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This bird is freak of nature , I saw it on youtube many time , my hubby's native land bird lol
and I do not find it cute , looks like from a Muppet show.
I do love the nightjars and potoos. They are just so strange looking, you can't help but love them. That is ... if you can spot them.
Perhaps oddly, my favorite bird to listen to is the Red Tailed Hawk.
Perhaps oddly, my favorite bird to listen to is the Red Tailed Hawk.
The Kakapo is the most basal of all the parrots. It is flightless and is the biggest of all living parrots. Being basal does not mean that it resembles the ancestral parrot - it has taken the same length of time for it to evolve to occupy its present niche and become flightless as it has taken the rest of the parrots to evolve to theirs. The ancestral parrot most likely could fly. Related to the Kakapo, Heracles inexpectatus (often referred to as "Hercules parrot"), is the biggest parrot ever known - twice the size of its descendant, the Kakapo. It was likely flightless too, its robust beak could crack open more than the conventional parrot foods of fruit, nuts, and berries and like the Kakapo, Heracles may have used it strong beak to climb trees.
Kakapo ((Strigops habroptilus):
A reconstruction of Heracles inexpectatus:
Thank you , I saw a lot of documentary about this parrot already and since I grow up around parrots, I just find this species so interesting , I can't explain it , their vocalization sounds like a little T-Rex and their mating call 'BOOMING' not typical for a bird , It is sad they are on the path for extinction , they need more attention of the world to preserve them.
you need to see this funny video, I could not stop laughing . happy moments for Sirocco lol
and other interesting one
Both have been added to my wishlistKen there are a couple of NZ birds I was wondering if you had done/might do too, our Tui and Fantail
Dreamer
Dream Weaver Designs
Thank you very much, the Fantails hold a special meaning for me as they are connected to my Granddad who died when I was 13
A little before and after on my Australian V1 update...
I just grabbed SBRM Australia v2 before the sale ends tomorrow.
Thank-you for your support!I just grabbed SBRM Australia v2 before the sale ends tomorrow.
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Australian Volume 1 is progressing-- it's getting a much bigger facelift than I thought it would need. Many of the bird shapes and textures need total overhauls (plus adding in additional dimorphic females to the set) and the Superb Lyrebird is problematic. The old version of the set used the gamebird model with a very complex tail add-on for the Lyrebird. The tail add-on is a monster; 12 feathers, with 14-27 parts on each feather. Plus, the coding was never really cleaned up in the original version to lockdown settings and make the menuing look nice (meaning there's literally thousands edits to do).
In the new version that I working on, I've decided that my Guineafowl model, which I think is a better choice for a starting place. I've removed the existing tail and added in the existing Lyrebird tail as one model. Doing it this way will make the model easier to use and look better but also makes the model as easily as complex as my Peafowl model is. I am considering making it a separate standalone model (along with the other bird in its family, Albert''s Lyrebird) and adding a different replacement bird for Australia v1.
A look at the old 2010 Lybrebird vs. the work on the "new" Lyrebird...
Flint_Hawk
Extraordinary
It's going to be gorgeous!
Still plugging away... here's the Fairywrens from Australia v1; finally with correct markings, a better wren shape and females
Love the Fairywrens.
Australia has the coolest birds. Which is only fair, considering they have so many dangerous/venomous creatures. But don't worry, it's not the sharks, octopi, jellyfish, stingrays, cassowary/emu, snakes, spiders, stonefish, snails, crocs, and dingoes you really need to worry about. The most deaths are caused by horses, cows, and dogs.
Just goes to show it's the animals you take for granted that will get you.
Australia has the coolest birds. Which is only fair, considering they have so many dangerous/venomous creatures. But don't worry, it's not the sharks, octopi, jellyfish, stingrays, cassowary/emu, snakes, spiders, stonefish, snails, crocs, and dingoes you really need to worry about. The most deaths are caused by horses, cows, and dogs.
Just goes to show it's the animals you take for granted that will get you.