Summer Wildlife at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens

Wild deer foraging for food: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016

Happy wild Wednesday! My husband and I recently visited Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens and were thrilled to see so much wildlife, especially because we visited on a hot afternoon. The first three photos are by me and the last two were generously shared by my talented husband. We hope you enjoy them all.

Tiny red-headed reptile: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016

The deer in the top photo was eating leaves and definitely knew we were there as she kept looking right at us. The red headed little reptile didn't appear to see me until I took its photo.

Strategic spider on magnolia flower: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016

Can you see the tiny spider? She's camouflaged well on one of the magnolia leaves.

Wild butterfly: Copyright © Ben Wheeler, 2016, used with permission

 I saw two of these pretty butterflies but my husband got the best photo.

Stripey: Copyright © Ben Wheeler, 2016, used with permission

And this little striped reptile was too fast for me but my husband photographed it dashing for cover.

Hearty thanks to my dear husband for sharing his photos with us! May God bless him and may He bless you too!

Related posts:
Kenilworth overview photos: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/05/kenilworth-park-aquatic-gardens-photos.html
Amazing lotus flowers: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2013/06/lotus-flower-photos-haiku-poem.html
Kenilworth flowers: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/05/flowers-at-kenilworth-aquatic-gardens.html

Flowers at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Wild Rose: Photograph by Phyllis Wheeler

As promised in my original post about our trip to Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, here are the flower photographs. This first image (above) is likely a wild rose. They were growing abundantly throughout the nature trail.

Variegated Iris: Photograph by Phyllis Wheeler

Most of the irises at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens were bright yellow, like the one pictured below but the white and yellow variegated iris above caught my eye. The yellow irises were growing in large clumps all over the aquatic gardens and you could see them here and there along the nature trail.

Yellow Iris: Photograph by Phyllis Wheeler

 You can see some more yellow irises in the first of the goose family photos posted here.

Water Lily: Photograph by Ben Wheeler

White water lilies abounded in the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. According to a park flyer the more exotic water lilies will start blooming next month followed by the lotus blooms. Which of the flower photos did you like best? Have you ever been to an aquatic garden?

May God bless you!

Goose Family Photographs

I photographed this goose family with their precious goslings at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens yesterday.

The parent geese didn't seem to mind me taking photographs but they did maintain a fair distance from me. I loved the protectiveness shown here with both parents flanking their young goslings.

 Geese swimming across a small section of the aquatic garden.

This gosling's from a different goose family and appears to be a single offspring. Its parents were far more protective than the other set of goose parents but I couldn't resist getting at least one picture of the cute little gosling, especially because it seemed to want to come over and meet me (it's parents prevented that but it was still cute to see). Hope you enjoyed my goose family photographs. May God bless you!

Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens Photos

Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens Visitor center: Photo by Phyllis Wheeler

Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens Nature Trail: Photo by Phyllis Wheeler

My husband pleasantly surprised me today by taking leave and making a day trip to Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens. This was our first visit to the park and we took the nature trail first. When we visit in the future we'll spend less time on the nature trail and more time in the aquatic gardens section. I'm planning follow up posts featuring photos of a) flowers b) an adorable goose family c) other wildlife so be sure to check back again soon if any of those topics interest you.

Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens Trail: Photo by Phyllis Wheeler

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens: Photo by Ben Wheeler

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Irises: Photo by Phyllis Wheeler

Hope you enjoyed this overview slideshow. May God bless you!