Parrots' evolution

[LeeC]

Wow, it's a shame the site they mention is no longer online.

High-Speed Animal Flight Videos Show Hidden Aerial World

From upside-down geese to dueling sparrows and clumsy beetles, these amateur high-speed videos provide stunning glimpses of animal behaviors usually hidden in a blur of motion.

www.wired.com

I found it on Archive.org, but some of the videos won't play. It's old enough that they were recorded in low-res by today's standards.

Videos flightartists | Flightartists

web.archive.org

Still, a neat idea for a project site.

 

[LeeC]

I won't keep posting here, but there is some good flight video out there. This one is cool, too (in 1080p).

 

[SailBoat]

Have seen this video and from a flight point of view it does an excellent job in showing Parrots in take-off, landing and transiting modes.

 

[Rozalka]

Slowly living water...

Tiktaalik - ~ 375 Ma (Devonian period)

 

[LeeC]

Slowly living water...
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Tiktaalik - ~ 375 Ma (Devonian period)

I just have to know: Does he step up?

 

[Rozalka]

I just have to know: Does he step up?

let's say yes - I think something like seals do

 

[Rozalka]

Ignore how terrible I made its legs

Acanthostega ~ 365 Ma (still Devonian period)

 

[LeeC]

@Rozalka, how many days until the animated step-up? :]

 

[Rozalka]

@Rozalka, how many days until the animated step-up? :]

Sorry, I've animated only once or twice in my life and it was years ago, I don't remember anything. This thread is supposed to be only for art, no animations coming.

 

[LeeC]

Sorry, I've animated only once or twice in my life and it was years ago, I don't remember anything. This thread is supposed to be only for art, no animations coming.

I do appreciate your art. I thank you for sharing.

 

[SailBoat]

Not at all put-off by the legs and claws as they would've been a work in progress as what worked best was in play. In fact, I would call them a Good Guess at what they would have looked like prior to the development of a knee and ankle.