Green heron spears frog in downtown pond

Green heron spearing a frog  (credit; Reinke)

Here is a list of birds and animals John Reinke has seen this year in the 90th Street retention pond with the three lopped trees:  

- A group of five otters seen together there all at the same time earlier this year;  

- great blue herons are fairly common  - took a picture of one swallowing a large catfish 

- green herons  

- blue kingfisher 

- beaver -  I have a photo of one I took back around 2011 or 2012

- invasive bull frog  

- black mink - I saw one there years ago

- ring necked ducks 

"Isn't it remarkable the variety of wildlife we have here in suburban Redmond?" 

- John Reinke,  11/7