California Ecosystems - Garter Snake in the Brambles (original) california_coast a relative of the paintbrushes

a relative of the paintbrushes and owls clovers

are the primary source of food for the birds

Flickers eat mostly on the ground - consuming beetles

They disperse the seeds of native plants such as lupines (here - Lupinus nanus) and the acorns of Blue Oaks (Quercus douglasii)

11" x 14" giclee print on archival watercolor paper

California Ecosystems - Garter Snake in the Brambles (original) california_coast a relative of the paintbrushesSan Francisco Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) and California Red legged Frogs(Rana draytonii) are two endangered species that call the Bay Area home. Both tied to freshwater, they are most impacted by the decline of suitable habitat in a heavily developed region. Still, they manage to hold on in pockets of habitat strewn across a landscape populated with more familiar species like Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum), California