Dec 20, 2019
#bushtit #psaltriparusminimus #californiathrasher #toxostomaredivivum #charcoalbeetle #melanophilaconsputa #chaparralbirds #chaparralinsects https://www.instagram.com/p/B6UCNmSgr2l/?igshid=w8mnoi60oz1j
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#bushtit #psaltriparusminimus #californiathrasher #toxostomaredivivum #charcoalbeetle #melanophilaconsputa #chaparralbirds #chaparralinsects https://www.instagram.com/p/B6UCNmSgr2l/?igshid=w8mnoi60oz1j
I painted this charcoal beetle (Melanopha consputa) right after painting the rain beetle - my two favorite beetles - one activated by fire, the other by rain. But today there is a new massive fire in California, the Camp Fire in Butte County. I had not expected the drawing to be so topical, but it isn’t a surprise in this late, hot fall weather with high winds coming up over night. This one is devastating populated areas like so many this year. #californiadrought #charcoalbeetle #melanophilaconsputa #sciart #wildfireseason https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp8PzXLhbrF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1la95cu6zh8z9