#shortwings

[skycowboys]

more floof

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[strflr]

here’s my half of an art trade with my friend @shortwingus on twitter!

twitter / carrd

[herpsandbirds]

Gould’s Shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus), family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes, China

photograph by Daniel Faan

[todaysbird]

the himalayan shortwing is a member of the old world flycatcher family found from the himalayas to southern china. males are a deep blue with pronounced white ‘eyebrows’, while females are a soft golden yellow-brown with present but less notable white eyebrows. they are shy, reclusive birds that are often found in dark, brushy habitat. they feed primarily on berries, larvae and small insects, seeds and sprouts.

[ranticore]

if hummingbird harpies existed in kosaverse do you think they would be regarded as particularly vicious due to the caloric requirements of Being A Hummingbird forcing them to hunt and eat nearly all day (in keeping with the practices of irl hummingbirds)? or would they just die by natural selection? i'm drawing unconventional bird harpies and this seems like an interesting hypothetical regardless of whether hummingbird harpies actually exist in isok

The monstrous calorific requirements of hummingbirds do end up impacting their maximum size and nectar is only useful if you're small enough to subsist off it - a big hummingbird would need to be constantly surrounded by extremely nectar rich flowers 24/7 and that seems unlikely

The solution is farming I guess.. hmm if they can develop the technology to produce a high-yield sugar crop before they all died out they could mayybe survive? Ultimately I don't see it being realistic within the setting due to the unique challenges of farming and land use, potentially attracting crawling beasts, etc.

It's such a pity because I love hummingbirds, they're the emblematic animal of my dnd character.. they are so aggressive and territorial and fighty and their behaviour is absolutely fascinating. I fully support hummingbird harpies but not in isok setting because I don't think they could make it work... But there's nothing stopping you making something of your own ;)

[birdstudies]

September 29, 2024 - Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi) These shortwings are found in mountain forests in Taiwan, particularly around streams. They probably eat invertebrates, foraging near and on the ground, often in leaf litter. Their breeding behavior is unknown but is thought to be similar to their close relative, the Himalayan Shortwing, which builds domed nests in small bushes or trees.

[skycowboys]

I'm dyin' these are so fun! LOVE the longwing for real

Aah. So like I just recently stumbled upon Sky Cowboys and I am so enraptured by Larn’s worldbuilding.

If you don’t know, Sky Cowboys is basically what if old west but Pegasus and I love it.

I made these three for it.

Sorin is based off of a bearded vulture and loves to roll around in red dirt to the point he’s stained his pale gray feathers red.

Asra is based off of an ornate hawk-eagle and she is a very firey mare with a short temper.

Visha is based off a salmon pekin brahman chicken and he is a good boy that loves traveling to dressage shows as well as going for trail rides with kids.

You can go here to see my photo references.

I spent too long on these but it was fun anyway. Will likely add more.

Full credit to @skycowboys for the lineart and worldbuilding I love your ideas and storytelling. I recommend checking out their blog.

[cat-boots]

shown off at the parade!

[trade for shortwings]

[rraimu]

my artfight pieces for 2024!

❥ CranberrySoap ❥DetectiveCoco_

❥ Billybobjr ❥ Noability

❥ Furzie ❥ NotReallyDaily

❥ Wasabi_sabway ❥ RansomeRex

❥ memebees ❥ strangedays

❥ Snailb0t ❥ DenValentine

❥ Lunicolor ❥ kyubitomaki

❥ Sillycybin ❥ shortwings

( @cranberrysoap ) ( @morristhememebee ) ( @lunicolor )

[skycowboys]

A stormy shortwing!

Percheron horse + blue jay or steller's jay

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[afriendofmara]

Finished a playtest last night!!! It went so incredibly well! My players were so invested that it made it so easy to jump in. We made it to the actual training your dragon part, with some struggles and wins in convincing their dragon to be trained. Lots of things I need to iron out but the basics of the game work! The dragon grabbing and training all works! Now I need to lay out the structure for the rest of the book and we have a full time on our hands

I've started dedicated work on a HTTYD books based TTRPG and I can't Express how excited I am to make sidekick dragon mechanics

[mutant-distraction]

Navonil Dutta

Himalayan Shortwing

North Range of Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India

[herpsandbirds]

Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris), male, family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes, Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

photograph by Zuhdi Abdullah

[localsharkcryptid]

"The Vampiric Bloodletter"

"Out of all the dragons I've seen and studied, along with the one's I've only heard of in passing conversation, the Bloodletter wasn't one I thought truly existed. Tales of a bright red dragon with ten eyes that drank blood...? Seemed too much like an old story to scare children but it seems this nesting year at the colony has proven me wrong.

I noticed the new egg amongst a clutch of Monstrous Nightmare eggs, an odd oblong shape with a dark red shell amongst the pale orange-pink eggs certainly stood out. Moving the egg wasn't an option so I left it. Come hatching day I kept a close eye on the nest, only to find an entirely unique dragon to hatch with the Monstrous' brood. At first I figured it was a case of hybridism but that theory was dropped quickly, after all just one hybrid offspring in a nest of six didn't make sense. Not to mention the tiny-tooth's features, ten eyes that all were a dark black, unique extra digits that I assume are opposable to a degree and a notable blade on the end of it's tail.

