#Drawtober2026 number 18 and the prompt is 'Owl' for me. Hmm, I've already done one of our local owls this #Drawtober - so let's go to another night bird, our big muppet like Tawny Frogmouth, commonly called the Mopoke, but, ha, we covered that with the Boobook earlier, this bird does not make that sound. You might say it goes oom oom oom oom oom oom but it's hard to describe. So let us explore its Nyoongar names shall we? In the Languages Other Than English as taught in schools (which roughly follows the Marribank Orthography) they are called Djoowi, but the South East mob might call them Gambigorn, the Northern Dialect mob might call them Kambikoora, South Western mob might call them Koombinger. I drew this bird with the Kakimori nib, and the Diamine ink 'Masquerade' - very appropriate really, given the very cryptic colouration of this bird, master of disguise. If you come across one, and happen to notice it, it might become aware of you looking at it. Clearly feeling insulted, it will adjust its pose a little. "NOW am I stick like enough for you? No? Okay." Adjust, adjust. "How about now?" #Birds #WildOz #DrawingWithoutANet #NoAI #OriginalArt #DIpPen #FountainPenInk #NyoongarLanguage #WildOz