Microraptor and the Nest Guard

On a day like any other during the early Cretaceous, a travelling Microraptor lands on the wrong branch and upsets a nesting enantiornithine.

Sounds partially recorded by me and partially sourced from iNaturalist.

Sound recording credits from iNaturalist:
Tamasa - bulldog_bri
Pale vented bush hen - regan_scheuber
Aleeta curvicosta - christianperrin
Spangled drongo - sitting_duck

[cenospire]

Hi folks, thought I'd make a fun shorter little animation again this time. I'll also be releasing a detailed video on how I made this specific animation in at most a few days, maybe earlier, mainly to answer the questions I often get about my creative process. Thanks as usual to everyone for checking out my work, hope you all have a great day!

[Jpteryx]

"I'm leaving. But not because of you. Just because I feel like it."
"Yeah you BETTER RUN!"

[Jenny-fkke]

something about the way the little bird’s beak is animated - it opens slowly and then snaps shut - feels so realistic

[Rottweiler]

Beautiful work, this feels so real. Multiple times I have seen smaller birds try to scare off bigger birds to no avail, they literally couldn't care less about it.

[lochness]

this makes me wanna see a disney movie in this style in underrated prehistoric ecosystems like here in the Jiufotang formation

[jamesyun]

I'vev said this before, and i'll say it again, the way you capture animal movements is perfect. Good work!

[helins]

It would be quite haunting to see microraptor in flight. So different and yet familiar to what we see in nature today.

[кристал_бёрд]

Ваши анимации — лучшие примеры поведения жизни вымерших животных в медиа что я видела. Они не ведут себя как "доисторические монстры убийцы шок ужас 👿👹😱", но и нет излишней антропоморфизации, когда животное будто пытается кинематографически позировать или вести себя как мультяшный зверек, чем в последнее время тоже грешат.
Они ведут себя именно как животные: иногда тупят, иногда наоборот активничают, иногда совершают странные и нелогичные действия, как в другой вашей анимации про играющих птерозавров.

[WronaBros.]

Ohhh I absolutely adore your animations. And the indifferent Microraptor is hilarious

[sentinelstorm]

The bird feels very well captured yes, but can we talk about how fantastic the microraptor is? We don’t even have 4 winged flyers for reference anymore and it is recreated flawlessly

[stefanbesendorfer]

I saw this behavior from modern birds. I appreciate your depiction of prehistoric animals, acting totally normal. Most depict them (especially carnivores) like monsters. Your videos are a pleasant change.

[whimsyelf]

I love your animations so much. They feel so alive. This scene feels so real, I see it when I go outside and see mockingbirds scare off crows. Thank you so much for sharing your art. I get so excited every time I see you post.

[eldritchbeauty]

Butter wishes it could be as buttery smooth as your animation. Wow.

[tritonis]

It’s always absolutely crazy how the movements of the animals feel real, natural.

[webs]

The fluid motions of the animals are so cool

[stationwagon]

The bird that you used for the sound of the brown bird lives near me!

[THEEGOBLINNE]

These are actually the best paleo-animations i've ever seen, excluding 3D animation as seen in things like Prehistoric Planet, but for me to hold both in equal esteem means something.

[asepsisaficionado]

Reminds me of the mockingbird vs crow dogfights I would see in my old neighborhood.

[Raiders]

It’s always nice to see modern animal behavior in paleo-media especially if it’s believable this video being the perfect example

[camusarchetype]

The Enanti did such a good job, I'm so proud of them