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The project is aimed at studying and conservation of Yellow-breasted Bunting, a small beautiful bird of the Emberizidae family, whose nesting area has catastrophically decreased over the past 30 years.

Being the one of the most wide spread bird species Yellow-breasted Bunting has drastically decreased in numbers and breeding range, disappeared from various Western breeding grounds. 

We are the team of researchers from Baikalsky State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Research Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University and University of Münster want to study the current situation. 

Scientists assume that one of the main reasons of the Yellow-breasted Bunting population declining are the degradation of habitats and the direct prey of the species by humans in the migration stopovers and wintering grounds. Therefore, one of the priorities is the finding out places where Yellow-breasted Buntings are concentrating during migration and wintering. For these purposes, one of best methods is to put geolocators on birds - light sensors, which allow locating the birds by the length of the day. To obtain information from the sensor, the bird must be recaptured, therefore, individuals who have already occupied the nesting area are caught for research. This is due to the fact that Yellow-breasted Buntings have high breeding-site fidelity (the bird returns to the same nesting area from year to year). So we will be able to re-catch it after a year in the same place in order to remove the geolocator. This technique had been used in studying migration of similar species – Ortolan Bunting.

I drew it to help the project. You can learn more and support this project here: planeta.ru/campaigns/100599

This is part of a big composition, which I do not for sale, but for myself. And this is also from the series about Eagle and Titmouse. Although I am still thinking about an adequate translation. Perhaps in the English version of the magazine Titmouse will be Sinichka. It is his name.

Other works of this series:
   

   

Full series and a little about it: The eagle and the little titmouse

English (google translate):

Sculpture from home collection. I ordered for it a special shelf imitating a niche in the wall. A small monument. They tried to take away even this from Titmouse - memories of a loved one he had lost. No, these people were not villains, they believed that they were assisting the victim in a dangerous experiment. They destroyed his past with all the sympathy and with the best of intentions.
This past is not always bright and cloudless, but it deserves memory. And hope - that the worst is fixable.

Other works of this series:
   

   

Full series and a little about it: The eagle and the little titmouse

I decided to try to make an auction for my new adopt species. I did this in support of my main project: The eagle and the little titmouse

Buying this creature, you will help me.
You can use it in your stories, games, art. You can resell it, but you can not make new modifications for sale.

SB: $30
Min Increase: $5
Auction Ends: 7th Feb, 12PM Moscow EST

BID THREAD: www.deviantart.com/comments/1/784159178/4697568430

Auction Rules:
- prices in USD.
- reply to current highest bidder's comment.
- payment through paypal only, please have money ready within 48hrs.
- payment plans are available - please note me before bidding if you would like to discuss this option.
- please dont edit or hide comments, just reply to yourself if there's an emergency or something.