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LyrebirdJacki — Predatory Elegance
Published: 2008-12-20 19:22:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 3048; Favourites: 109; Downloads: 56
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A juvinile peregrine falcon (probably female because the size) but i kinda gave it a look of an american kestrel because of the orange and light colour wings. A world wide distributed bird of prey like the barn owl and osprey. One of the many raptors i envied since year 7 because we did an endangered animal assignment and someone else got the peregrine not me (i got the green sea turtle).I dont know how long its been since i drew one of these powerful falcons, i got an old drawing i did 4 years or so ago in a sketch pad which i did in the school library, which a girl ruined by colouring the glaze on the eye, thinking it was supposed to be completely black.....was one of my fav drawings so it pissed me off
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I love all of your art, it is amazing! I dont feel like faving everthing so I am just going to watch you instead ^^
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thank you, it must be wonderful working with such goregeous birds, which i hope to do one day myself maybe. Thanks for the watch too
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Hehe, I am only 13 
Your welcome, for the watch
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Yeah I'm 15 and I'm also a volunteer. It's an awesome experience, isn't it?
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In australia (as far as i know from asking raptor handlers) you cant do falconry with raptors until you are 18 and you must do it within a zoo or animal/raptor rehabilitation centre. And of course its illegal in your backyard to do falconry here as well, which i can tell is good because people would be catching raptors in sure for keeping them as pets
Wow 13! so lucky, at 13 i was only able to hold them or pat them at the zoo
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Yeah, here you have to be 16 to volunteer. But I did a raptor camp with my friend and had 2 birthday parties there and visited 3 times... so we asked the owner and she said sure, and so we filled out our applications and we are volunteers
Yes, 13
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Ah i see, even volenteers have to be over 18 at the wildlife park to work with raptors
There are only 2 zoo sort of places in my state, and one crocodile sort of "zoo" that you go to swim with crocs (in the saftey of a big cage of course), but the more populated states have way more zoos im sure.
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YOUR ONLY 17!!! 
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Yes i am 17 
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This is fantastic! What brand of chalk pastels are these? i love the range of colours in this.
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derwents pastel pencils
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Thankyou- ill look out for them.
I just thought i would let you know, you kinda inspired me to joing DA. 
Your work is fantastic. I especially love 'Elvis'. I just love his attitude- he makes me smile for some reason. hehe.
Hopefully i will get my act together and upload some works.
Ill def be 'watching' you.
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wow wouldnt of guessed i would enspire people, but im with you there on the animal thing, people are just something else, not nearly as fun as animals.
Elvis is female lol i named her that because of a tuffet of feathers on her head that look like a hairdoo, a very badarse chicken she is, always beating up the other chickens half her size and one thats a third of her size bigger only to be thrown over by the biggest chicken who rules over them all except one of the small ones, which beats her up...most weirdest pecking order in the name of chickens! ill watch you too, its good to see people with similar interests of my own, i have yet to look at your gallery tho, which i will
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wow this is my favorite bird =^^= very well done bravo
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they really are something special, thank you
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oh god how damned cool!!! really is that juv.?? almost adult isnt it? bo, really i wish i could draw a half as well as you do!!!! (wow a bird of preys lover^^ like you already)
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well the photo was adult but the way i coloured it made it look juv, im glad u like him tho
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totally brilliant you have made it sooo alive..
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unfortuently, this one got destroyed not long after i finished it. my blind dad dumped blankets ontop of it not knowing it was there and it all the black smudged into the white. i went over it but its no whear as good
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Impressive work, engaging composition, great details, magnificent just so WOW ...
I IT
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thank you, although, not long after i finished this, my dad dumped blankets on it and fucked it up, i had to go over it but its not as good now
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OH my goodness.. you had to do it all over again
That's why I framed my pastel-chalk pictures instantly
always fearing accidents like that ....
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i was going to take it to the frame shop the next day cos i was so proud of it, but it didnt even last that long
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Awww 
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well, stuff happens
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Beautiful, you're quite good with the layered look in the feathers.
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Absolutely beautiful! I have to go look for my pastels and practice again, I want to do beautiful pictures like that!
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pastels do that, always are beautiful, would love to see u do some
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