#birdanatomy

[wtfearth123]

Birds have hollow bones, but not for the reason you might think. It’s not to make them lighter, but to help them breathe better. Their lungs extend into their bones, allowing them to get more oxygen for flying.

[thesleeplessdream]

Weird that even tho I’m home all the time now(corona isolation) I still manage to avoid posting art?🤔 anyhow made some birdies for practise reasons🦅 also really wanna try Peacocks, storks and pigeons👌🏻 #art #birds #birdsketches #birdanatomy #falcon #owl #barnown #raven #crow #sketches #animalsketches https://www.instagram.com/p/B-U7s4oh-9k/?igshid=1q2b1jxc7zm6u

[ossuariumfloreus]

Hard enamel pin based on my 'Bird Skeleton' watercolor painting. Smart & Elegant. Great gift for veterenary, for science and birds lover, for oddity and curiosity collector. Can be used as Halloween Accessories. Backcard is also handmade by me.

made by OssuariumFloreus

[elijahevenson]

Young lumpy before the attack. This is a watercolor from 2008. Lumpy was a chicken I owned who survived a raccoon attack by hiding in a bush for 18 hours. All her sisters perished. She had a scar on her beak after that. #chickens #watercolor #artnerd #birdanatomy #dinosaur #drawing #sketch #chicken #tbthanksgiving

[brianewing]

Marilyn Bubblegum BLANKET!!! 45x60 light polar fleece http://bodega.brianewing.com/apparel/ for more info Taking another break from posting the final #creatureskateboards process stuff to show off another test for the blankets. Right now they're limited to 5 pcs because I don't know if people want a big assed blanket with a skinless person on it. The detail on these are pretty fucking rad. I've been slowly getting ready for #sandiegocomiccon #sdcc aka stressing out and wanted to bring new merch that wasn't made of paper!!! Of course we @meta.crypt will have some rad new releases But I also need some new things to be stoked on for my solo stuff. These damn things are 5ft long! Think of the possibilities!!! You could buy two and use them as drapes! Wrap your dead homies in them for a Viking funeral! Make ponchos and rob a train (thanks @dichotomie !) Wear them as a cape and jump off your roof! Or just use them as a blanket and have naked cuddles with your favorite person. If you're on the fence pick them up now because at #comiccon I only bring a few of everything and they go fast. Slammed this week. Just got approval for the next project. Stoked to be a part of it. Also finishing up some more work for @barberturners ALL orders going out tomorrow! Putting the final touches on a new MYSTERY thing! #illustration #marilynmonroe #anatomy #anatomicalart #brutsubmission #normajean #womancrush #putabirdonit #bubblegum #birdanatomy #oryoucancuteyeholesintoitandbeaghost

[birdy-time]

Flying 101

Climate change, man. It’ll getcha. If it’s not the guilt, then it’s the guilt for not feeling guilt. I blame Greenpeace. Leave saving the environment to the people who care, am I right?? Maybe with a bit more red meat in their diets, they’d have energy enough to realize that you have to align the environment’s interests with mine in order to get my attention. Saving money, there’s something I can get behind. If living sustainably means I have a bit more cash lying around, then I see no reason not to get involved!

 So alright, I’ll take the bait. They want us to drive less, right? Now, I know the environment is important and everything, but I’d like to think that my time is at least a little more valuable than a polar bear’s. And walking is just so slow. But, being a self-declared semi-expert in all things ornithological, I’ve come up with the solution. An environmentally friendly, completely self-sufficient technique that you can master simply by following my free, five-step guide:

 How to Fly Like a Bird

 Step 1

 Obviously you’re going to need strong arms. Whether you decide to be a glider or a flapper, you’re going to need to be able to hold yourself up in the air, and that takes muscle. You are at a slight disadvantage to the birds on this one. Birds have what is called a keeled sternum, meaning that the ridge on their chest bone sticks out like a fin. Ever eaten roast chicken? Turkey? The keeled sternum is what you have to thank for the huge amount of breast meat. The muscles that operate a bird’s wings attach to this ‘fin’, and the bigger the keel of the sternum, the more muscles the bird can fit in, and the stronger it is. But I hear push-ups do much the same thing.

 Step 2

 Now all that muscle on your chest is likely to make you a lot heavier, we all know that. But to take off you’re going to need to be as light as possible, or you’ll just be flapping your burly arms on the ground like a fool.  Well, there’s a reason why chickens have chicken-legs. The bird physique is the product of a trade off, by which I mean that when birds build muscle up top, they need to lose it from somewhere else, and so they have evolved legs that are as small and weightless as possible (while still being functional), with the added benefit of being easily tucked out of the way while airborne for more streamlined flight. So take one for the team and skip leg day! If anyone dares to comment you can send Greenpeace their way.

 Step 3

 We all know that person don’t we? The one who always comments on our posture, demanding we stand up straight or pull our shoulders back, or something equally unnecessary. It’s unnecessary because you’ll need all the bad posture you can get when it comes to flying! Well, in your neck anyway. Picture a swan. All birds have that S-shaped neck, although is some it is less obvious. It’s the same principle as folding the feet away to reduce air resistance – if your neck coils and folds back on itself, you can tuck it into your body for a more aerodynamic form. It’s basically the bird version of shaving your head for a swimming race. Actually now that I think of it, you might want to shave your head too…

 Step 4

 Here’s the one we learn way back in childhood – birds have hollow bones! I didn’t believe it for a long time but its true. Our bones are dense and filled with marrow, heavy and ungainly. Bird bones are almost completely hollow, with a bit of scaffolding inside just so they don’t collapse in on themselves, so the cross section ends up looking a little bit like a really weak sponge. I’ll add the disclaimer that I’m not by any means a registered medical professional - but I’m telling you right now to avoid calcium at all costs, for your own good.

 Step 5

  Have you ever been on a plane with one wing? No? Duh. Birds, like planes, need to be perfectly balanced in order to stay in the air. Don’t be offended, I’m not suggesting you thought birds had only one wing, but it is important that you remember even the slightest difference in the balance of the two wings can be fatal. For this reason, when birds moult their wing feathers, they lose one from each wing, at the same time, from the same position on each wing. When those two feathers grow back, the next in line fall off and so on, meaning that the wings always have exactly the same weight distribution. So… I guess… Only trim one fingernail per hand at a time?

 And there you have it! Well on your way to saving the world. I’m proud of you. But, to be perfectly honest, I think I’m just going to get the bus.