Vermilion Parish Wetlands

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Vermilion Parish Wetlands

• Theresa Hardy

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This is Vermilion Parish. Vermilion Parish is
covered with wetlands.
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Wetlands are lands that are covered in
water.Swamps and marshes are types of wetlands.
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Wetlands covered with grass and small bushes are
called swamps.
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Marshes are different than swamps. Marshes are
wetlands that are covered with trees.
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Throughout these wetlands are small streams.A
small, slow moving stream or creak is called a
bayou.
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Many animals and insects live in Vermilions
wetlands. A place where an animal lives is
called its habitat.
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Many bird make their homes in the trees that
fill Vermilion Parish wetlands.
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Birds like the great egret spend most of its day
flying around looking for food. Egrets like to
eat fish, frogs and crawfish found in the water
and the grassy areas of Vermilion Parish.
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Egrets also like to eat snakes. Snakes sometimes
hide from egrets in the trees and the tall
grasses found in the marshes and swamps of
Vermilion Parish.
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The smaller egrets like to eat insects. They are
eating the insects hiding in this freshly cut
rice field.
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Some insects use their habitat for protection.
Can you find the cricket hiding? It uses its
environment to camouflage itself. Camouflage
means to blend into the environment.
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Spiders also feed to the insects that live around
them. The Orb Spider builds her web to catch
insects.
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Dragonflies also eat insects. They are also
called mosquito hawks because they like to
mosquitoes.
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Frogs eat insects too. They camouflage
themselves to hide from birds and alligators
while looking for food.
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Alligators also live in the swamps and marshlands
of Vermilion Parish. They feed on the many fish
that live in the waters with them.
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This is an alligator garfish. Alligator garfish
have a pointy nose and very sharp teeth. They
can grow up to 9 feet long.
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Another type of fish that lives in Vermilion
Parish wetlands is called a catfish. People
catch catfish because they are good to eat.
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Vermilion Parish has a large variety of wildlife
living within its wetlands. Can you draw a
picture of other wetland animals that live in
Vermilion Parish.