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Edited: There were four birds in the pic but you had to add the cat.
I thought I give a sneak preview of what I'm working on now (probably release late May/early June)...
Ooo, Middle Eastern birds. Like!
Thanks. I have to say that the names of those two sparrows (The Dead Sea and Golden Arabian Sparrow) conjure up a dozen render ideas for me. The set will have more middle eastern species but isn't a Middle eastern set, it will have 16-20 old and new world sparrows.
"Sparrows of the World" in fact? Makes sense. They're everywhere.
Looking good Ken. Looking very good. :) I'm fond of my house sparrows and hedge sparrows, but I can't wait to have some of their more exotic cousins in my flock.
I will have a texture update for the House Sparrows (found in Songbird Remix) ready in a few days in my downloads. I decided to update the 10 year old texture maps since I'm doing some very close cousins (the Spanish and Italian Sparrows) anyways.
So what Sparrows am I doing? Dead Sea Sparrow, Arabian Golden Sparrow, Cape Sparrow, Spanish Sparrow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Great Sparrow, Russet Sparrow, Chestnut Sparrow, Italian Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow and the Rufous-winged Sparrow.
After that, I'll pick-up for a third time my Goose project and see if I can actually finish it, then moves to Ducks, Swans, and then the long awaited Falcon, Hawk and Eagle project. The problem with all these projects are they require new models, tons of new morphs, complex texture maps-- in other words... a lot of development time. If I get on a roll, they'll be developed in the that order-- if I get stuck, I'll mix them with other bird sets I really want to do like SBRM Asia, Hornbills and Warblers which are easier to put together.
Hi Ken:
Have you ever considered the secretary bird for one of your wonderful collections? He's an interesting bird of prey found in African grasslands. The bird has an eagle-like body on crane-like legs. :)
The Secretary bird is on my to-do list and will probably made when I get around to a second African volume. I do plan on doing Peafowl and Birds of Paradise sets eventually too.
The Secretary bird is on my to-do list and will probably made when I get around to a second African volume. I do plan on doing Peafowl and Birds of Paradise sets eventually too.
YAY! :-) I'm so delighted to hear this, as the secretarybird is one of my favorites.
Will there be a white peacock texture? They aren't common, but they are out there, and it's an interesting and subtle rendition of the standard patterns in a limited palatte.
My plan was to do all three peafowl species and the white variant-- but again those projects are quite a ways off (I have about 200-300 birds to do before I get to them)
I have a friend with an African Grey who wanted a new avatar for his Facebook page, so I'm sure he'll be delighted with this...
Wow! amazing work! You've just won yourself a Swan Car :)
This is one I've been looking for the right bird for:
"Roc"
Wow! amazing work! You've just won yourself a Swan Car :)
Thank you so much, very generous of you
A bit like the original owner, I'm an eccentric Scotsman too, so I'm sure I'll put it to good use :)
playing with the motherhood set :)
Hello Ken,
was wondering if you already did an Hawaiian Hawk? If not would it be a possibility?
Hawaiian Hawk
The lo (Hawaiian Hawk) will be included in my planned raptors series. I divided the raptors in 4 sets; Falcons, Hawks of the New World, Hawks of the Old World and Eagles.
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Oh cool Ken Thank you so much. Will look forward to those when it hits the store.No rush take your time :-). I just love your birds!! Thank you again and have a wonderful Day/Night!!
The catch-up sale ends in a few hours and wanted to thank everyone again for supporting my bird products and helping Audubon at the same time. As I said in this thread, this sale has saved at least 2,500 endangered Tri-colored Blackbirds and again I think it's important to post the "Field of Birds" movie so you know what you did save.
Field of Birds
For those inspired by the Tri-colored blackbird's story and feel the desire to render it-- you'll find the bird in Songbird Remix Characters
and I'll also leave you with a quote:
A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.
--John James Audubon, 1785 - 1851
Wow Ken that is good news and I love the quote.
I don't know if you have heard anything about Britain lately but there has been a massive report made by out leading naturalists about the plight of our wildlife due to the added effect of global warming pushing a lot of species north and up higher on mountains. It really peed me off when all there were talking about on the news was global warming and not the years of habitat loss which put a strain on the wildlife bringing the numbers down, global warming is the last push and with numbers at an all time low, well you get the idea.
30 mil hedgehogs in 1959 now 1 mil...at least we have two, a breeding pair I hope, coming in to the garden for the last two years. I started feeding them dry mealworms soaked in warm water to rehydrate them and cooked chicken on a daily basis when not in hibernation. I also provide a purpose built shelter which they haven't used yet but I am hoping.
I don't use any chemicals at all in the garden, if a plant dies then it dies. I am not sparying anything and haven't for over 10 years now. With providing feeding stations for the birds in key spots I now have the birds controlling the pests for me. I have a Japanese acer and a few years back it got infested with Scale now the tits have clean them up nicely so much I am finding it hard to find any scale insects at all.
I also built a pond 13 years ago with a large shallow area for large birds like wood pigeons so the can bathe, running water which the birds like to drink from and some small birds use the cascade to bathe too. I have a bare dirt patch so the can have a dust bath if needed. Also I built a 10 foot high shed for which many birds sit speading there wings in the sunlight for pest control. I have many large shrups and small trees for the smal birds to escape to if needed, we get sparrow hawks visisting and I have seen them hunt in the garden. How big is the garden, only 30 foot sq.
I also choose plants for insects (bees, butterflies etc), necter rich, early spring blooms help the emerging bees, and various plants that flower at different times so there is always some food for them. A lot of the other plants I have produce berries and different times too.
I don't life close to any wild areas apart from one small wood a mile away. When I look out the top floor window our garden is like an oasis in a concrete and trampoline jungle. I am talikng about 30 houses where we have the only garden worth a damm.
Yeah, great stuff indeed.
Incidentally, do you want to see something pretty crazy? I got another request from the parrot lovers group for an African Grey, but this time wearing armour!!!
After a brief brainstorm, I'm really pleased with how it turned out...
Flying faeries and Songbirdie motherhood. :)
(tree from Merlin's summer trees)