Friday, July 27, 2012

Illustration Friday: Coconut Migration

My very late submission for Illustration Friday - keyword 'Carry'


King Arthur: The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
King Arthur: Not at all. They could be carried.
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: What? A swallow carrying a coconut?
King Arthur: It could grip it by the husk!
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.
King Arthur: Well, it doesn't matter. Will you go and tell your master that Arthur from the Court of Camelot is here?
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?
King Arthur: Please!
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Am I right? 

4 comments:

  1. Great piece, love the composition and the birds design! :)

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  2. Nice, my husband is a huge Monty Python fan. But he says to ask what kind of a swallow is it? is it an Africa swallow or a European swallow?
    Now he's laughing because I really typed it... ;)

    it's a great drawing :)

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  3. Haha thanks for the feedback! Definitely an African swallow. :)

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