Nature Moments
The Rambur’s Forktail Damselfly
WHAT WETLANDS PARK DAMSELFLY CAN BE “DISTRESSING” TO OTHER DRAGONFLIES? Ponds and stream edges at...
The Common Sunflower
WHAT WETLANDS PARK NATIVE PLANT HAS A LONG HISTORY with PEOPLE? Common sunflowers (Helianthus annuus)...
The Black-chinned Hummingbird
WHAT SUMMER WETLANDS PARK HUMMINGBIRD IS A REALLY FAST EATER? Summer is the season for...
The Zebra Jumping Spider
WHAT WETLANDS PARK SPIDER DOESN’T SPIN A WEB AND POUNCES ON ITS PREY? Here’s a...
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...
