Chuan-Chu's Recent Adventures in the Park

Brightwood park is a place full of wonders and surprises.  Everytime I visit, I enjoy meeting old and new friends and share interesting findings and stories with them.  Some of the wildlives in the park are joining our club by getting used to people being around.  It is easier this year to take photos of them in close proximity.  Some even pose for me, even though I try to convince myself that I live in a fantasy world.

Let me briefly share with you what I saw.  First, the park is like a demonstration garden for mushrooms.  The variety of shape and color is just amazing.  By walking along the trails one can easily spot them.  Duckweed may be annoying to some people, particularly those who come for fishing.  For those who are here to take photos, the weeds provided a perfect background for funny shots of frogs and turtles,

About 6 weeks ago, a blue heron couple moved in and settled down on the central island.  While the female is expecting, the male keeps hunting for fish.  In the past few days, the corner area at the 90 degree turn from the junction of the two ponds to the dam became a favorite spot for the blue heron in both early morning and late afternoon.  Meanwhile the young green herons are learning to catch small fish.

The spider who lives in Rob's Demonstration Garden is now laying back, after stock-piling plenty of food supply.  One bug caught a few days ago is now being dried and waiting to be processed.

The flowers in the pollinator garden are doing quite well.