Wetlands Park Friends

Nature Moments

Western Pigmy Blue Raffel sitting on a stick

The Western Pigmy Blue

WHERE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA CAN YOU FIND THE SMALLEST BUTTERFLY IN NORTH AMERICA? … If...
Gopher Snake Drake in yellow and black

The Gopher Snake

MY GOODNESS! THAT’S ONE BIG SNAKE! Wow! This large snake is like the “gift that...
Green winged Teal Gibe swimming in lake

The Green-winged Teal

A WHISTLING DUCK… IN WETLANDS PARK? NO KIDDING!!! Toot! Toot-toot, toot! If you hear that...
Wild Scorpion Flower in the desert

The Salt Heliotrope

WHAT WETLANDS PARK PLANT IS NICKNAMED AFTER A VENOMOUS PREDATORY ARACHNID? Look at this perky,...
Widow Skimmer sitting on a stick

The Widow Skimmer

Who Doesn't Love a Quiet, Jazzy-colored Helicopter? Zip-hover-zip-grab-zip-perch-eat-repeat! You can see this pattern all day...
Greater Roadrunner Gibe standing on one foot

The Greater Roadrunner

Wetlands Park? Jurassic Park? No, Really Wetlands Park! Does this intent look and bipedal stance...
Wild Screwbean Mesquite with green leaves

The Screwbean Mesquite

WHAT WETLANDS PARK TREE WITH THE “SCREWY” FRUIT GIVES SCIENTISTS REASON FOR CONCERN? If you’ve...
Canada Goose Gibe floating on the lake

The Canada Goose

WHAT WETLANDS pARK RESIDENT STRUCTURES ITS EXISTENCE AROUND FAMILY LIFE? “Honk!  Honk-Hink-Honk!  Honk-honk!” On my...
Cattail plant leaves with long stems

The Southern Cattail

What Tall, Water-loving Plant Goes by Many Names, Including Hotdog-on-a Stick, Cat-o'-nine-tail, and Punk? If you...
Long eared Owl Martini sitting on a branch

The Long-eared Owl

“Whoo” Has Ear Tufts that Are Long, Loonger, Looongest? What a treat for Clark County...