Scratchboard - Cassowary Portrait

5x7" Scratchboard with ink.  Done several years ago but I never got around to uploading it!  Cassowaries are flightless birds and come in several species.  This one in particular is a double-wattled cassowary.  The odd headgear is known as a casque and likely protects the birds' heads as they charge through the rainforest undergrowth.  They're equipped with a single long, sharp claw on each inner toe and can be rather cantankerous.  I WISH we had them at my zoo...