A river otter swims Shades Creek along the Crestline Greenway.
Between the oaks, the Hidden Park, and Shades Creek, Crestline shares its streets with herons and owls, turtles and tanagers. Every photo here was taken in and around the neighborhood.
A river otter swims Shades Creek along the Crestline Greenway.
A white-tailed deer near the Shades Creek Bird Sanctuary.
A cicada, just emerged from its shell.
A barred owl keeps watch from a fence rail.
A green heron works the shallows of Shades Creek.
A great blue heron wades Shades Creek.
A beaver in the shallows of Shades Creek.
An eastern bluebird atop a newly planted sapling in the park.
A wild turkey crosses the Shades Creek bridge.
A scarlet tanager at a neighborhood birdbath.
A slider basks on a log in the creek.
A snapping turtle on the move.
A slider cuts through the tall grass near the creek.
