer tailed and taller (it averages about 90 cm or 36 in tall) and so it appears more streamlined. Some cheetahs also have a rare fur pattern mutation: cheetahs with larger, blotchy, merged spots are known as ‘king cheetahs’. It was once thought to be a separate subspecies, but it is merely a mutation of the African cheetah. The ‘king cheetah’ has only been seen in the wild a handful of times, but it has been bred in captivity. The cheetah’s paws have semi-retractable claws, S., D. Wildt, M. Bush (1986). “The Cheetah in Genetic Peril”. Scientific American 254: 68-76. (known only in three other cat species – the Fishing Cat, the Flat-headed Cat and the Iriomote Cat) offering the cat extra grip in its high-speed pursuits. The ligament structure of the cheetah’s claws is the same as those of other cats; it simply lacks the sheath of skin and fur present in other varieties, and therefore the claws are always visible, with the exception of the dewclaw. The dewclaw itself is much shorter and straighter than other cats. Adaptations that enable the cheetah to run as fast as it does include large nostrils that allow for increased oxygen intake, and an enlarged heart and lungs that work together to circulate oxygen efficiently. During a typical chase its respiratory rate increases from 60 to 150 breaths per minute. While running, in addition to having good traction due to its semi-retractable claws, the cheetah uses its tail as a rudder-like means of steering to allow it to make sharp turns, necessary to outflank prey who often make such turns to escape. Unlike “true” big cats, the cheetah can purr as it inhales, but cannot roar. By contrast, the big cats can roar but cannot purr, except while exhaling. However, the cheetah is still considered by some to be the smallest of the big cats. While it is often mistaken for the leopard, the cheetah does have distinguishing features, such as the aforementioned long “tear-streak” lines that run from the corners of its eyes to its mouth. The body frame of the cheetah is also very different from that of the leopard, most notably so in its thinner and longer tail, and unlike the leopard, its spots are not arranged into rosettes. The cheetah is a vulnerable species. Out of all the big cats, it is the least able to adapt to new environments. It has always proved difficult to breed in captivity, although recently a few zoos have been successful. Once widely hunted for its fur, the cheetah now suffers more from the loss of both habitat and prey. The cheetah was formerly considered to be particularly primitive among the cats and to have evolved approximately 18 million years ago. New research, however puts the last common ancestor of all 40 existing species of feline more recently, at 11 million years. The same research indicates that the cheetah, while highly derived morphologically, is not a particularly ancient lineage, having separated from its closest living relatives (the cougar Puma concolor and the jaguarundi Puma yaguarondi) around 5 million years ago. (information from Wikipedia)

  • Beautiful little flowing water in the Buffalo River National Park.

  • Wild American kestrel (Falco sparverius) in flight, stooping from left to right (Taken at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, 5 miles southwest of Columbia, Missouri). Perhaps the most colorful raptor in the world, the American Kestrel is the most common falcon in North America. It is found from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, and in towns as well as wild lands. Identifying marks inlcude small size, rufous back and tail, and two dark mustache marks on face. Male has blue-gray wings and a lightly spotted chest and belly. The larger female has rufous wings barred with black, and streaking on the chest. This particular bird is a female. Their call is a loud series of “klee-klee-klee” notes when excited. As with many other raptors in North America, their population n umbers dramatically declined in the 1950’s and 1960’s, but have increased greatly in recent decades with increasing deforestation of North America. They are aslo commonly called Sparrow hawk. Although hover-hunting is conspicuous, this foraging method actually is used rather infrequently. It is used most often when suitable perches are not available, or when winds are strong enough to create updrafts favorable to hovering. In winter in many southern parts of the range, female and male American Kestrels use different habitats. The female uses the preferred more open habitat, and the male uses areas with more trees. This situation appears to be the result of the females migrating south first and establishing winter territories. The males then are forced into the less preferred areas. Nestling kestrels back up, raise their tails, and squirt feces onto the walls of the nest cavity. The feces dry on the cavity walls and stay off the nestlings. The nest gets to be a smelly place, with feces on the walls and uneaten parts of small animals on the floor. Source used to construct this page: Smallwood, J. A., and D. M. Bird. 2002. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius). In The Birds of North America, No. 602 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. MORE INFO ON Am. Kestrel HERE 100% of all proceeds from sales of this image will go to the HawkWatch International DONATE ONLINE

  • A lovely foggy morning in the Redwood National Forest in Northern California. These trees are amazing! Every time I drive north I try and stop in these forest and just listen and breath and enjoy the grandeur. I highly recommend it. Good for the soul. Blog / Email Me / Galleries

  • A bridge in the Redwood National Forest in Northern California. It was a beautifully foggy morning among the trees. What more could you ask for? The light was shooting down between the trees and illuminating the bridge, I’m so glad i got to be there. They have since refinished the bridge, I’ve tried to go back and shoot it again but it just doesn’t look the same. Blog / Email Me / Galleries

  • A small sailboat on the Bay of Bellingham near Bellingham, Washington. I was in Washington for about three weeks taking pictures and enjoying life, this one is my favorite from the trip. Blog / Email Me / Galleries

  • A wonderful clear day in the Pacific Northwest. Clouds pass over the Bay of Bellingham near Bellingham, Washington. The blues are so much more vibrant after several days of rain and overcast skies, what a lovely sight! Blog / Email Me / Galleries

  • THE SWIFT DELIVERY (3) – DIGITAL FROM HAND DRAWN THUMBNAIL SKETCH

  • Same as ‘Wild at Heart’ only whiteout

  • I took one look at this thought of ‘Swing swing by The All American Rejects’ / It reminds of a silly time pre-teen time, when I was so naive, but life was a little less stressful. I was 13 and I can still remember sneaking my headphone’s into my ear in the middle of class. / This shot took ages literary overnight, I was still doing it at 3am then I was like this is crazy I need to sleep, / heres the before and after / http://www.flickr.com/photos/ar_photography/3257119412/

  • Painted this today, 10.02.2009. This is part one of a two parter collection. I painted this, then painted part two over it. Part two titled, In the Midst of Love – The End I used watercolour on double thick canvas 12×12 In the Midst of Love – The End

  • Shot with my canon rebel xsi

  • This was shot here in town of the creek that runs through our city! Shot early morning when there wasnt anyone around!

  • this love will not fly off on swift wings / it is here to stay / it will endure he whispered to me in a dream / and I felt my mind’s doubt and heart’s fear fold its wings / and settle into the abstract ocean of our love because I believed him Watercolor, colored pencil, and ink on drawing paper

RedBubble is a great place to find art, design, photos and writing from over 80,000 talented people.

You can buy their stuff

On stunning greeting cards, awesome t-shirts or beautiful prints to hang on your walls.

Risk Free Returns

It’s really simple. If you’re not happy with your purchase for any reason, we’ll fix it.

About RedBubble

Since February 2007 we’ve shipped over 306,300 items to more than 70 countries around the world.

Join In

Sign up for your free account, upload your work, join some groups and share your creative genius with the world.

Find More…

Swift T-Shirts

Swift Wall Art

Swift Journal Entries

Swift Writing

Swift Calendars