Big Bad WolfBat?

Okay, so I'm a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Also, I love Legend of Korra, its sequel series. Enough that I spent my half term on MS Paint making my own little OC, set after the Earth Avatar that follows Korra. She's a firebender, because who wouldn't want to be able to shoot fire out of their hands and feet and mouth and stuff.
And fly, because I've seen firebenders fly.
However, she's not a goody-two-shoes, because (ha-ha!) she's a member of the Agni-Kai gang, and a descendant of Lighting Bolt Zolt, with a mean habit of setting herself on fire. Enough that she's earned the name 'Ni' which means Salamander.
The huge wolfy steed is Tahno, the wolfbat, named after the waterbender from the Whitefall Wolfbats with the epic hairbending abilities. Because, secretly, I wish Tahno were in season 2 (I haven't noticed him yet, shame) since he and his strange pronunciation of avatar - uhvatar?- was simply brilliant.
Such sass!
So that's what I've been up to for the past couple of months. Since September, or something.
School started up, and AS Levels are tough cookies, dang it.
On the bright side, I'll get my GCSE artwork back soon, so expect a post on that in the near future!

An Avian Interlude

Ok, so whilst I gather the courage to brave the waters of A Chibi A Day again, here's a little photography to tide you little monsters over for a while.
These were all taken at Hardwick Park, with the help of a group called Going Digital, which take you out there, arrange the birds, and basically guide you through taking some kickass photos.
I'd recently received a new camera, a Canon EOS 500D, and I was nervous, since this was my first time shooting with an SLR, rather than a compact. The differences are amazing.
SLRs beat compacts hands down. No competition.
So, in no specific order, I have a photo for each of the birds we had with us at Hardwick.

Tawny Owl aka Mr Big Eyes

A Barn Owl Close Up

A Harris Hawk, with a 'Whiplash' to its tie. 

A Kestrel with a blacked out background.

A (molting) Buzzard, with wings swept down. 

So, let me know what you think? Are they in focus, are they in shot, are the backgrounds too distracting?

As always, leave a comment, and I'll be sure to read it!

Signing off