tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296430710810823921.post819880818674405234..comments2024-02-08T02:53:42.862+00:00Comments on Raymond Sheppard Illustrator: Raymond Sheppard bird sketches (Part 1)Norman Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296430710810823921.post-16349552682298823322017-05-01T17:19:28.922+01:002017-05-01T17:19:28.922+01:00Thanks ever so much Warren. Even with tools like G...Thanks ever so much Warren. Even with tools like Google Images it's hard to know everything, so I'm grateful!Norman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296430710810823921.post-86492226981117630302017-03-26T00:34:01.321+00:002017-03-26T00:34:01.321+00:00I came here from Andreas Deja's 'Deja View...I came here from Andreas Deja's 'Deja View' blog. I was so impressed by the Sheppard sketches he showed, that I immediately bookmarked this blog too. Incredibly deft and knowledgeable pieces of work, and I especially like the look of toned paper sketches.<br /><br />On the identification of some of the subjects: I had a strong impression that I'd seen the 'crested bird' before, somewhere; and I had, many times in person, at Belfast Zoo! They're known as 'screamers', and from the markings of the birds in the sketches, I'd say they're the same species as housed at said zoo: the southern screamer, <i>Chauna torquata</i>.<br /><br />http://www.belfastzoo.co.uk/animals/southern-screamer.aspx<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screamer<br /><br />Also, something about the 'turnstone' sketches made me search for lapwing images, evem though I knew they didn't match the coloration of the european northern lapwing. They do bear a certain resemblance to the banded lapwing though! (A bird I'd never heard of until now!)<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_lapwingWarren JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743987856127631574noreply@blogger.com