California Ecosystems - Grouse in the Sagebrush (original) california_artist bird nerds

bird nerds

This piece features an undescribed species of Euproserpinus moth with the flowers of its caterpillar’s host plant

they manage to hold on in pockets of habitat strewn across a landscape populated with more familiar species like Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)

Both tied to freshwater

Original watercolor on fine art print on watercolor paper

California Ecosystems - Grouse in the Sagebrush (original) california_artist bird nerdsThe sagebrushes (Artemisia sp.) that are the dominant shurbs across much of the Great Basin are an important source of food and shelter for the Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). During the late summer, Sage Grouse fatten up on insects, represented here by the Hairy Bear Scarab Beetle (Paracotalpa granicollis). During the winter, Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and other sagebrush species, are the primary source of food for the