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LisaGiggleman — Scientific Bird Illustration

Published: 2008-12-17 18:21:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 2241; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 192
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I drew this for an illustration class at my school. The prompt just asked us to pick a native North American bird, this one's the Cedar Waxwing (sci name: Bombycilla cedrorum).
Apparently on our campus, they eat fermented berries off of the trees after the season has passed, and then fly waywardly into people, cars, and other stationary hard-to-miss objects. I drew two because they like to eat together, not alone.

Ink, watercolor, and colored pencil.

Published on post cards for the Frostburg Science Discovery Center.
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Comments: 9

alllysa [2013-02-12 01:20:24 +0000 UTC]

The color of the waxwings is fantastic.

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elizabethnixon [2011-03-31 17:43:05 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! I would like to see a detail of one of the birds, too!

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scientificartist [2011-03-13 04:33:33 +0000 UTC]

Great illustration, and even better story behind it!

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HedwigtheStrange [2011-02-09 01:19:17 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful! The illustration as a whole is very balanced and I love that you included the nest!

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FernoweeTheToast [2010-07-30 00:01:20 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous birds... have you seen them in the wild? pretty spectacular. never heard of them getting drunk off berries, but that makes me like them even more.

splendid illustration.

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LisaGiggleman In reply to FernoweeTheToast [2010-09-12 02:06:46 +0000 UTC]

thank you. I have seen these ones around the berry trees on my university's campus, munchin on berries havin a merry time.

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ohmygordon [2009-01-22 17:32:16 +0000 UTC]

How beautiful!!!!!!

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Traversing-Sublimity [2009-01-03 00:58:19 +0000 UTC]

Damn girl

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OIXstudios [2008-12-20 22:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Wodades, esta muy bien resuelto

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