Ronald Bog Park

[Bill Anderson]

Saturday afternoon (4-9-16) I visited Ronald Bog Park in Shoreline while my son was playing tennis at some nearby courts. The pond at the park has more turtles than I have seen at any park in the area and they were all basking in the sun. The turtles were mostly red-eared sliders, a species native to the Midwest. These were no doubt introduced to our area through pet releases.









Most of the turtles were skittish and would slide back into the water as I approached. This one let me get fairly close. It was hard to photograph as its head was in the shade but its shell reflected the sun, which over exposed the shot.

 

[Bill Anderson]

One last turtle shot. You can see the red stripe which gives the turtle its name.


I have photographed kingfishers at the park in the past, but I didn't see any Saturday. A yellow-rumped warbler landed on a nearby branch with an insect it had captured.


I found two black-capped chickadees excavating a burrow in a branch that was nearly at ground level.