California Ecosystems - Herons in the Cattails (original) flour_sack_towel go to: https://themoonismycalendar

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but by the 1980s they were at the brink of extinction

These wonderful flour-sack towels are screen-printed with my drawing "Condors in the Ecosystem"

Males are easily identified by their distinctively colored plumage - one of the most colorful waterfowl in California

rattlesnakes generally prefer to avoid confrontation and use their rattle to warn off potential predators

California Ecosystems - Herons in the Cattails (original) flour_sack_towel go to: https://themoonismycalendarWetlands in California support a wide variety of species. Here, Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias) hunt among the cattails (Typha latifolia) for Harvest Mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis), bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus), and three spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Herons help natvie species like the stickleback survive by eating invasive bullfrogs. Original watercolor and ink illustration on 300 lb. hot press Arches 100% cotton