Definately Not Going "Off the Rails"
Songbird ReMix Shorebirds v6 includes a wide selections of Rails. Rails (family Rallidae) are a large, cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized terrestrial or semi-amphibious birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity in its forms, and includes such ubiquitous species as the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Rails are found in every "wet" terrestrial habitat. They are strongly associated with wetland habitats with dense vegetation, usually salt or freshwater marshes. Most species are shy and reclusive. They have suffered disproportionally from human changes to the environment, and the threat of extinction is rampant.
This set has a good variety of rails found throughout the world and features both common and rare species and as well as some of the most visually interesting ones. It includes North American favorites as the King Rail, the Clapper Rail, the Virginia Rail and Ridgeway's Rail, as well as other favorites throughout the world like the Water Rail and the Buff-banded Rail (shown in the render below). All birds use the Songbird Remix model technology which has a fully articulated model with the ability to open/fold wings, open/close bill and over 100 other morphs to control behavior of shape of the bird.
There are two versions of this set for native support in Poser and DAZ Studio. Materials have been tuned to support Iray, Superfly and Firefly renderers. This set has a Crayfish companion sett released aas well.
Real Birds: How Audubon Science Informs a New Global Effort to Protect Migratory Birds
by audubon.org
Using the best available research to identify habitats and species that would benefit from sustainable development, the Flyways Nature Bond Framework represents the future of hemispheric conservation.
As billions of birds embark on their southbound journeys to their non-breeding grounds, they will encounter numerous challenges along the way. After all, migration season is statistically the deadliest time of year for birds, where mortality rates rise compared to the relatively stationary breeding and non-breeding seasons. For instance, Audubon science has demonstrated that southbound migration for warbler species is the most dangerous time of their full annual cycle.
For birds to have a safe and successful spring and fall migration, they need habitat across their annual cycles where they can rest, refuel, and seek shelter.
Earlier this fall, halfway around the world in Kenya, a coalition of leaders from Audubon, BirdLife International, and CAF – the Development Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean formally kicked off the Flyways Nature Bond Framework, which sets the orientation for the projects that will accelerate conservation to protect birds, their habitats and the communities that cherish and depend on them along their flyways.
Using the best available science, Audubon, along with our partners from Americas Flyways Initiative, selected 112 representative migratory bird species in the Americas, along whose migratory routes investing in bird-friendly infrastructure and natural climate solutions would create the greatest impact for overall conservation. For birds and communities alike, migration science is pointing out where to invest our efforts. Science provides a framework to serve decision makers across the hemisphere as precious conservation dollars are allocated in the most impactful ways. To achieve this, it promotes two types of projects: Nature-based Solutions to conserve and restore critical habitats for migratory birds, and the integration of bird-safe and bird-friendly design criteria into infrastructure projects to mitigate the growing risk of collisions along migratory routes.
Across the flyways of the Americas, nearly half of all migratory birds in the hemisphere are in decline. In the United States and Canada alone, migratory breeding birds have dropped by almost 2.5 billion since 1970, and another 460 species are threatened in Latin America and the Caribbean. For birds that cross continents, a loss counted in one place often traces back to pressures thousands of miles away.
Read More-> https://www.audubon.org/news/how-audubon-science-informs-new-global-effort-protect-migratory-birds
