11" x 14" print - Nuthatches in the Jeffrey Pine invertebrates mandala format

mandala format

Woodland Cicadas rasp their abdomens to advertise their presence during the first warm days of summer

Paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa)

Postelsia palmaeformis

11" x 14" print - Nuthatches in the Jeffrey Pine invertebrates mandala formatOn the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, Jeffrey Pine (Pinus jeffreyi) stands fill the air with the smell of butterscotch. Jeffrey Pine needles provide food for caterpillars of the Pandora Moth (Coloradia pandora). In turn, the caterpillars are food for many bird species, including White breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis tenuissima). If the caterpillars survive long enough, they climb down the trees and pupate underground around the trees. The