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Inktober 6 -orekroark6-

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Entry 6.  Featuring the Desert Canyon orekroark.  Their name implies their location, they live in very hot and dry canyons and cliff sides, occasionally settling at the basis of desert mountains.  The wings and hands and feet have velcro-like calluses and elongated curved claws for gripping rock, an the wings are short and flexible with extra joints int he fingers to aid in flight in tight spaces or windy canyon tunnels.  They are adapted to survive on little food and water, able to pull nutrients out of the most stubborn of plant-life and retain water for long periods of time; many of them have a habit of chewing on desert weeds and woody plants almost constantly, both to satisfy the want to chew and eat, and to pull any small nutrient from the bark and cambium.  Most have a staked territory somewhere along a water source, whether it be a river, oasis, underground well or cave source, and they are surprisingly understanding in sharing these limited resources with other orekroarks.  The D.C. are known to be very versatile and tend to prepare well for unfavorable situations, thus the majority of them have large hidden stashes of dried food and water contained in sealed clay boxes or pots around their territories.  While not necessarily kind or friendly (rather blunt and impatient really), they willingly offer a starving intruder or territory neighbor an emergency stashed object if they so desperately need it.
Most Desert canyon orekroark live in pairs; mates, siblings, friends, strangers, single parent and child, etc. They are almost never found alone, and rarely are seen with more than two unless young are involved or there is a shared resource oasis. 

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This is beautiful! I like the design and anatomy. Amazing work on wings. Background is simple and still looking great!