Original artwork description:

A portrait of fading species: Cistothorus stellaris.

This small and secretive passerine bird is widely distributed in North America. It is often found in wet grasslands and meadows where it nests in the tall grasses and sedges and feeds on insects. During the breeding season they are found in the southern half of Alberta and Saskatchewan and in southern Ontario and Quebec in Canada and in the United States, west of the Appalachians, from the Canadian border to Missouri and northern Arkansas. During migration and winter they are found from the southern half of Arkansas down to Texas and Florida. Their largest threat is lost of habitat; to help, advocate for wetland conservation efforts near you.

Materials used:

oil on canvas

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