Oil on Canvas, 36 x 36 in., 2019
 
The bobcat is a highly valuable natural resource in North Carolina.
Blue heron: Loss of nesting trees and human activities adjacent to colonies are causes of nest failure and abandonment of sites by great blue herons.
Owls are fully protected by law as are all birds of prey. Under federal and state law, it is illegal for anyone to injure, harass, kill or possess a bird of prey or any parts of a bird of prey.