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Published: 2018-05-23 23:41:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 513; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 3
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Alrighty. I know that gyrfalcons are an arctic species, and would never be seen in red, desert-type canyons. But the image popped into my head and I just had to paint it! So here I present an alternate universe where gyrfalcons survey their territory somewhere in the arid southwest.
Watercolor on cold-press Arches paper. 8.5 x 11
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Comments: 9
Actually if you Google Gyrfalcon they have color variations that depends on the environment they live in. Kinda cool.
The color contrast is nice makes them all the prettier.
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What lovely textures you pull off with watercolors!
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Thank you! I worked really hard on the rocks, I'm glad you like it!
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I'ts a good thing they don't have many predators as their coloring puts them at a disadvantage, that's the problem with specialized camo.
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Good point! Any predator would be pretty stupid to take on a gyrfalcon
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Nice idea. I like the contrast of colors. Red deserts are my fave habitats.
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