There is this awesome place in Utah that I hope to visit before I die. It’s the Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City. They have a FB page where they post wonderful photos of their birds. I saw a photo they posted of their Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus), Zelda. I fell in love with her and wanted to draw her very badly. I requested permission to use their photograph as a reference and they granted it. So without further ado, here’s Zelda.
Zelda. Colored pencil, appx 14″x17″. Reference with permission of Tracy Aviary.
I think she’s the most difficult bird I’ve attempted so far. I hope I did her justice.
croneswood 
October 24th, 2017 at 11:47 am
Ouu that is an interesting bird!! I think I’d like to go to the Tracy Aviary too!! I think you did it excellent justice!! Always amazes me how you can get such life to the eye with a pencil!! Keep doing birds, I like the way you draw them!!
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