Razorbills by Ken _Gilliland

Poser • Animals • posted on Jan 04, 2012

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One of the Seabirds I couldn't decide whether I was going to create for Seabirds has received numerous votes in my poll (songbirdremix.com), so now one of my birds :) I'm surprised I didn't create this bird already (for my Puffins set) since it is the largest of the Auks and longest lived. Razorbill's average lifespan is roughly 13 years, although a bird ringed in the UK in 1967 has survived for at least 41 years—a record for the species. Razorbills are found in the Northern Hemisphere, distributed across sub-arctic and boreal waters of the Atlantic. Their breeding habitat is islands, rocky shores and cliffs on northern Atlantic coasts, in eastern North America as far south as Maine, and in western Europe from northwestern Russia to northern France. North American birds migrate offshore and south, ranging from the Grand Banks of Newfoundland to New England. Eurasian birds also winter at sea, with some moving south as far as the western Mediterranean. Approximately 60 to 70 percent of the entire razorbill population breeds in Iceland. They eat fish; especially sandeels, sprats and herrings. They dive underwater to capture their prey, using their wings to swim. Rendered in Poser 2012 without post work. Model Credits: Rocks (RDNA), Razorbills (me)