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Published: 2010-10-25 01:48:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 54354; Favourites: 1765; Downloads: 1804
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Raptor/hawk head at different angles. These are all the same Red-tailed Hawk, but he molted from juvenile to adult plumage while I was collecting these pictures so there is color variation to the feathers; the lighting also changed day-to-day. This bird is not a falconry bird, but rather a permanent resident at a raptor rehabilitation center. He came in from the wild with a badly-healed coracoid break and cannot fly very well. His upper beak is over-long, so keep that in mind if you're trying to draw a realistic, natural raptor. I hope this makes a decent reference for people drawing birds of prey, gryphons, etc. Feel free to download for personal use. Not for photo-manipulation. If anyone is interested in a similar thing with owls, kestrels, another species of hawk, raptor feet, etc let me know.Great-horned Owl: [link]
Barn Owl: [link]
Turkey Vulture: [link]
Golden Eagle: [link]
American Kestrel: [link]
Burrowing Owl: [link]
Icterid (Brewer's Blackbird): [link]
Raptor feet: [link]
10/26: Wow, the daily deviation was a surprise! I'm glad this is turning out useful for so many people. My gallery has a lot of other bird of prey photos that I usually allow people to use for reference if they ask first and credit back to the original, so feel free to take a look.
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may i...scribble a bit arund on this collage?...i think, i had ideas that made me even laugh myself xD... i wouldn't submit it without your permission of course ^^
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You can download it and do whatever you like with it, so long as it isn't re-uploaded anywhere.
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i jsut want to scribble around in it, totally humorous and unserious ^^...would you like to see it then? xD
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you should animate this
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Oh my... This is excellent!! I'm trying to learn how to draw more birds in different angles and such and this is just the kind of thing I was looking for!! Thank you soo much for all the work you've done (is greatly appreciated!) and Congrats on a well deserved DD!! 
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bummer. It's amazing he survived a break like that.
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He was really underweight and dehydrated when he came in. I'm impressed he managed to keep himself alive long enough for someone to find him too. Probably scavenged.
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poor thing.
But he's happy now; food and a place to stay.
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He LOVES the food! He used to share a flight cage with a pair of Swainson's Hawks, but he ate more than his share so he has to live by himself now
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Well, that's understandable for him.
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Fabulous! There must have been a fair bit of effort involved in putting this together- it's a fantastic reference!!
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Wow! Thank you for taking the time to take and compile these! Very well out together, and very useful!
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This is indredibly useful. Thanks a lot for compilating and sharing this, I bet you just helped a ton of people 
Oh and congrats on the DD!!
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It was already said before but a wing reference would help a lot. it's easy to find "standard" angles but for the rest...it's hard to reference from videos, so if you made one - it would be awesome!
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Since most of the birds I work with are incapable of normal flight, a wing reference would be hard. I recommend looking to these great bird photographers on DA, who have amazing birds-in-flight pictures and much nicer cameras. According to her FAQ, allows people to use her work as reference. has some of the best shots of raptors in flight, but I'm not sure if he allows use for reference. Make sure to ask him before sketching from any of his photos. also has an impressive collection of raptors in flight, but again, I'm not sure if he allows use for reference so you'll have to ask.
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wow, their works are...stunning. Thanks for the recommendations, I'll try asking them! ^^
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Wow, these are great! I'm glad you'll be doing one for feet too ^.^ I think I also read you were going to do vulture references as well? That'll be a great addition to the stock gallery, much needed! Owls sound awesome as well! I wonder if you could get sleeping references...I assume they'd wake up as you walked in, but hey, it's worth a try. You are so lucky to be able to be so close to these birds, and it's great that you're willing to share it with artists
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I do work with one bird--a Swainson's Hawk--tame/lazy enough to frequently go to sleep on the glove, so I can take a few shots of his sleeping poses.
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"tame/lazy enough"
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This is great! I love eagles, and sooner or later I know I'll need some good references for a drawing. Thank you for sharing!
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I'd be interested in one for the Tyto Alba...
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One for raptor feet would be greatly appreciated ^_^ . Thank you so much for this reference!
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Fantastic page for drawing reference⦠I think panel #3 is my favourite. Many thanks for posting!
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I like the ones where he's looking up too. And #4, where he's about to cast a pellet of chick feathers, is one of my favorites. #6 in the second row where he's doing that Red-tail scream is the only time I've ever heard him make a noise (a wild hawk was swooping a little too close to us) and since I managed to catch him making that face, that's another one of my favorites.
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this is so so sooo amazing.
soamazing
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FIALLY! A good ref for hawks!
If you could/did one for raptor feet, et me know! 8D Thank's for taking the time to collect these and put them up; they really help!
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I'll be doing one for feet. With access to university specimens, it's easy to get some "unique" angles of feet--like how eagle feet look coming right at the lens--but I'll try to make at least half of the foot references from live birds to show the actual color and the natural poses they stand, grasp, etc in.
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Man, I am so excited for this.
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Awesome reference. Please do this with other species of birds.
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This is a wonderful reference thank you!
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This is amazing! Congrats on the DD
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This is amazing, appreciate you putting in the time to collect such a comprehensive rotation.
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That is a really nice collection of shots on the hawk!!
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Awww so cute ^^
Nice shots ;D So many...this must've taken quite a long time.
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you are such a life saver! OoO
I've been looking for a good reference for bird heads, and this is PERFECT!
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You're welcome! I was looking for the same thing myself (Thanks to Windsonde, I am addicted to drawing gryphons). When I couldn't find what I wanted, I decided just to get the very obliging Diego to help me fill out the angles I didn't already have pictures of by modeling. He was such a good boy about it
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yeah, it was amazing how you got the model to behave...
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He is really gorgeous! Not to mention that this deviation is a wonderful idea.
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