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 PLANE 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)...
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 Western Burrowing Owl
WHAT STERN-LOOKING WETLANDS PARK BIRD SPENDS A LOT OF TIME BELOW "TERRA FIRMA"? Despite its...
The Black-crowned Night Heron
WHAT STOCKY WETLANDS PARK BIRD APPEARS SLUGGISH AND LISTLESS BY DAY AND ACTIVE AND “GHOSTLY”...
