11" x 14" print - Whipsnakes among the Fairy Lanterns nutcracker And alongside the more commercially

And alongside the more commercially viable fruit are small groves of less popular fruits like this Quince

and other wildlife populations throughout their range

This original illustration of a Heerman's Gull is from my series "Birds We Love to Hate"

The moth pupae ("piagi") are a traditional food for the Mono people of the Eastern Sierra

) 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)

11" x 14" print - Whipsnakes among the Fairy Lanterns nutcracker And alongside the more commerciallyThis piece celebrates both the unique and common species of Mount Diablo. While Feralia februalis and their host plant Blue Oaks (Quercus douglasii), Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), and Western Fence Lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) are all common and widespread, they share the slopes of Mount Diablo with two other species that live nowhere else on earth: the Alameda Whipsnake ( Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus) and the Mount Diablo Fairy