Not everything that we saw at Riverbend Park yesterday was as appealing as this beautifully scented wild honeysuckle...those not so keen on reptiles and other things that creep, crawl and jump may want to stop reading now!
Having watched a Northern Water Snake in s life and death struggle with a fish when visiting with David's parents a few weeks ago, we didn't really expect to see another of these snakes but they must be more common than we thought, as we saw several.
Swimming upstream at quite a rate they didn't seem to be hunting but were very lively.
Nearby but on dry land, basking in the heat was a lizard (or salamander? I am not sure of the difference).
Crossing our path as we walked back from viewing the eagle's nest, this millipede that crossed our path was only a little smaller than the lizard..
And finally, a little frog peeped out of the water in a tiny pond next to the Visitor Centre..
That seemed like quite a lot of wildlife for one day!
The Virginia Bluebells are over now but there were lots of these wild Phlox plants, as well as tiny wild roses (branbles?), just coming into flower...
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