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Published: 2011-06-17 23:56:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 12711; Favourites: 480; Downloads: 194
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This is slightly more morbid than the other ref collection ... since the bird is dead... I DIDN'T KILL IT I PROMISEMy Aunt found it in the yard dead - we think it flew into a tree or something sine it didn't have any bite injuries from the two dogs we have.
Any way immediately thought of taking pictures of it with my phone to use as future references, along with drawing practice as a friend and I sat around for a bit sketching it before disposing it.
Thought maybe you guys could get some use out of the pictures as well so I put them together.
Sorry if anyone is offended by my opportunistic nature o-o but at least now he can in a sense live on forever in my sketch book
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Wow ... I guess I know now how to get you all to comment, just start posting dead things lol XD no but seriously thank you for the comments and the many page views. And if any of you remember it I'd love to see any pictures made that the ref was used. =] Its a good feeling to know and see that you've helped provided something useful to other people.
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I wish we had birds like that here. That color.. <3
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I think I seen this kind of bird on my porch the other day when I looked through the blinds.....Poor bird D:>
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Such a beautiful bird. We don't have Robins in Arizona, or Blue Jays.
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*cue the cardinal/bird pictures to flood dA after this*
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lol I'll be looking for them
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That's just a tad bit depressing, but it is really good for references.
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he's such a beautiful creature it's sad that he passed
Just make sure you didn't get any disease or anything from him since you don't know how he died it's always a possibility
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Aww ;A; poor birdie! It's so beautiful, we don't have that kind of birds flying on yards here Cx
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in my philosophy, happiness is to be of use even after your death. personally, i hope to become good fertilizer for the flowers on my grave. after all, all life is based on death in one form or another.
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a beautiful bird, sucks that it died :C but thank you for these pictures. Rest in peace birdie <3
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Wonderful ref c: It's sad but hey, this is how leonardo da Vinci learned!
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Ah, poor bird! But I understand the taking the oppourtunity. It would be a shame to have wasted it.
You didn't, by chance, get one of the poor thing from the side with his wings spread, did you? I'm trying to draw a... quaital dragon? I don't know how to spell it. Anyway, it's a small, feathered, Aztec dragon. Trying to get it in that pose, but it's not quite working ut and haven't come across any good references.
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sorry no these are the only pictures I took of it, and I'm sure by now either the ants, pigs, or coyotes have gotten to it by now. ={ Look up vieos of birds flying too, u might be able to get a snap shot of the veiw your looking for
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The name you're looking for is quetzal-dragon(Ket-sel) from the mountain bird 'quetzal' which was the source of their shape shifting god called quetzalcoatl...if you need to know anything else about it, I would be more than happy to help.
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Ah, poor bird. But it really is pretty.
A lot of times sparrows fly into my glass door when its windy...usually they only get stunned, but the last time it happened my dog got to it before I could
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I have no idea how many dead Cardinals I have found. I think they may not be too bright.
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Noth American Cardinal, mostly found in the US
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oh, ok. I thought it looked familiar, but then a lot of birds look the same
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yes, it's hard to tell some appart. but i grew up seeing these birds quite often, and still do. They usually make a loud "PEEP!" when they chirp.
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Ohh, they're pretty. We obviously don't have them in Australia so~
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indeed they are, true that, but there's a lot of other animals you do have.
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yeah, some beautiful birds here as well. c:
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I've yet to visit Australia and see the wild life there. hopefully some day.
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I hope you can come. ;D A lot of dangerous stuff here though, it's not all koalas and platypuses.
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Me too. so i've heard, there are quite a lot of shows on the dangerous animals you have, even an entire show for the tiny irukandji jellyfish.
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Yeah, they're bad ones. Around where I live, it's mostly the sharks, snakes and spiders you have to worry about though. Jellies and crocs are further north (most of the time).
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I see, our list isn't too different, though I could add Alligators and occasionally bears to our list.
Totally random question, I've heard rumors that Australians see kangaroos as rats/pests, and in some cases, have no problem killing and eating them, any truth to that?
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Yeah, there's way way too many grey kangaroos. We don't see them as rats, there's simply too many of them. Roo hunting's used to be forbidden, but I think the ban's been lifted for a while to try and lessen their numbers to a safer level. Reds are endangered but greys are overpopulated (biodiversity's very important). Everyone loves them, they're not disliked like rats or anything, but a lot of people think number management is necessary. They're everywhere, I've even seen a couple just down the street a few times, but they won't go too far from natural places.
Yeah, some people eat roo meat, but it's not anywhere near as common as beef or pork or any of the standard meats. It's actually not too bad, but it's a bit too strong for me.
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Oh, well that makes sense. do you know if there are "seasons" for hunting them, or is it just open until they think the numbers have been reduced to manageable levels? But that reminds me of the issues England is having Now that our Grey Squirrels have invaded, they are more aggressive than their English, red cousins, and it's putting them in danger of extinction. Well now i know the truth about them. Thanks.
It's probably similar to our deer meat which is also stronger-tasting than beef.
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I'm not too sure, they don't migrate or anything so seasons aren't really necessary. There's a 'quota' for the number of kangaroos allowed to be killed each year for commercial gain (meat, fur, whatever) and they have to be killed humanely with a shot to the head, but a lot of roo bodies show that this isn't always abided by, even though it's the law.
We don't have squirrels here, I've never seen one. ;D
Venison isn't all too common here, but we have it. I think we have deer farms and a few feral deer too, but not many.
We have sooo many problems with our wildlife. ;-; Don't even get me started on cane toads.
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well i meant for purpose of the mating seasons and such. well they can always just say that the bullet "curved" and hit them elsewhere.
they look kind of like a kangaroo mixed with a rat, mouse, or raccoon, with a fluffy tail thrown in for "cuteness".
i'm sure we have more problems here than i realize, but hunting does seem to seem some numbers in check.
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Hm, I'm not sure about mating seasons, sorry. Generally females with joeys are left alone, though.
I've seen squirrels on TV/pictures/whatever but I've never seen one in the flesh. ;D
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makes sense.
They're interesting little creatures, but not always the brightest.
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That might have happened with a crow I found a couple of weeks back...
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Thing's happen, unfortunately. May the bird rest in peace.
Lovely reference, though. And although I can't know this for sure, it seems as though you treated its body well and didn't desecrate it in any way; that's very kind of you.
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In a sense, it's almost like a memorium to have him here as a reference, to live on through yours and others' art. I'm all for this kind of thing if its done respectfully and not by the hand of the deviantartist. 
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u r a cruel senseless human being and i weep for the angels forced to horror aghast at the dreggley infestations of the pit feast upon your corpse.
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I know I know, I'm such a despicable person.
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sorry, i just don't really believe in that. Da Vinci used corpses for his anatomy studies, but I just can't help but feel that it once lived. I wouldn't want to b used liek that, evn if i were a bird. Anyway, you're an artist, your work is very demanding, but do realize the consequences that come with such demands. Use a condom...LOL!
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If you're going to troll, at least make your sentence comprehensible and use proper grammar. This is a learning process, where do you think doctors get better? doing autopsies on stuffed animals? This is how an artists improves one skills. Life drawing. Sad, yes, but its not meant to be offensive in any way, shape or form, and he/she makes it clear and apologizes if it did.
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ur the cruel and senseless human for using those type of words and being a troll
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