The Burrowing Owl’s attitude—somewhere between curiosity and paranoia—is what appealed most to Maine artist Josh Brill, who is known for his geometrical graphic illustrations. Brill says he was trying to capture the owl’s locked-in-shock body language to leave the viewer wondering what the bird’s next move might be.
http://www.audubon.org/magazine/september-october-2014/reimagining-burrowing-owl