California Ecosystems - Prairie Falcon food web (original) life_cycle Cards are printed in Santa

Cards are printed in Santa Cruz

Celebrate birds of North America with these gorgeous reproductions of my watercolor portraits representing six common bird species across the continent

Apple varieties include: Mutsu

This original illustration of a protea is rendered in colored pencil on Duralene and backed with colored paper

Original is rendered in gouache and colored pencil on Duralene

California Ecosystems - Prairie Falcon food web (original) life_cycle Cards are printed in SantaAlthough California Ground Squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi) are often considered pests, they play an important role in the ecosystem. They disperse the seeds of native plants such as lupines (here Lupinus nanus) and the acorns of Blue Oaks (Quercus douglasii). They also consume invasive plants like Erodium cicutarium. The ground squirrel is a major source of food for many predators, including Prairie Falcons (Falco mexicanus), a species of special