The Bird Nerd

Opening a batch of FR commissions! This first go around will have 5 slots. The options will be between a headshot or halfbody of one dragon of choice, drawn in traditional media before being scanned and digitally coloured. The pricing is final; I give a heads up now that some creative liberties will taken by me for certain apparel pieces.

With all the different elevations, food sources, and habitats available within Mount Rainier National Park, quite a few birds call the park home.

One of those feathered friends is the horned larked, Eremophila alpestris. Though only occasionally seen, this lyrical bird sometimes nests on the slopes of Mount Rainier. The work of nest building falls on the female. She finds or digs a small depression on the ground. Gathering grasses, small roots, and other plant materials, she weaves a nest. Anything soft like fur or feathers will go into the lining, because who doesn’t like a comfy nest for starting off the next generation?

Like all birds that nest and raise their young on the ground, horned larks have to be very careful about predators. She’ll try to be as stealthy as possible when leaving the nest and hold off on returning if a predator is nearby.

Could you imagine raising and keep kids safe in an open field or meadow like horned larks prefer? Have you been fortunate enough to see one in the park? ~ams

the hoatzin, also known as the ‘stink chicken’ or ‘skunkbird’ is a pheasant-sized bird native to the rainforests of south america. with many bizarre and un-birdlike traits, the hoatzin is often compared to reptiles. young hoatzins are born with two claws on their wings that assist them to climb in the rainforest (the claws eventually fall off). hoatzins have a bare face and large crest resembling a mohawk. the hoatzin earned their strange nicknames from their process of fermenting food inside their overly large crop, which makes them smell unpleasant.

スズメ　Eurasian tree sparrow

Town Sparrow ～ 街のすずめ　Archive

the takahe (porpyhyrio hochstetteri) is a large member of the rail family native to small, predator-free islands of new zealand. takahe are flightless, and are similar in coloration to the related pukeko but have a large, blocky beak and thicker legs. they feed mainly on grasses, shoots, and leaves, sometimes facing competition from red deer, which graze on these plants.

They are called Grouse Muffs, and several breeds have them.

Lucerne have them.

Lots of muffed tumblers and rollers have them.

turkish tumblers/ takla

Shakhsharli Tumblers

Seljuk Fantail (my favoriteeee)

the (american style) lahore

the lucerne and its lesser known relatives , such as the Eichbühler and the  Thüringer white bib (also my favorites but they dont exist in the usa yet :(  )

The seraphim 

This beautiful girl is nesting in the Lilly Pilly near my mothers house.  She’s busy defending her egg from the local Butcher Birds (I think my mum might be helping her a bit sometimes).