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Published: 2004-09-12 12:04:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 402; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 51
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This is yet another scene from the stories in my mind, but slightly altered due to dramatisation. After watching a documentary about falcons hunting a lone pigeon, I thought it was about time I tried to illustrate the story scene. If the raptors in flight convey a little human characteristics in their actions as well as animal, that's because they're supposed to be shape-shifters. The harpy eagle isn't trying to strangle the falcon (which unintentionally might look like a parrot), but he's just getting a firm grip on the falcon so he can use his beak to break her neck, as I suppose that is how eagles kill their prey. Am I sadly mistaken? The rigidity of the wings could be improved and so could the clouds. I'd intended it to look like one of those dark, cloudy days just before rain and thunder.Related content
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Wow this looks awesome! would you mind submitting this to #Harpy-Haven ? and i'd love if you'd join
i think harpies throttle their prey with a 5000 pound pound per square inch grip, no lie 5000 pounds PER SQUARE INCH, and i thought crocodilians had a good grip!
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wow, absolutly amazing x3 the feathers are amazing *__*
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Well, most eagles are rodent or fish hunters, though some will go after birds like the golden eagle. Harpy's are more along the lines of monkey and small rodent killers, though do have the capability to take down larger prey like a young tapir or jungle pig because of their size and such. The way the eagle kills is not an ambush attack like falcons, but rather brute force. Using weight advantage against the target as well as dive velocity, they can overpower a rabbit in a second so long as the rabbit doesn't spot them first. Their claws are used to pierce flesh and thus pierce lungs which will suffocate the prey. The beak is only used to eat and defend unless my biology lessons were just horribly mistaken.
Overall, the picture is wonderful. I've yet to be able to master feathery and such but am slowly working on it ^..^ Again, excellent job on the depiction.
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Dang it! We never got to learn about animal behaviour in my biology class! WHY!!!!!!
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Oi, I'm all about animal behaviour. Not a specialist in any means of the word. Just lots and lots of nature shows and books. Working though on getting my degree in herpetology or animal care. Good money in both.
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i hope your not one of those people that minds getting comments on old deviations. you did beautiful job on the feathers, beaks, eyes, and overall anatomy. I think that the falcon's wing might be too thin, not enough primary feathers. is the pigion supposed to be pretty near the size of the falcon? and i think that the pigion's legs are too thick. i agree with you on the sky, but i'm no expert on skys or landscapes, so i won't even go there. and to rap up this overly critical analaysis, i think you did a wonderfull job of capturing the intensity and energy of this scene.
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Actually, there's no pigeon. You see, the funny thing is ... the pigeon is the falcon (badly drawn) and the other one strangling the daylights out of him/her is a harpy eagle (also badly represented). I agree with the eagle's wing being too thin. I have trouble drawing wings that are edged towards the viewer rather than side on.
Nope, don't mind getting comments on old deviations.
Thank you!
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it wasn't your drawing that confused me into thinking it was a pigion. i got mixed up in the description. i try to make a point of reading what the artist has to say on her or his art. but knowing now that it's a falcon and an eagle, i still think that the birds are to close to the same size. and i completly understand how difficult angles like that are.
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Too close to the same size and shading as well. I tend not to stick to accuracy too well sometimes. Thanks again for sharing!
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Thanks for taking the time, you've been really helpful!
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i just noticed that i think that the wing which comes off strangly could be fixed with shading. if you wanted to change it, i would recomend finding a picture of a birds wing at about that angle and use it as a refrence.
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good god! this is awesome!
i love the detail on the feathers
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wow. the wings are wonderful, and the scene is really amazing. just amazing.
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