Front Range Convention (Avocets) native wildflowers and showy milkweed come into

and showy milkweed come into bloom

Acrylic on canvas by Susan E

However I have seen this remarkable little bird in many places north to Alaska and west to California

Set of 8 greeting cards

These are some of the mysteries explored in this fascinating follow-up to Susan Quinlan's award-winning The Case of the Mummified Pigs and Other Mysteries in Nature

Front Range Convention (Avocets) native wildflowers and showy milkweed come intoI have loved these tall, delicate shorebirds with their long, slightly upturned bills ever since I observed my first one on a CSU ornithology class field trip back in the 1970's. Now, every spring, I make sure to repeatedly visit the lakes and ponds where these beautiful shorebirds arrive on their return migration to nesting grounds further north and east of my home. Original: 22 x11 in in Acrylic on canvas by Susan E. Quinlan Available as an archival