If you just need "simple shapes", use Vue's eagle, resize it, map it. Otherwise thete are lots of birds at Daz3d. I don't know any free birds, but if you do a search in the Vu efree stuff, you may be lucky:-) I have no opinion on your Poser question. Anyhow, if you buy Poser, you also will use figures, not only props. You will see:-) Guitta