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Nature Moments

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The Osprey

"...and like a thunderbolt he falls!" What a dive! Quite a splash!!! Alfred Lord Tennyson...
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The Pepsis Wasp (and a bee) on Desert Milkweed

When can you hear a wetlands park plant before you see it? When the plant...
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The Gambel’s Quail

PSSSSTT! A Quail (Callipepla gambelii) May Be Watching You! This male Gambel's Quail is showing...
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The Northern Harrier

WHOOSH! This is how we usually see Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) hawks  at Clark County Wetlands...
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The Northern Mockingbird

“Thwack! Ouch! What is going on? Goodness, I'm being attacked by a Northern Mockingbird!” My...
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The Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard

WHAT CRITTER HAS A SERIOUS TERRITORIAL PROBLEM IN CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK? Get off my...
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The Gray Fox

What would you call a member of the wild dog family (Canidae) sitting comfortably overhead...
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The Phainopepla

WHAT PLANT AND CRITTER HAVE A MUTUALLY SYMBOITIC RELATIONSHIP IN CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK? This...
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The Desert Cottontail

ARE THESE CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK’S SUPER CRITTERS?  Hop, hop, hop! Desert Cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus...
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The Great Blue Heron

WHICH CRITTER IS AN ICON IN WETLANDS PARK? The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is...