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windfalcon — Four North American Raptors
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Raptors in North America haven't always had the successful presence they have now. For years, many species were mistakenly seen as 'pests' for farms. Tall tales of eagles taking away children actually caused people to fear these magnificent birds, and we all know what happens when people get scared of a certain animal...A powerful pesticide called DDT in the middle of the 20th century nearly wiped out several raptor species, one of which being the peregrine falcon. Thanks to efforts to ban the pesticide in the United States and programs to get the falcon's population back up, this raptor once again is found in much of its natural range.
This painting represents what I feel are the greatest of each raptor group - the red-tailed hawk for the buteos, the northern goshawk for the accipiters, the golden eagle for the eagles, and the peregrine falcon for the falcons.
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Watercolor on illustration board, 9X12 inches
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Comments: 193
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WOW....dammit... I'm crying...
too much beauty for me.
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I love this. you put four of my favourite Raptors in one painting.
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Yeah, I find assigning things as acid or base to be pretty dull, myself.
(p.s. you can reply directly to the other person by hitting 'reply' under their avatar :3 )
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I love your drawing i wish i could draw like that.I love birds of prey
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Great job on representing such beautiful birds! Love this!
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Your beautiful artwork was featured in my journal
You can take a look here : [link]
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Surprise! This has been featured in my latest journal: [link]
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A striking portrait of all four of these beautiful raptors. Bravo!
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peregrine falcons have to be my favorite bird 
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I featured your beautiful artwork here: [link]
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This is beautiful! I love the details on the feathers and how majestic they all look.
Great job!
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Lovely work, and I love the thought that went into it!
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stunning.... words cannot express what this painting means after reading your description. I pray that everything is done to preserve these winged kings on our planet and that we do not destroy something so precious.
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Buteos have to be my favorite kind of raptor. I just love red shouldered hawks.
Any who, This is amazing. The detail in the feathers is life like, and your anatomy is perfect.
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Fabulous work and thank you for the detailed description. Your treatment of the feathers is very earthy and sensitive, if that makes any sense, and the colour palette is beautifully unified throughout.
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WOW! this is absolutely beautiful! i definitely agree with the peregrine falcon.... they're my favourite non-owl raptor
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Such a beautiful image...
I almost feel like the peregrine has something feminine over it.
And ah, the red-tail. My favourite.
Well drawn!
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...my four favorite North American raptors in one image... ;.; *explodes with joy* utterly beautiful.
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This is amazing! Love the background as well.
(I LOVE YOU WINDFALCON!
Back up here people) ... 
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This by far has to be my most favored piece from you!oUo
And I actually had no idea these wonderful creatures were considered pests at one time!Thats sad :C The red-tailed hawk is my favorite of the raptor group,and theres sooo many over here in Cali!^^
But I really love all the time,effort,and very well put thoughts into this!And to me,you by far have the best talent in watercolors ive ever seen!Its really inspirational to young artists like me!XD Each feather,with each pattern,the well blended colors in the background,the eyes,EVERYTHING is simply phenominal!Please keep up the great work as always!
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Awesome depiction, the feathers and colors are magnificent!
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goshhawks are awesome, their name describes the reaction people have when they see them "...gosh, what a beautiful bird" ^_^
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