California Ecosystems - Owens Pupfish (original) eelgrass It makes a great gift

It makes a great gift for the watershed and wildlife lovers in your life

This piece features the Pacific Meadow Fritillary butterfly with the flowers of its caterpillar’s host plant

Other species such as California Legless Lizard (Anniella pulchra negra) and Globose Dune Beetle (Coelus globosus) are also part of the rich diversity of the dune ecosystem

But a bright green beetle sitting out in the open may be easy prey for a hungry Northern Flicker

8" x 10" print on watercolor paper faithfully reproduces my original Anna's Hummingbird watercolor painting

California Ecosystems - Owens Pupfish (original) eelgrass It makes a great giftThe Owens Valley is home to the critically endangered Owens Pupfish (Cyprinodon radiosus). Threatened by the introduction of sportfishing species into the Owens River, the entire population of Owens Pupfish were removed from the river and relocated to carefully protected springs nearby. Sharing the freshwater ecosystems at this western edge of the Great Basin is the Coyote Willow (Salix exigua), which is also a host plant for the Mourning Cloak