![American Lotus, Nelumbo lutea. Common names include American lotus, yellow lotus, water-chinquapin, and volée.](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/ef73455d-bb13-4fa2-a3af-ca77340e3a39_rw_1920.jpg?h=98850878b26bd469fc396684f129e754)
American Lotus, Nelumbo lutea. Common names include American lotus, yellow lotus, water-chinquapin, and volée.
![Bittern. Bitterns are a classification of birds in the heron family, Ardeidae, a family of wading birds.](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/44b056aa-0148-4fd7-85c8-a207d3e3f12f_rw_1920.jpg?h=c579f3309dea73c2054271cb3fedfdf1)
Bittern. Bitterns are a classification of birds in the heron family, Ardeidae, a family of wading birds.
![Oxbow lake formation. A U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water.](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/a2f8a102-dc4d-4fae-b718-8d098037e880_rw_1920.jpg?h=da7f4ed603731886e74f1e8bb607f2ba)
Oxbow lake formation. A U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water.
![Suckerfish. A fish species of the family Echeneidae, sometimes called suckerfish](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/41d3b6c2-b36c-4c5e-b1a5-2151637b9dce_rw_1920.jpg?h=3afcd6a03310b7d0cd60c0626d2f09e8)
Suckerfish. A fish species of the family Echeneidae, sometimes called suckerfish
![Tupelo Trees.](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/2e8ff187-f8a6-4130-9311-443e19b60aa2_rw_1920.jpg?h=fba2e5c8184c5b6e168deccd1f16a88d)
Tupelo Trees.