Spoopy gift

WIP stages for the tiny skull making an appearance in my recent raptor toy figure photoshoot.

 

Light grey and black polymer clay, and aluminum foil, later also joined by liquid polymer clay. I'm using a silicon "brush" tool, a sewing pin, a small craft blade, and a loop of wire, and sculpting on a glass photo frame and baking paper.

RaptorCon 2021

I put one together last year and had fun taking pictures of my raptor toy figures interacting, so let's do that again! This year's con doubles as a Halloween party, and triples as a birthday party.

Welcome, scalies, featherfloofs, and all those inbetween!

 

Or outside of that spectrum, I suppose, as our two organizers are, fittingly for the theme of the evening, skeletons.

Snow morning

snöge

It snowed.

SE27 and SE28 fledge!

Both eaglets left the nest tree this morning. Not entirely of their own volition, but that's how it goes sometimes. Here is video of the fledges: SE28's, SE27's, from both cameras, and here are some screenshots I got of the events:

First, SE27's first visit to the branch SE28 first branched to. SE28 meanwhile perches on "SE27's branch". She prepares for a jump...

...and launch!

Good job!

Branch hopping with mother

SE27 (left) and SE28 exploring the nest tree branches together this evening at Sydney White-bellied Sea-eagle nest. The Pied currawongs would still occasionally swoop at them, but an eaglet at the cusp of fledging can only take so much being cooped up in the nest.

Wings open, head down

SE27 (left) and SE28 having some evening negotiations at Sydney White-bellied Sea-eagle nest.

The chicks have been continuing their branching adventures, despite disturbances.