Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Colored pencil.
Zebra Swallowtail. Colored pencil.
Pipevine Swallowtail. Colored pencil.
Framed print.
Candy Darter. Etheostoma osburni. Colored pencil and graphite.
The candy darter is native to parts of West Virginia and Virginia. Its only about 2 – 3 inches long and requires cool clean water to thrive. It has been listed as endangered since 2018. The biggest threats to its survival are habitat loss and non-native fish.
Monarch. Colored pencil.
Green Frog. Colored pencil.
Common Raven. Colored pencil.
Notecards.
Brook Trout. Colored pencil.
Ruby -throated Hummingbird and Scarlet BeeBalm. Colored pencil.
Tail and breast feather from Ruffed Grouse. Bonasa umbellus. Colored pencil.
Ruffed Grouse are found throughout West Virginia and other states in the Appalachians, but their populations are declining due to habitat loss including a lack of burning and cutting trees.
Southern flying squirrels are found across the northeastern United States. They are likely more numerous than gray squirrels in the places where they are present.
Southern Flying Squirrel. Glaucomys volans. Graphite
Because they are nocturnal, you are lucky to see them! They have a stretchy part of their skin that enables them to glide between trees. They eat hickory nuts, and you may see their distinctive chew marks in the shells at the base of hickory trees.
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