RYAN JOHNSON | INDIANAPOLIS HAS A LOT MORE CRITTERS THAN THE AVERAGE RESIDENT REALIZES FOR INDIANAPOLIS MONTHLY
January 25, 2021 Ryan Johnson
Here’s a sweet piece by #lcmartist RYAN JOHNSON for Indianapolis Monthly. Did you know Indianapolis has a lot more critters than the average resident realizes? “I know Indy’s parks are packed with deer, but what other interesting animals live there? A: Though it’s not the Serengeti, Indianapolis hosts a lot more critters than the average resident realizes. For starters, any park that’s larger than the footprint of a Costco probably has some of those ubiquitous deer. But according to Ronnetta Spalding, chief communications officer for Indy Parks & Recreation, that’s just the white-tailed tip of the iceberg. Eagle Creek contains everything from raccoons to red foxes to bald eagles—along with a few oddities. “We have white pelicans, loons, and double-crested cormorants there as well,” Spalding says. The aforementioned eagles also visit parks that are near the White River, because our national symbol is a sucker for a fish dinner. Lots of parks have coyotes, too. But these days, that’s hardly a novelty in Indiana. If you want to see one, just leave the lid off your trash can“
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