Wetlands Park Friends

Nature Moments

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?...
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...
Eared Grebe Walker swimming on a lake

The Eared Grebe

WOULD YOU BELIEVE THIS WETLANDS PARK VISITOR IS RELATED TO THE FLAMINGO? It’s really true...
Killdeer Pablo Walker wandering alone

The Killdeer

WHAT WETLANDS PARK BIRD ID’S ITSELF BY NAME, OFTEN WHILE FLYING IN MIDAIR? “Kill-DEER…kill-DEER… kill-DEER!!!”...
White Pelican flying at a low level

The American White Pelican

WHAT WETLANDS PARK MIGRANT HAS THE BIGGEST BEAK? Though we often think of pelicans as...
Black Phoebe sitting on a tree branch

The Black Phoebe

BRING ON THE PARTY!!! THIS IS ONE WETLANDS PARK RESIDENT WHO'S ALWAYS FORMALLY DRESSED Black...
A weir view with green shrubs on the side

The Weir

WHAT’S THAT SOUND OF FLOWING WATER IN WETLANDS PARK? Weirs (the name rhymes with “deer”)...
Heron Ron Bailey in Wetlands Park Friends Image

The Green Heron

WHAT WETLANDS PARK HERON IS THE “SHORT, SHY” TYPE? “Kyow! Kyow! Kyow!” The green heron...