For @ShinyPixel3's contest :3 I'm better at drawing on paper than a computer, so that's what I did. Sorry if they're blurry ^^' ----------------------------------------------Info----------------------------------------- Basics: Dusthawks are a species of bird that lives in a variety of forests, especially cool, shaded forests like Forest Arbocera. They are usually considered chicks until they are 5 human years old, and young until they are 10-12 years old. Adult dusthawks become elderly around the time that their feathers are tipped in black, which starts when they're 35-40 years old. They never live longer than 50 years. An adult dusthawk's average wingspan is about 4 feet, though they hardly get much bigger or smaller. Appearance: All dusthawks are born with red feathers that become brown as they get older. Older dusthawk chicks have brownish feathers on their backs. Young dusthawks are brown with a red patch on their stomach, which gets smaller as they get older. Adult dusthawks are mostly brown, though they often have traces of red. Also, older adult dusthawks have feathers tipped with black. Elderly dusthawks are all brown, except for the gray gradient on the tips of their feathers. Dusthawks are born with either orange or yellow eyes. Their eyes stay the same color as throughout chickhood, youth, and part of adulthood, though older adults have patches of red or green in their eyes, depending on the base color. Elderly dusthawks have solid red or green eyes. All dusthawks also have horns. Male dusthawks have ram-like horns, while female dusthawks have antler-shaped horns. Male dusthawks have gray tips on their horns from when they become classified as young. Diet: Dusthawks are carnivores, and can not digest plants. They mainly eat fish, and sometimes rodents. They can eat smaller carnivores like cats as well, but only when there isn't anything else to eat. Lifestyle: In their forest home, dusthawks usually live in groups of 4-6 nests, in a group of a few trees that they make their homes in. They sometimes fight other groups of dusthawks to take over their food or territory. Adult dusthawks do different things, depending on their gender. Female dusthawks guard the trees where their homes are to protect the chicks as well as elderly dusthawks, and are often the ones who fight other groups of dusthawks. Male dusthawks mainly hunt, occasionally joining in on fighting.
