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lo in the ohia

Poser Animals posted on Dec 12, 2014
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Here's my version of the 'lo (Hawaiian Hawk), nestled in the Ohi'a lehua as some 'i'iwis fly by. It is pretty clear why the i'iwi, being scarlet red, is perfect camouflage for the Ohi'a lehua flowers it favors, to avoid being a hawk meal. The 'lo is endemic to Hawai`i (the big island) with vagrants recorded on Maui, O'ahu and Kaua'i. It feeds on rats, small birds, stream animals, crickets, praying mantises, millipedes, centipedes, lizards, and occasionally worms. It also fed on the Hawaiian crow (which is extinct in the wild). It is considered "endangered" by the US Federal Endangered Species Act. The species is threatened by the conversion of land used for pasture and sugar-cane to eucalyptus plantations, and residential development in extensive areas of subdivided land, mainly in Puna District. It formerly suffered extensively from shooting and may come into conflict with future efforts to reintroduce the critically endangered Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) and other endangered songbirds, which it preys upon. The most successful nesting is restricted to native `ohi`a trees (Metrosideros polymorpha), which are slow growing and generally in decline. The Hawk has two color phases-- shown here is the light phase, in the dark phase it is browner and has a darker chest and under wings. The Hawaiian hawk was a royal symbol in Hawaiian legend, and it is sometimes called "iolani" or "exalted ", which was the name of Kamehameha IV and the Iolani Palace. Rendered in Poser 2014 without post work. Models included: Flink's Sunsets (Flink/Renderosity), 'Ohi'a Lehua. SBRM Hawai'i and SBRM Birds of Prey v3 (Ken Gilliland Hivewire3D)

Comments (3)


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Kerya

1:03AM | Sat, 13 December 2014

It is cute ... who would have thought a hawk can be cute? :)

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Cyve

9:34AM | Sat, 13 December 2014

Beautiful composition and bird !!!

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flavia49

10:35AM | Sun, 14 December 2014

gorgeous work


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