Wetlands Park Friends

Nature Moments

Rattlesnake Dinorah D. Arambula Photo

The Speckled Rattlesnake

WHAT CRITTER MIGHT RATTLE IF YOU STARTLE IT, BUT THEN AGAIN, IT MIGHT NOT… You’re...
A small ground squirrel standing on a rock.

The White-tailed Antelope Ground Squirrel

SQUIRREL?  BUT ISN'T THIS A CHIPMUNK?  DON’T LET THE STRIPES FOOL YOU! “Fi-dee-dee…FEE-DEE-DEE…Fi-dee-dee-dee-deee!” Hikers and...
A bird in flight with its wings spread out.

The Crissal Thrasher

WHAT WETLANDS PARK BIRD'S "PERSONAL PROBLEMS" CAN MAKE BIRD COUNTS DIFFICULT? Look over there!  Did...
A brown dove standing on a large pile of rocks.

The Mourning Dove

WHAT COMMON WETLANDS PARK BIRD REPRESENTS THE “BEST OF HUMANITY” DURING THE HOLIDAYS? Ho, Ho!...
A yellow and gray bird is sitting on a branch.

The Yellow-rumped Warbler

“BUTTER BUTT?”  Oh, YES! Yellow-rumped warblers (Dendroica coronata) are common and plentiful spring and fall...
A centipede is laying in the dirt.

The Common Desert Centipede

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! YOU COULDN’T MAKE THIS COSTUME UP! Even better than a costume, this is...
Two dragonflies perched on a twig.

The White-belted Ringtail Dragonfly (Mating Pair)

THE “BIRDS AND THE BEES”... AND THE DRAGONFLIES ON TREES? These beautiful, white-banded ringtail dragonflies...
A bee is sitting on a flower.

The Seep Willow

CAN THIS PLANT BE A SUNFLOWER? REALLY? It is, though just looking at its fuzzy,...
A small bird perched on a twig.

The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

WHAT SMALL, FEDERALLY ENDANGERED BIRD IS SHOWING SIGNS OF A SOMEBACK IN WETLANDS PARK? Back...
A group of koi fish swimming in a pond.

The Common Carp

SESAME STREET, ANYONE? WHICH OF THESE FISH IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS? If you guessed...