This weekend& #39;s quandary: If I go to a marshy park for a walk, just how wet will it be?
A tiny tadpole (maybe an eighth of an inch long)
Panorama of Hegewisch Marsh, with the Ford Motor Company& #39;s Chicago Assembly Plant in the distance.
A glimpse of fins
By the way, I think I am the only human being in this 133-acre park right now. Good place for social distancing. https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/hegewisch-marsh-park">https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-fac...
I’ve heard a few frogs jumping, sometimes accompanied by a sound like “Meep!” But then they disappear into the marshy water. This is the first one I’ve managed to capture on camera.
A swamp in Chicago
The @inaturalist app tells me this plant is an angelica.
I saw this little thing skittering across some water. @inaturalist suggests that it’s a six-spotted fishing spider.
Super slow-motion close-up of that frog jumping