Nature Moments
The Lady Beetle (a.k.a. Ladybug)
WHAT “EYE-CATCHING” WETLANDS PARK INSECT IS OFTEN CALLED A BUG…BUT IT’S NOT? What most of...
The Cottonwood Tree
What Is the Largest Flowering Plant Found in Wetlands Park? Towering to 90 feet or...
The Gadwall
What Wetlands Park Winter Visitor Has a Knack for "Pirating" Lunch? Gadwalls (Mareca strepera) often...
The Dark-eyed Junco
WHAT WINTER WETLANDS PARK VISITOR IS ALSO CALLED A “SNOWBIRD”? Dark-eyed juncos are listed as...
The American Wigeon
“What dabbling duck prefers grazing on land and stealing food from diving ducks and coots?”...
The Solifuge
A HALLOWEEN COSTUME? WHO NEEDS THAT? Solifuges (order solifugae; also called solpugids, solfugids, windscorpions, sun...
The Burrowing Owl
What stern-looking Wetlands Park bird spends a lot of time either on or below “terra...
The Black-crowned Night Heron
During the daylight hours, it may take a second look or two to locate and...
