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Hawkby ~hoffien

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Something I had laying around on my files, but forgot to upload.

I am really proud of this one, It part of my art exam works and helped me get a neat mark

Combo of watercolor, normal pencils and acrylics

*msklystron Jan 20, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

So pretty. There's hawks in my area, large and small. I love to watch them.

~hoffien Jan 21, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

How lucky you are. Hawk like birds are verry rare up here. I love them all the same though.

*msklystron Jan 21, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

Red-winged hawks are a fairly common sight, wheeling around on updrafts or... perched in tree in my part of the city. Before Christmas I looked out my window and saw my cat with her back hairs up. I soon noticed what had spooked her. There was a hawk sitting in the large maple tree on my front lawn. (After letting the cat in) I watched it until appeared to spot a small animal and it dived out of sight. This was the second time a hawk perched in one of my trees. They sit for a long time, perfectly still, and they're big, so you can get a really good look at them. I've also seen the little sharp-shinned hawks that live in the ravine lands. They're about half the size of the red-winged hawk. Anyway they're awesome birds for sure.

~hoffien Jan 21, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

That must be a great sight indeed! Around here we have small falcons and Kestrels, which are a bit like small hawks. They sit next to the highway on poles and on the guardrail, always ready to pick up the unfortunate creatures hit by cars.

I haven't spotted anything bigger then a pigeon in my own garden though. Unless crows are actually bigger then pigeons

. Being on the edge of a village probably scares the bigger stuff off.

*msklystron Jan 21, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

I'm in a big city, Toronto. I think we have lots of birds because of the three rivers (Humber, Don and Rouge), the ravine system and the lake (l. ontario). We get the large shore/wading birds like cormorants, gulls (and kestrels) pipers, ducks... and always Canadian geese, because of the lake. Of course in winter many birds fly south. The hawks seem to remain mostly. We also still have blue jays, cardinals, starlings, chickdees, owls and some little birds called juncos that fly down from the far north in winter. Falcons are rare in the city, but there are some roosting on tall downtown towers.

And pigeons, well, they're everywhere, aren't they, like rodents. Next to the hawk sightings, the biggest bird I had a close encounter with (not counting geese) was a pileated woodpecker. They're really big and black and white with bright red markings, and they have a crest on their head. Very impressive birds. I spotted one, a number of years ago, while sketching with a group of students in a small wooded area not far from my home.

Oh, I went over to your mum's page and left a fave and comment or two. Her work is awesome. Very elegant.

~hoffien Jan 21, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

The Canadian geese haha, those are a real plague here in West-Europe. This year we had over 2 million my country alone. They eat all the grass and mess up the farmers fields. Geese are considered really big birds here. Dutch birds tend to be tiny.
I must look up some of the species you mentioned. Might be really nice for my project.

My mum is my hero. I hope to paint like her one day. I wish we had a better camera. The images on dev.art don't do the paintings justice.

*msklystron Feb 4, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

LOL! I had no idea there were Canadian Geese in the Netherlands! (And I'm a regular listener to your radio free broadcasts (which have been cut back lately.:/)) What pests they are. Their guano (poop) is slippery-er than any substance on the planet. Apparently Canadian Geese are delicious. A nice dinner for a farmer!

Aw... You'll paint like you and leave her in awe. When you're taking pictures (you probably know this) an overcast day is the best. A tripod is also a useful tool.

~hoffien Feb 5, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

they migrate quite a way. Before the '50 there were no Canadian Geese in Holland, now we have millions, I guess they like it here. As for eating them I think that's illegal

something to do with disease control.

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$namenotrequired Apr 9, 2012 Student Interface Designer

Really nice!

~Mathieu-ARTS Jan 25, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Wow, really well done!

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