Kestrel ~ "Shadows of the Sky" ~ Pastel Lovebirds the habit of following gardeners

the habit of following gardeners for upturned worms

Snowy egrets were hunted almost to extinction in the late 1800s for their delicate breeding plumes

The "fly with me" gesture comes from the composition: two birds moving in the same direction

As your gaze moves across the intricate details

The blue-gray

Kestrel ~ "Shadows of the Sky" ~ Pastel Lovebirds the habit of following gardenersThis kestrel pastel painting captures North America's smallest falcon a bird no bigger than a robin that hunts with the ferocity of a hawk ten times its size. Kestrels hover in place against the wind, scanning the ground below with vision sharp enough to see a grasshopper from a hundred feet. They are proof that power has nothing to do with size. I worked in pastel for this piece, building the kestrel's russet back, slate blue wings, and boldly