California Ecosystems - Wet Mountain Meadow (original) framed_art Steller’s Jays (Cyanocitta stelleri) occasionally

Steller’s Jays (Cyanocitta stelleri) occasionally give away the owl’s location with their loud

The ink is a medium grey

Framed size is 28" x 28"

Males have a distinctly long set of feathers in the tail that make them easy to identify in flight

Original watercolor on 100% cotton rough finish watercolor paper

California Ecosystems - Wet Mountain Meadow (original) framed_art Steller’s Jays (Cyanocitta stelleri) occasionallyComing upon a wet meadow in the dry forests of the Western U. S. is similar to finding an oasis in the desert. A unique communtiy of plants and animals depends on the year round water there. Leopard Lillies (Lilim pardalinum) and Shooting Stars (Primula jeffreyi) both require wet places to grow. Sierra Nevada Blue Butterfly caterpillars (Plebejus podarce) eat Shooting Stars and Hunt's Bumblebee (Bombus huntii) pollinates many different flowers.