Illustrated Birds of Prey: Red-Tailed Hawk, American Kestral, & Peregrine Falcon: The Ultimate Reference Guide for Bird Lovers, Woodcarvers, and Artists (The Denny Rogers Visual Reference series)
I encourage any serious bird student, artist, or photographer to acquire at least one of these spectacular titles. There probably isn't a better reference available for anyone interested in portraying these amazing creatures."Any birdwatcher who has marveled at the beauty of a kestrel, Red-tail, or Peregrine will be delighted by the detail and usefulness of Denny Rogers' drawings. Not only do they make plain how wings fold, tails spread, and feather groups work one with the other, but they reveal bars, streaks, stripes, speckles, and other field marks so important to birdwatchers. I've often wished I could study the falcons and hawks that flash past in the field for as long as I wanted. With this book, I can." Chuck Hagner is the editor of Birder's World magazine and the author of the books Wings of Spring and Field Guide to Ducks and Geese.Well-executed reference drawings are invaluable aids to any artist and carver wanting to achieve realism in their work. Multiple drawings of the same bird in different positions are tremendously useful. The detailed feather studies showcase many areas that don't appear in reference photographs. Lori Corbett's accompanying color studies are a detailed and highly useful companion to Rogers' drawings."Clear, informative reference is the fuel that fires the creative process in wildlife art. When striving to render an accurate likeness of a subject, feathered, finned or furred, you are only as good as your accumulated knowledge allows. There is no substitute to getting out in the field and seeing first hand the real thing. Unfortunately, for many, this is not always possible as some of the rarer and more elusive raptors can be difficult to approach. Perhaps that's one of the things that make them so intriguing. Denny Rogers' superb drawings and vital information will certainly provide a welcome and much needed addition to any wildfowl reference library. The information provided in this book will be a big help to anyone interested in improving their understanding of birds of prey and the subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, physical traits that make them unique."