Snowy Owl

The photo of snow-covered mountain peaks from Chasing the Light Expedition Facebook pages have reminded me of a this watercolor of mine of a snowy owl with an aurora borealis. Snowy owls are very close to my loft in South Boston-- just across the harbor at LOGAN AIRPORT! It is a favorite stop along their migration route to and from the Arctic.  See more about Audubon's Snowy Owl Project, which has tagged hundreds of owls, at the Snowy Owl Telemetry Project:

http://www.massaudubon.org/Birds_and_Birding/snowyowl/index.php

http://www.massaudubon.org/Birds_and_Birding/snowyowl/maps.php

"As part of his research, he (Norman Smith) has worked with Logan Airport, observing and capturing Snowy Owls that could potentially pose a danger to air traffic, banding them and releasing them further along their migration path.* 
Unfortunately, 
Snowy Owls love airports."