I usually don't draw avians, but this was an inspiration that I just developed, and sketched it up.

It went from this.
to this lineart.

I took a LOT of time to do the lineart, and I was SO proud of myself that I kept staring at the lineart that I had done. I literally spent all my time on the lineart, and I don't usually do that. So this was definitely an experiment for me.

I'm more than happy with the outcome.