Place des Vosges was a great place for observational drawing, it was filled with people enjoying the sun and having picnics:
Then I spotted some mischievous small birds who were picking up bits of food left behind from picnics and lunches. I took some video footage of them for reference for the bird character in 'Tug of Biscuit' as the personalities seemed to suit:
When I got home I had a look at the bird footage and decided to do a quick animation test. I really liked the way they hop around from A to B when they aren't flying - their version of a walk cycle - and I think this could work well for our bird character. Here is a rough test I speed-animated on my iPad with the 'Animation Creator' app:
I also found a Digital Tutors tutorial which shows how to animate a hop-step for a bird, which should be useful:
