One of the great Wildlife Conservation success stories of the latter half of the 20th Century was the rescue of the Peregrine Falcon from extinction. As top predators in their food chain, these beautiful raptors, (the fastest creatures on the planet) were particularly vulnerable to the effects of the pesticide DDT. The chemical accumulated in their systems via their prey, causing the females to lay eggs with shells so thin that they usually broke before hatching.
Now, thanks to careful captive breeding work, peregrines are being reintroduced into much of their original range (although some races are already extinct). As they are used to nesting on rocky ledges, they have taken quite naturally to nesting on modern office buildings, much to the dismay of the local pigeon populations! In this image, an adult peregrine soars over the harbour, on his way back to his urban nest. Again, I am featuring some of my office building constructs, but this time, I have also added a couple of ocean-going Cruise Liners, also built from scratch. The hull of the ship on the right was built in RayDream, the larger one on the left using the NURBS function of Amapi. The superstructure of both other ships was built in RayDream and Bryce. It has always been puzzling to me why there are no models of cruise ships available on the net from the usual sources - lots of other vehicles/ships, but few or no Cruise Ships.
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