Wetlands Park Friends

Nature Moments

California Kingsnake Martini

The California Kingsnake

WHY IS THIS WETLANDS PARK RESIDENT CALLED THE “KING” OF SNAKES? What a beautiful snake! ...
Yellow flowers blooming on a leafy shrub.

The Creosote Bush

What Wetlands Park Plant Releases a Pungent Scent Before and After It Rains? Found throughout...
Cactus with vibrant pink flowers in desert.

The Beavertail Cactus

SOFT VELVETY FRECKLES? DON'T PET THIS PLANT TO FIND OUT! Beavertails may not have the...
Jackrabbit with large ears in the wild.

The Black-tailed Jackrabbit

WHAT WETLANDS PARK "CRITTER" IS LABELED A RABBIT, BUT IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING ELSE? Even though...
Bird perched on rocky surface.

The American Pipit

WHAT WETLANDS PARK VISITOR IS EASIER HEARD THAN SEEN? The American Pipit “Pi-pet-pi-pet-PI-PET!” American Pipits...
Rabbit sitting on dirt near tangled branches.

The Cottontail Rabbit

WHAT WETLANDS PARK RESIDENT TAKES THE “BUNNY hOP” VERY SERIOUSLY? Danger!  Freeze!  Now run for...
Butterfly on dry plants in sunlight.

The Monarch Butterfly

WHAT WETLANDS PARK BUTTERFLY IS ALWAYS “DRESSED” FOR HALLOWEEN? The orange and black colors of...
Green plant with pink and brown flowers.

The Arrowweed

WHAT SUNFLOWER-RELATED SHRUB CAN GROW “STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW” IN WETLANDS PARK? Arrowweed (Pluchea sericea)...
Duck swimming in a pond with algae.

The Ruddy Duck

WHAT RESIDENT MALE DUCK IN WETLANDS PARK REALLY "STRUTS HIS STUFF DURING MATING SEASON? Southeastern...
Green dragonfly resting on a stone surface.

The Rambur’s Forktail Damselfly

WHAT WETLANDS PARK DAMSELFLY CAN BE “DISTRESSING” TO OTHER DRAGONFLIES? Ponds and stream edges at...