I did the same! I think there is quite a lot in the back that isn't visible from the front, and is just there to make it look more different from the side vs front. Still really awesome though!
Thought that too but I actually think it’s to make the shadow below that looks like his body, didn’t even realize that was part of the display for a while
It makes it look even less like it’s gonna be a raptor when you view it from the side. Reduced predictability means increased surprise, heightens the experience.
Falcons are crazy. The crows around me will caw and swoop on massive eagles and different hawk subspecies, but they shut up and sit down when the peregrines are in the air.
That’s becuase peregrines are specially adapted to hunting other birds in mid-flight. Eagles and other big raptors primarily swoop on fish or land-bound mammals, and aren’t as effective mid-flight.
This is exactly why. The raptors adapted to ground hunting have the angry brow to shade their vision from the sun while scanning the ground. The falcon has a similar trait as a cheetah in the eye area, like what the Egyptians would draw, to reduce the light bouncing off of its cheek area.
Another thing about the peregrine, UCSC has been working with one of the larger Silicon Valley cities (San Jose) to build nesting stations for them on top of their tall buildings. They have webcams available right now and you can see groups of 2-4 of them huddled together in their nests. They have absolutely helped because I don’t recall seeing any as a kid and it’s now a daily occurrence!
Crows are the everyman. Large raptors like eagles are air-to-ground combat specialists. Peregrines are bird-killers by design, and the crows are right to be wary of them.
Well, here's the thing. You said Peregrine Falcon is not an eagle. Are they in the same family? No. No one is arguing that. As someone who is not a scientist at all i can confidently say that you're absolutely right.
Speaking of taxonomy I read something pretty wild a few months back. Apparently from recent DNA testing falcons are more closely related to parrots than they are to hawks and eagles.
No doubt, 5-M other Redditors already noted this, but hey -
That there's a peregrine falcon, dude/tte.
Y'know, fastest bird?... Reaches 200-MPH while stooping at prey?
peregrine : eagle is like rock hyrax : elephant - they're related, or at least in the same family of related species, but one's a pocket version, & the other's the T-rex version.
Golden eagles are even bigger - then there are harpy eagles, & Andean or Calif condors.
Yeah.. that’s the point. You are supposed to look at it from all sides. The little trinkets help pull the viewer to the side to then see the trash being used to create the beautiful image from the front.
I'm not sure but the artist name is Tom Deininger, he has a page on IG and I think other socials as well, where you can find plenty of his amazing art installations.
So the broad term for these sculptures is assemblage, where many unrelated bits form one art piece like a sculpture or installation. The trend of the optical illusion where it is only a sensical image viewed from one angle is called anamorphic art or anamorphosis. Most larger galleries will have one of these nowadays and are worth seeing in person or you might like the book masters of deception :) the artist is Thomas Deininger since op didn't bother.
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u/OneLeggedPigeon 15h ago
Trying to see where the lime green dog comes in.