Tailfeather (Gila Woodpecker) Botanicals Each family unit is led

Each family unit is led by an older cow known as the matriarch

They are typically in the blue/green color palette

An agave rosette grows very slowly and sends up a tall stem that produces a beautiful abundant set of blooms

wall or other high vantage point surveying the area to warn of possible danger

"Someone to Watch Over Me" is part of the open edition Botanical Squares giclée series

Tailfeather (Gila Woodpecker) Botanicals Each family unit is ledWatercolor on 2 deep cradled panel 3" x 9" Part of my Wild October Instagram Painting Challenge Collection. The topic was shed and molt. I always feel like I have received a gift when I come across one of these beautiful feathers in the wild. Reminds me that we all lose something beautiful from time to time, yet we move on and survive.