Birds Beaks

This volume provides start-to-finish instructions for drawing birds that help readers to break down complex images into an assembly of easily rendered shapes. Advice is also provided on fine details such as anatomy, colour, markings, beaks, feet and feathers, and about the five elements of shading.

The prodigies of the animal kingdom have feathers, beaks – and unexpectedly large brains! Just how high does their intellect soar? Rest upon the wings of the Keas in New Zealand and the New Caledonian Crows and take part in this ultimate avian I.Q. test. The Keas of New Zealand are both brawny and brainy, as the only parrots that live in snowy mountain areas. They put their intellectual capacity to the test by solving puzzles and challenging tourists. Follow them as they unscrew bottle-tops, dismantle windshield wiper blades, and tear open rucksacks.