Snowy Owl ~ "Shadows of the Sky" ~ Pastel Pair and their 500-mile nonstop crossing

and their 500-mile nonstop crossing of the Gulf of Mexico during migration is one of the most astonishing feats in the bird world

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Saltmarsh sparrows nest exclusively in tidal marshes — a habitat that's disappearing as sea levels rise

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Snowy Owl ~ "Shadows of the Sky" ~ Pastel Pair and their 500-mile nonstop crossingThis snowy owl pastel art captures a bird that looks like it materialized from a winter landscape. Snowy owls are Arctic specialists they breed on the tundra, hunt in open fields, and carry the stark, clean beauty of a world with no clutter. The white plumage isn't camouflage in the traditional sense. It's armor. A snowy owl sitting in a snow field is invisible until those enormous yellow eyes open and lock onto you. I worked in pastel to build the