"Hmm, I don't like how that sounds..."

I finally finished a new art-piece for the "Crafts-Owls series". The machinist is a Boreal Owl.
Completely done in PS using my Huion Kamvas 22.
#art #digitalart #owls #owl #borealowl #fantasy #anthro

The Heaviest Owl in North America

I learned from Cornell Labs' All About Birds site that the Snowy Owl is the heaviest bird in North America, "typically weighing about 4 pounds—one pound heavier than a Great Horned Owl and twice the weight of a Great Gray Owl (North America’s tallest owl)." Here, I also learned that the Great Gray Owl is the tallest owl in North America (two-for-one learning). What makes the Snowy Owl so heavy (it's relative)? "Thick feathers for insulation from Arctic cold make Snowy Owls North […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/the-heaviest-owl-in-north-america-03-20-26/

[Quote] The Heaviest Owl in North America

On learning that the Snowy Owl is the heaviest owl in North America, typically weighing about four pounds thanks largely to its insulating feathers.

The Emu Café Social

A gazing owlet – birds category
Photograph: Louise Norris

#photography
#birds
#owls

A total hoot! Beautiful birds – in pictures

From fluffy owlets to rosy-hued flamingos, Claire Rosen’s portraits of live birds took her on a journey that touched on colonialism, wallpaper design … and chickens

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#birds
#owls

https://inaturalist.org Observation of the Day for Mar 17, 2026: Snowy Owl [Aves], by user: pjmorgan1
[via @inatrepostbot]
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340970207
Waterloo Regional Municipality, ON, Canada
2026-03-01T17:46:00-05:00
Credit: (c) pjmorgan1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
See more: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/inat-observation-of-the-day
#inaturalist #inaturalistorg #citizenscience #snowyowl #buboscandiacus #waterlooregionalmunicipality #on #canada #aves #animals #chordates #vertebrates #birds #owls #typicalowls #typicaleagleowlsandhornedowls
Owl drinking cup, terracotta, Greece or the wider Hellenic world, ~400-350 BCE