11" x 14" print - Plovers in the Dunes apple cider featuring California Condors and a

featuring California Condors and a few of their favorite foods

while White-tailed Kites hover overhead searching for meadow voles

Salt marshes are dynamic and critical habitats for a wide array of species

During the late summer

including Prairie Falcons (Falco mexicanus)

11" x 14" print - Plovers in the Dunes apple cider featuring California Condors and aIf you move carefully through coastal dunes of California, you may notice small grey brown shore birds scurrying on the sand. Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus) use coastal dunes for nesting habitat, food, and shelter. A healthy dune ecosystem may also include plants such as Yellow Sand Verbena (Abronia latifolia), Tidestrom's Lupine (Lupinus tidestromii), and Coast Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium). Coastal Buckwheat provides food and shelter for the