Duck Potato provides food and shelter for our small wetland birds, and food for the insects they eat. These Red-winged Blackbird chicks are nestled in the nest their parents built by carefully weaving plants around the Duck Potato stalks.

The bugs seeking nectar on the Duck Potato flowers provide a ready source of food for the mom and dad birds, like this female Red-winged Blackbird, to feed their young.

Between the Duck Potato and the water, a male Anhinga scolds a Black-necked Stilt for landing too close to his sunbathing spot:

... and here a Great Egret passes by it.

I need to keyword my images better! I looked for another picture to put here, and I know I have lots of pictures of birds near this plant, but I did not always keyword the flower too. Oops.. I'll go take some more pictures to share and catch up with you here later. Meanwhile, have a look at some of those birds.