A walk among reflections and some birds
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Today I was quite busy and without much time for a walk, but I'm going to share with you the nice walk I did with some friends last Sunday.
We went for an early morning walk, and instead of meeting up to go to the mountain hike route that we usually visit lately, for a change, we went to the El Laguito, a park in the city with a big artificial lake.
I had not been there for a little over a year. It is a very nice park, but it is not so close to home. However, it was Sunday, and with no traffic, so in less than half an hour, we were there.
There were not many people in the park. The morning was cloudy. But we were lucky, and it didn't rain, and being cloudy, it was not too hot.
We walked the paths around the lake, which could use good maintenance. It was full of algae, but we were surprised that there was a lot of fish too.
The fish were large. And I couldn't find what kind of fish they are using Google Lens. Have you ever seen one like this and know their name?
The reflections in the lake looked beautiful. In some views, it was so still that the lake was like a big mirror.
Besides fish, there were a few turtles. The one you can see as if it was swimming among the reflections was the biggest one we saw. Do you see it?
Many birds can be seen flying over the lake and the park. There were many vultures, some Chachalacas (guacharacas), and also macaws. And some ducks on the lakesides.
But the most impressive waterbirds we saw were these snakebirds, which I wrote about a couple of days ago for Feathered Friends impressed with their plumage. You can take a closer look at them in The majestic Snakebird.
More reflections in the lake. This time some of the palm trees and a couple of the buildings around the lake. The white roof looks like some kind of permanent show canopy, and the other building is a restaurant.
We continue walking among reflections and taking pictures.
Until we crossed paths with other feathered friends.
This time a pair of geese. They almost seemed to be trained to pose for photos and greet visitors.
More reflections on the lake before we came across more feathered friends. This time some ducks.
There were several ducks. Two caught our attention because they looked like a couple. You could see he was approaching maybe to try to kiss her, while she seemed to be playing hard to get, hehe.
Two others were on one of the small piers of the lake, maybe after taking a dip. And one of them showed us his butt, lol.
We walked the entire edge of the lake a couple of times. And we saw reflections and more reflections.
Then we decided to go up the road that goes behind the lake and up the hill a little. In this sector, there are some facilities that are part of the park, such as a swimming pool, courts, restaurants, and a bowling alley.
This is the view from the road to one of the lakeside restaurants. It was closed when we passed by. And in the background, you can see some of the populous slums of the city.
As we were walking along, we saw several beautiful yellow birds. When I checked this photo with Google Lens, it told me this is a saffron finch (chirigüe azafranado). I also found here are call Canario de Tejado.
The road took us back to the parking lot where we had left the car, but before that, we came across this lush and beautiful Acacia tree (Flamboyant tree). At this time of the year, there are lots of them in bloom all over the city, a visual spectacle that nature gives us.
And so ended our Sunday walk.
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That fish looks like a river monster. 😅
Lovely park!
Haha!! Indeed it looks like a river monster 😆
Aww what gorgeous water, and aha I recognise your snakebirds!
And geese ... and ducks ... a wee finch, you have become quite the ornithologist Super Eli 🔵💙🔵
An ornithologist, lol
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Can you fish there? it looks like a refreshing place to be for fishing :D
Oh, no. Fishing is not allowed there because it is a park in the middle of the city.
Beautiful walk @coquicoin
The reflections are stunning and wow those fish are indeed large.
Love the red of the tree 🌳 so beautiful. It pops out so much. I can imagine them being around the city now… 🥰
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Have a great day yourself too. I hope all goes well with your new move. 😊🌷
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You are welcome 👋🏻😊 thanks a lot. Still busy busy… hahaha 🤣
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Love those reflections in the water!!! That purple tree in the background looks like "jacaranda"... Love this photo... It looks like a small paradise island... 😃
Thanks for sharing! Fantastic place for a walk!
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Yes, the three is a Jacaranda and we call it here Apamate. At this time of the year, they are in bloom, and there are many all over the city.
Got one for you... just did a photo... :)
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Oh, thank you!!! 😄 That's pretty gorgeous 😍
Have a lovely weekend
Wow nice beautiful lake. A perfect balance of trees and wild life. Love the color of trees and the presence of ducks, geese, and other birds. The reflections you took are really cool as well. This place could be my heaven for a full day, tell me fishing is allowed 🙏
Thank you. :)
Fishing is not allowed because it is a park in the middle of the city. But I assure you that outside the city, there is more than one place that can be a paradise for fishing.
what a gorgeous park, looks so beautiful those fish sure look big but i have no idea what they are
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Yes, it is a beautiful park, and you can't believe it is in the middle of the chaos of the city.
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What a lovely place to walk, the team behind this artificial lake can pat themselves on the shoulders! Your photographs are stunning, I especially like the way you captured the shadows.
I believe google lens is right when it tells us it's a catfish. They're not as pretty as cats though :)
Very nice pics especially the reflection on this articial lake. And beautiful yellow little bird, never seen one like it.
Have a lovely day.
Thank you and happy weekend :)
Awesome @coquicoin thanks for sharing your walk 😎
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That's quite a beautiful park, and it's great that there are so many diverse animals there! You got lots of stellar shots! The fish looks like a carp. I recognized the saffron finch too, as we also have thst bird here in far East Hawai'i. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
Thank you very much! It's cool you have saffron finches there too :)
Most certainly, you're very welcome! Yes, they were introduced from SE Brazil. They're very pretty and cute! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
Interesting walk, nice job
Thank you!
Looks like a really lovely park. The fish look not unlike cat fish - but I couldnt really tell the true species. I love seeing the palm trees and animals - all pretty exotic to us here in the UK !
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Wow! Eli... what stunning pics! That lake looks so tranquil... so still. A place for reflection, as much as it is of reflections. The acacia is stunning! Such a vibrant canopy of colour on a beautiful tree... I'd love to get up close and wrap my arms around it hehe...
And the turtle swimming amongst the reflections is pretty cool... but I love the framing of the 8th photo - a real oasis of tranquillity - I could sure spend hours there myself... imagine going for a lovely walk and then setting up a chair in the sunshine and reading beside the lake with that beautiful vista in front of you... Paradise. I hope you had an amazing Sunday walk. Good to see you getting out and about and enjoying a healthy dose of fresh air and a lovely walk in nature !LUV !ALIVE !LADY
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