Poor-will by Ken _Gilliland
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Description
Here's an Iray render of my Common Poor-will, a nightjar that often seen in our yard at dusk, camped on the ground, patiently waiting to hawk Sphinx Moths.
Common Poor-wills are found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. Many northern birds migrate to winter within the breeding range in central and western Mexico, though some remain further north. They typically prefer arid or semi-arid country such as deserts, gravelly plains, open prairie, grassy hillsides, rocky terrain with scattered vegetation or dry brush, rocky canyons and chaparral.
The common poor-will is the only bird known to go into torpor for extended periods (weeks to months). This happens on the southern edge of its range in the United States, where it spends much of the winter inactive, concealed in piles of rocks. This behavior has been reported in California and New Mexico. Such an extended period of torpor is close to a state of hibernation, not known among other birds.
Rendered in Iray Without any postwork. Models include: Songbird ReMix "Frogmouths, Nightjars & Goatsuckers" and Nature's Wonders "Sagebrush Habitat" (both by yours truly)
Comments (9)
T.Rex
Beautiful render. Closed eye lid? Thanks for the information about this bird. Beautiful little fellow. The wings remind me of a sparrow's. Keep up the good work. :-)
Ken _Gilliland Online Now!
I thought about closing the eyelid but the bird would be in a much more camouflaged area for sleeping. I wanted to show what I see at dusk, when it's in its hunting position.
beachsidelegs
My word I thought that was real so fantastic love it :)
mtdana
Interesting information and cool details in render - nicely done!!!
Kordouane
Impressive, to say the very least !!
rajib
A very realistic render. Splendid work on this.
mininessie
Wonderful!
STEVIEUKWONDER
Shows terrific imagination when you can interpret real life animals, through 3D Software. Very well done indeed!
Flint_Hawk
You have done a fantastic job on these birds, Ken! They look real!
KarmaSong
An amazing bird. Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed reading your narrative and information as well.