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Nachiii — Eskimo Curlew
Published: 2013-02-12 01:18:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 13678; Favourites: 641; Downloads: 67
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This is an illustration for my professor's article about the Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis), a beautiful wader similar to Whimbrel. It used to form huge flocks, but nowadays, you won't see them anymore. In fact, you won't see even a single bird. It was hunted down and the curlew was last seen several decades ago (There's even a movie about this species! It's called The Last of the Curlews). That's why no decent photos with many details exist, mostly just photos of taxidermied individuals. Due to that I had some trouble finding all the characteristics I needed, so I spent several hours just searching for photos, pictures and descriptions. This picture is as accurate as I could make it. Hope you'll like it
This time I was saving the picture in the process, so if you're interested, you can watch the animation here: :thumb353893305:
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Thank you for reminding people that we have a responsibility, as stewards of the earth, to stop this from happening to other species.
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Sorry, I didn't see how this works and found where to purchase it.Thank you
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Amazing! Just breathtaking! You certainly have a talent for painting birds!
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Hehe, it's not a "shot" but a painting 
Anyway, I'm glad you like it
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K tomuhle obrázku se často vracím. Běžně jen na pokochání, dneska na dumání, jak sakra namalovat peří (a jak tak na to koukám, budu u něj meditovat i při malování trávy). ^^
Zanechal ve mě hluboký dojem. Je opravdu nádherný. Buď na sebe hrdá!
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Jé, tenhle komentář mi nějak zapadnul a já jsem na něj vůbec neodpověděla takovou dobu! *stydí se*
Mockrát děkuju, jsem ráda, jestli v něm najdeš inspiraci.
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V pohodě, znám to, když člověk zapomene odpovědět na komentáře. Až moc často. ^^
Inspiraci jsem rozhodně našla. Pokud by tě to zajímalo, tak v tomto obrázku: katangacz.deviantart.com/art/L…
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Wow, you are very very talented! I love your attention to detail and lighting in this one!
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You are Amazing! I love your bird pictures! keep up the good work.
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Thank you very much 
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You are amazing!!!! I love your bird pictures a lot keep up the good work!
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Thank you very much
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Holy crap! I thought this was a photograph! *Throws out art*
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Wait, no, don't do that! That would be a pity. Thank you very much, though, this comment made my day
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Wow, stunning! Beautifully detailed and well drawn! You're very talented! Keep on creating!
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Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it
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Ahhh, this is one of those paintings that has been sitting in my inbox for ages without a comment because I just couldn't figure out exactly what to write and how to write it. I still don't, so bear with me trying to say something sensible anyway 
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Oh, I'm sorry for such a late reply. I especially appologise, because your kind comment made me really happy, that, in fact, I didn't know what to reply and left it in my inbox to collect dust. And I feel terrible for not responding for so long even though you took your time to write your thoughts.
The extinction is extremely sad, indeed. But what's probably even more scary is that tons of species die out each year, some of which we haven't even gotten to know yet and are completely ignorant about, only noticing the extintion of the conspicuous species like this Eskimo Curlew, for example. I would love so much to see the huge flocks migrating each year thousands of kilometers to the south and back. It's just too terrible to learn how greedy people can be and how heartless to just shoot them all down eventually.
I hope I did this wonderful bird justice, even if only a bit.
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There's absolutely no need to apologise; the exact same thing happens to me. The most amazing deviations in my inbox or the best comments I get usually sit around uncommented on/unreplied to longest of all. I totally know how you feel; you just don't know what to write (back) and instead just leave it be. So no need at all to feel terrible
Totally true; all the unsung extinct animals are so numerous yet so unknown. Some species go extinct before we've even discovered, others go extinct mere years after we discovered them. Some Hawaiian honeycreepers went extinct without anyone having taken any photo of them - the only way we know now what they looked like is due to artists who went to the rainforests to see and paint them before they disappeared. I'm with you, I'd love to see those huge flocks again, as well as the enormous flocks of Passenger pigeons that have since left the world. It's hideous to think how some people with guns can decimate some of the most numerous animal species in the world in a very short period of time, with very little effort. Human greed is enormous, and horrible. If you ask me, there's just too many people on the planet. We're pushing other species off the brink because we're using up the space and resources they actually needed.
I certainly think you did it justice, very much so
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That is an amazing piece. Like others I thought it was a photograph. I even had to watch the animation to believe that it was not a photograph.
We get a variety of Curlew here in Cairns, Australia. They come out at night and walk down our street making lots of noise. We are near some creeks and trees so I guess that's where they go during the daytime.
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Thank you very much for your nice comment and the story 
You're lucky to live near these awsome creatures. At my home country, the curlews are a rare sight. Although We see them every year during migration
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Bush-Stone Curlews are the name of our Curlews. One night there were at least five Curlews outside our house and casually walking down the street after midnight. It is amusing for my cat who sits each night looking through the bedroom window.
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I see. Wow, I can't even imagine having curlews or any kind of wader anywhere near my house
Haha, yeah, I believe a cat would be interested in that
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Wow, just wow, I have no words. Wonderful work!
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Excellent work! It's sad that this is perhaps the most 'alive' we'll ever see this curlew.
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Thank you very much, I'm happy an artist like you likes it
Sadly, that may be the case. But let's hope that there are still at least a few of them hiding somewhere
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I seriously couldn;t believe this was a drawing...o.o
Brilliant..good job!
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Amazing, I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw this drawing!
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