T1ck135- Nope. Nothing groovy going on here. Just some extra polys making up those feathers on the breast. I've made some fairly big changes to the head feathers as the obvious separation between the head and larger neck feathers was really bugging me. I'll post when I've got more done on the body too. Cheers!

Sklaventreiber- Thanks for stopping by! Yeah, the desaturated look is something a like to do. Its a conscious effort to stay away from pure color or pure black and white. Its just a belief I have that they should be reserved for making a visual impact or punctuation. Plus in looking at real life birds the larger birds are the less colorful they tend to be (in general). As far as highlights go, they will soon be on the way. I've just been concentrating on color and using good ol' Lamberts.