11" x 14" print - Grouse in the Sagebrush nature_mandala Purple Olive (Callianax biplicata)

Purple Olive (Callianax biplicata)

in a pattern behind it

As they perch in the shadows of the deep forest

8" x 10" print on watercolor paper faithfully reproduces my original Calliope Hummingbird watercolor painting

monitoring

11" x 14" print - Grouse in the Sagebrush nature_mandala Purple Olive (Callianax biplicata)The 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