The Wildlife Recovery Association provides care to hawks, owls, eagles, and falcons, as well as other rare and endangered birds. However, this is not all they do. Outside of the rehab facility is a swamp and surrounding woodland that has been maintained to provide a safe and suitable habitat for a variety of creatures big and small. Here at the Little Swamp Sanctuary, a number of rare animals can be found, from Blandings Turtles and Southern Bog Lemmings, to a variety of flycatchers, Cuckoos, and Least Bittern. In order to maintain this diversity, it has been asked that mosquito spraying trucks not spray around the property, ensuring that all wildlife, including insects, can find a home. The insects in this sanctuary provide a food source for many species of birds, reptiles and amphibians, and small mammals. Not only that, but many insects can be surprisingly beautiful.
Here are just a few of the many species of dragonflies that can be seen around the swamp.
A variety of butterflies and moths can also be found; this is only a fraction of those seen in the Little Swamp Sanctuary.
Even some of the more ordinary bugs can be beautiful.
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