Hi!
This lil sweetie was possibly my most humbling mount to date (well, aside from that Sharpie Hawk) because of its petite size and tissue paper thin skin. Above, you can see all the holes I made while skinning it. A colleague used the term "wet toilet paper" to describe their dermis, which is pretty spot on.
But she turned out pretty swell, in my opinion, and my client's-which is what really matters.
They use their very long beaks to root around in the dirt for bugs, which they locate with their ears that are at the base of those long beaks, by literally putting an ear to the ground!
Their enormous eyes are located high in the head, and their visual field is probably the largest of any bird, 360° in the horizontal plane and 180° in the vertical! Definitely unlike any other bird species I've worked with.
My fingers will look like this someday, but more veiny.
She wanted him perched on a brick to convey an urban environment. I was dubious at first but it turns out woodcocks look great on bricks!
OK, that's all for now. See ya sweetie!
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