San Francisco-based artist David Tomb created a multi-media exhibition showcasing the birds and wildlife of Northern California for the Palo Alto Art Center. Viewers get a small taste of the marshland through the meticulously sketched waterbirds and the sloping hills of corrugated cardboard that stand in for small sand dunes. Sounds of birdcalls play on loop in the background and the air conditioning takes the place of a sea breeze, gently blowing the construction paper grass. 

The project is part of their Creative Ecology residency at Palo Alto Art Center, which works to connect science and art with local nature. Tomb, a birder himself, was posted at the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve and led art and science activities for the public such as spotting and sketching local birds. 

The exhibition, titled King Tides and Elusive Rails, is in its final week, ending on July 3.