suburban biodiversity

A selection of photos taken last year at a small local park to demonstrate the kind of animal biodiversity that often goes overlooked in suburban areas. This park is fully encapsulated by residential and commercial areas but still manages to host an incredible amount of wildlife.

A handful of ponds and a creek that runs through the park provide suitable habitats for the developmental stages of many aquatic and semi-aquatic insects. As larvae and adults, those insects in turn provide themselves as food for other insects, birds, mammals, and reptiles. The plants and wooded areas nearby provide shelter as well an energy source for herbivorous organisms.

The majority of the subjects are currently dragonflies but I will continue to add more creatures.