Drawing a realistic parrot | @GrrlScientist

A stunning time-lapse HD video of an artist at work drawing a beautiful, realistic parrotSometimes, watching an artist at work is almost like watching magic happen. A flat surface of paper or canvas is transformed into a three-dimensional picture that looks real. In this case, I was so impressed by Italian artist Marcello Barenghi's drawing of a blue-and-yellow macaw, Ara ararauna, that I had to share the stunning time-lapse video of its creation with you. The blue-and-yellow macaw -- also known as the blue-and-gold macaw -- is a large parrot with a long pointed tail. These parrots are sapphire blue with lemon yellow underparts, an emerald green forehead, a charcoal black throat and a white face. Blue-and-yellow macaws are large; adults measure between 76 to 86 cm from beak to tail-tip, and weigh between 900 to 1500 grams (2-3.3 pounds). These parrots live throughout dry woodlands of South America in family groups and loose flocks. Although the blue-and-yellow macaw is nearly extirpated from some areas (Paraguay in particular), it nevertheless is common throughout much of its range, so it is classified as "least concern". Wild blue-and-yellow macaws are protected from capture, trade and hunting under international law. Wild blue-and-yellow macaws consume a tremendously varied diet of fruits, vegetable material and nuts. Their large beak evolved as a multi-purpose tool that the parrots use to break open the hard shells of nuts, to redecorate nest cavities and they also use it ...
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