Eagle Creek Park

Eagle Creek Park is one of the largest city parks in the United States.

And its practically in my back yard, on the west side of Indy.

A break in the heat wave encouraged us to visit.

The park surrounds Eagle Creek Reservoir.

Hubby challenged me to photograph:

a bird, mammal, fish, insect, reptile & amphibian.

Ok, here ya go:

Bird - Duck, pretty easy with all the water.

 

Mammal - Chipmunk, again, easy since he was foraging in the bird feeding area.

Fish - Channel catfish, lucky shot since the fisherman was reeling him in as we hiked by.

He was more than happy to show off his catch!

Insect - Butterfly, easy with all the wildflowers.

Reptile - Painted turtle, cheated shot form the nature center aquarium!

Amphibian - Bullfrog, another cheated shot from the nature center!

But hey, I  got them all!

 

Here's a few more views.

The park is a lovely green oasis in the big city.