Daily drawing 1525: A still landscape filled with tall grass and wildflowers, broken only by the remains of a creature from a time long past. A passing witch takes her time, watching the softly shifting sea of the wild plains.
Day 12 of January extinct birds - the imperial woodpecker
These are officially classified as CR - possibly extinct... but the hope of them still surviving is pitifully low as almost all viable habitat has been destroyed. These woodpeckers, endemic to Mexico, were enormous, around 60cm in length. They were often seen in small groups that search together for large dead trees to extract bugs from. Because of their size, they needed large amounts of habitat and were also targeted by loggers for fear of them ruining timber.
Happy Valentine’s Day!! Have some jonmartin as a treat
And nothing bad ever happens to them. I absolutely loved making this if you read my previous post drawing Jon happy was supplying me with a months worth of serotonin fr