The Bat Falcon by Ken _Gilliland
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Another new bird I've created while working on in my "Birds of Prey" project.
Bat Falcons are found from Mexico south to northwestern Peru and, east of the Andes in northern Argentina.
As the name suggests, bats are their primary food source. They also eat small birds, large insects and dragonflies. They generally hunt around dawn and dusk at forest edge or over the canopy, often along rivers or road cuts, or at the edges of small crop fields.
Females are noticeably larger than males. This sexual dimorphism affects hunting choices; the smaller male hunts mostly insects while the much larger female, mostly birds and bats. This difference in hunting choices allows more diversity in diet and lessens the risks in the pair overhunting their territory.
While the Bat Falcon is currently not listed as "threatened", it's numbers are rapidly declining owing to habitat loss and degradation caused by urbanization.
Rendered in Poser 2014 with no post work. Models:Forest Superior (Andrey Pestryakov/DAZ3D), Bat (DAZ3D), Songbird Remix Kestrels, Hobbys & Falcons and Songbird Remix Perching Places (Ken Gilliland/Hivewire3D)

Comments (8)
Very cool! Great looking falcon. Never heard of that one before, always glad to learn something new.
Beautiful bird!
What a nice looking falcon. Love your portrayal with her food source, she's going to enjoy her bat meal. Jan
Very cool bird and work my friend!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
Super image,excellent work,klasse bird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marvelous creation and fantastic composition. Wonderful work my friend .
Beautiful bird - but I feel for the bat. I like bats!
fabulous image