Hawk

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I was feeling all sorts of unhappy today so I decided to finally getting around to doing a speed-paint drawing from one of the birdy books I borrowed from the library. I plan on actually doing more, so I can draw my favorite birds, but this one was just an idle practice to see if I could even improve my mood...

Anyway, this handsome fellow is a "Short-toed Eagle", also called a "Snake Eagle" According to the caption on the picture. I'm still gonna' just call it a hawk though...as I tend to call most birds of prey hawks regardless of what they actually are. I do the same with fish (all being called fishy) and regular birds...or Ring Wraith dragon things (all being called birdies). *shrug* Anyway... I should really actually read the book, as I am sure it is most fascinating, but I'll be honest; I just grabbed it for the pretty pictures.

Image © Kawoshi "Risa" Miyasamaru
Reference drawing from:
Birds of Prey, Hunters of the Sky by Alan Richards
ISBN 1-56138-176-4



Post Script - I was very tempted to turn this into a gryphen. Oh, so tempted...