So I can conclude that the Bloodletter is in fact a living and breathing dragon species, a colony or nest parasite from what I can tell but also it's behavior is still unique. From what I have observed the nestling has been acting like a Monstrous Nightmare, mimicking their vocal calls and behaviors which is fascinating. For now I see no need to try and relocate the dragon, nor do I think it's surrogate mother would allow me and I personally would like to keep my good record with her.

This will at least give me time to study it and hopefully pull together some proper information, since I fear the number of these dragons may only be in single digits... I've also noted while looking through some other old local legends that the Bloodletter shares some shocking resemblance to the few descriptions of the Lycanwing... I can't help but wonder if they're connected somehow, but that's research for another time." - Excerpt from "The Nature of Dragons", an extensive series of books and journals by a man named Salamander.

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Class: Mystery

Size: 6 to 7 feet tall, with a wingspan of 10-11 feet at Broadwing stage - Titanwings are roughly 12 to 14 feet tall with a 20-22 foot wingspan.

Preferred Food: Dragon blood or incredibly fresh meat along with specifically certain organs of most creatures.

Status: Critical - Maybe only a handful of individuals exist on the surface world, that or they are just really good at staying away from people.

The Vampiric Bloodletter is noted for it's vibrant colors and unique features that assist with defending itself and securing it's specialized diet, due to the low amount of sightings and encounters little is truly known about them by humans. They are parasites in truth, spending a lot of time in flocks or colonies with other species so they can feed easily and also mimicking the dragons around them in terms of mannerisms for survival.

Their numerous eyes negates any blindspot they would normally have, along with this a forked tongue and heat sensing pits along their upper lips makes for the perfect tracking equipment. They have opposable digits on all their limbs that are topped with claws that are much like switchblades, used for further opening the bites they leave on other dragons or for defense - same to be said about the blade on their tail.

It's vibrant coloration is a classic animal warning system of "I'm toxic, stay away!". Seeing as they possess a highly potent venom which actually changes throughout their lives.

Tiny-Tooth to Shortwing: They can use this venom as a projectile to blind much like spitting cobras and generally deter threats to them. It's noted that it also stings if it makes contact with human skin. It has mild anticoagulant properties when administered via a bite along with slight numbing, think vampire bats.

Broadwing: The venom glands develop fully, producing a highly anticoagulant hemotoxin that causes numbing and disorientation even causing dragons to become incredibly drowsy. In humans it causes severe hallucinations, supposedly making one think that they're turning into a dragon.

Titanwing: Not much changes aside from more potency and the ability to even render some dragons unconscious for a certain amount of time after being bitten. Though at this stage they can afflict humans with something much worse, it's unknown how exactly it works but if a human is bitten by a Titanwing Bloodletter there is a chance they will be afflicted with the curse that is becoming a Lycanwing - if they survive the initial bite and the first shift that is...

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WOO! Done at last!!

The Vampiric Bloodletter is one of my very few fanmade httyd species and I love how they came out!! Also if you couldn't tell these guys are my explanation for the Lycanwing legend, basically these guys are the ones that turn people to Lycanwings and somewhat go off of the description of the one in the story told by Gobber in RTTE. I have some more notes on them so uh if anyone has questions I will gladly elaborate on my fellas!

Also I will say: Anyone is free to make one of these fellas just please credit me! The lineart of the image is under the cut and can be used as a base.

[ranticore]

in case anyone has ever wondered if i've done more crossovers than i've posted about here, yes, but also i was never able to figure out what type of sirenian my other characters would be

[howlingday]

RWBY Pokémon AU

Teams

#1 Ruby Rose and Crescent Rose

#2 Weiss Schnee and Myrtenaster

#3 Blake Belladonna and Gambol's Shroud

#4 Yang Xiao Long and Ember & Celica

#5 Jaune Arc and Crocea Mors

#6 Nora Valkyrie and Magnhild

#7 Pyrrha Nikos and Miló & Akóuo

#8 Lie Ren and Storm Flower

#9 Coco Adel and Gianduja

#10 Fox Alistair and Retribution

#11 Velvet Scarlatina and Anesidora

#12 Yatsuhashi Daichi and Fulcrum

#13 Ozpin and The Longest Memory

#14 Glynda Goodwitch and Disciplinarian

#15 Bartholomew Oobleck and Antiquity's Roast

#16 Peter Port and Blowhard

#17 Arthur Watts and Rotom

#18 Hazel Rainart and Bobo

#19 Cinder Fall and Midnight

#20 Tyrian Callows and Queen's Servants

#21 Cardin Winchester and The Executioner

#22 Russel Thrush and Shortwings

#23 Dove Bronzewing and Hallshott

#24 Sky Lark and Feather's Edge

#25 Roman Torchwick and Melodic Cudgel

#26 Neopolitan and Hush

#27 Emerald Sustrai and Thief's Respite

#28 Mercury Black and Talaria

#29 Adam Taurus and Wilt & Blush

#30 Sienna Khan and Cerberus' Whip

#31 Ilia Amitola and Lightning Lash

#32 Banesaw and Chainsaw

#33 James Ironwood and Due Process

#34 Winter Schnee and Glaceon

#35 Clover Ebi and Kingfisher

#36 Penny Poledina and Data Array