Blackcocks & Hawfinches
Dancing Cranes
Blue Bird Of Paradise
Catbird
Riflebird
Blue-Footed Booby
Sugarbird
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Horrible Science - Barmy Birds
I've been working on the Horrible Science magazine for a little while now, doing spot illustrations that are meant to be close to the style of the art in the original books. Here's some spots of some birds and examples of their weird behaviour. One of the best things about working on the Horrible Science (and previously Horrible Histories) magazine is that you have to draw all sorts of stuff that you would probably never normally draw. Being pushed out of your comfort zone is a good thing, even if the end result isn't as great as you'd like it to be at least you've learned something. I might never have drawn anything as brilliantly named as the Blue-footed Booby.
Dancing Cranes
Blue Bird Of Paradise
Catbird
Riflebird
Blue-Footed Booby
Sugarbird
Dancing Cranes
Blue Bird Of Paradise
Catbird
Riflebird
Blue-Footed Booby
Sugarbird
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Is it the blue-footed booby that's really rubbish at landings?
I can't remember any of the information that I was provided with or what appeared in the magazine so I resorted to Wikipedia and yes, I think you're right, I think the whole idea of land and landing doesn't suit the booby - Extract from Wikipedia follows:
The name “booby” comes from the Spanish term bobo, which means "stupid fellow". This is because the Blue-footed Booby is clumsy on the land, and like other seabirds can be very tame. It has been known to alight on boats, where it was once captured and eaten.
Silly booby.
Yes, boobies are silly and funny-looking and yet still we love them so...
I do apologise.
And now you know why their caled RIFLEBIRDS they use their loud call to deture predators
I love these. They're brilliant!
Mr Bluebird of Paradise prefers to do his thing hanging upside down by his feet from a tree branch
Have you ever heard the sound a male Bluebird of Paradise makes it sounds like a sound from a Sci Fi movie or TV show
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