11" x 14" print - Nuthatches in the Jeffrey Pine invertebrates The Owens Valley is home

The Owens Valley is home to the critically endangered Owens Pupfish (Cyprinodon radiosus)

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11" x 14" print - Nuthatches in the Jeffrey Pine invertebrates The Owens Valley is homeOn 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