Thank you! Crows are amazing creatures, I always mentally salute them if I see one
I'd never thought about my process before so it took some thinking, but it usually is more or less in this order: flat colors -> shadows -> highlights -> details. There is a lot of tutorials going around the internet, my approach isn't that special ^^'
My cup of tea indeed has generally been feral creatures, I've never actually even tried doing anthros. I'm still learning so I haven't even dared to venture in that direction yet, though I'm not opposed to doing them!