I was glad to start with a still object as a photo. This was my very first bird ever to draw! So I really had to think out of my normal site to view a photo. I tried to measure in my mind distances in order to get perspective.
How do you draw feathers? Wow that one baffled me. Also to relay softness in the body didn't work. How do you draw softness?
Yellow legs was something I would have missed if not drawn.