Some of our neighbors are so taken with Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in northeast DC that they’ve urged us on three occasions to go take a look. (see Jack Buresh’s invitation, Marlene Berlin’s visit and David Cohen’s breathtaking photos of fall in the gardens) This weekend presents a special opportunity for a visit: Kenilworth […]
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Neighbors Recommend: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in the fall
More wonderful wildlife photos from neighbor David Cohen. He writes: Forest Hills Connection has highlighted the glories of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens several times, most recently in a wonderful July 2015 post by Marlene Berlin. These posts appropriately urge people to relish the peak blooming season over the summer. As we head into fall, though, I’d […]
Neighbors recommend: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
by Marlene Berlin What do you do when a friend invites you to accompany her to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, a place you have been wanted to visit for years? And you have your whole day scheduled with an appointment and work? The offer was made more tempting by a great weather forecast for the next […]
Backyard Nature: Dragonflies put on an action-packed airshow
by Marjorie Rachlin photos by Larry Meade, North Virginia Bird Club Have you noticed the dragonflies lately? Swooping over your front yard? Dodging the cars in the Politics and Prose parking lot? Patrolling in a loop-the-loop over your garden? But where’s the water? Dragonflies always live near water, right? Actually, they will use any large […]
Rock Creek Park deer management under way through March
The National Park Service begins a new Rock Creek Park “deer management” season at sundown, and its efforts to curb the park’s whitetail deer population will continue through March 2022. The hunters are U.S. Department of Agriculture biologists, which the Park Service says are also highly trained firearms experts. They are equipped with infrared heat […]
Backyard Nature: A dragonfly invasion
by Marjorie Rachlin photos by Larry Meade, North Virginia Bird Club Have you noticed the dragonflies lately? Swooping over your front yard? Dodging the cars in the Politics and Prose parking lot? Patrolling in a loop-the-loop over your garden? Where’s the water? Dragonflies always live near water, right? Actually, they will use any large open […]
Photos: Lovely water lilies in Broad Branch Stream
Updated with more details on the location of the pond. by Marlene Berlin We’ve recommended Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in northeast DC for its spectacular show of lily pads and blossoms. Now we have a neighborhood spot to enjoy the blooms – in miniature. Broad Branch Stream, at Linnean Avenue and Broad Branch Road, now has […]
Backyard Nature: A bounty of butterflies
by David Cohen As we approach autumn, here’s a reminder of the bounty of summer: a half-dozen butterfly photos from June through September, and from three of my favorite parks. Forest Hills Connection has posted my photos from two of those parks, Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, Virginia, and Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, right in the […]
Meet your neighbors: David Cohen’s wildlife photos on exhibit
David Cohen has graced the Forest Hills Connection with his photographs of area birds and wildlife. Two of his photographs (artists are limited to two works each) were chosen for the 46th Annual Labor Day Art Show at Glen Echo, which begins with a public reception at the Spanish Ballroom on Friday, September 2nd from […]
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s just one thing DC residents can be thankful for
More terrific nature photos from David Cohen, who writes: In the spirit of Thanksgiving, permit me to give thanks for the marvelous parks inside the District of Columbia! Here are five autumn images from the National Arboretum. Taken on October 6, 2015, they include a northern mockingbird. By the way, the National Arboretum (3501 New […]