Last Tuesday I loaded up my bike and went for a ride on the RiverParks trails here in Tulsa mainly to check on the brand spanking new pedestrian bridge and dam across the Arkansas River. I purposely missed the “Big Dam Party” that RiverParks put on for the opening over the Labor Day weekend.
So here is the new bridge, 1000 feet long from bank to bank. The dam is just on the other side of the bridge.
After big crowds during the party, I had the bridge to myself.
Down below the dam I saw this Great Blue Heron.
And a great egret.
And at one spot there were a bunch of egrets and blue herons together.
And three cats resting on the riverbank. Actually one cat and two Komatsu’s.
And a human critter jogging.
And two other human critters walking their dog.
And some oil and oil product storage tanks for the nearby refinery. A human critter on the bridge asked another human critter what they were for and the person said that President Biden outlawed oil storage in city limits and they were pretty sure that the City of Tulsa took them over to store water in case of a drought. Okay then. (Not true by the way).
I’m linking with Saturday’s Critters
Gorgeous birds!
…it would be nice if people could get along as well as egrets and herons!
I love that it has room for bikes AND walkers! And places to sit too! How nice is that. The view is pretty sweet too. Enjoy your weekend!
That looks like a nice new bridge to ride across with your bike. The river looks well enjoyed by people and birds.
Great place and intriguing photo ‘critters’ of all sorts ~ thanks,
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
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Hello. A nice bridge and great photos of wonderful birds.
Hello,
The new bridge looks great! I love the heron and all those egrets are lovely.
Great captures of the humans and the dogs. I had a laugh after I went looking for real cats.
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I used to live in an area with an oil refinery and I certainly wouldn’t want to use water that had been stored in those tanks! How did these critters think the city of Tulsa had cleaned them out? And, why wouldn’t they know those were refinery storage tanks? Maybe I am expecting too much of some critters. If you just look the other way you see nature!
Your dam watching turned out to be a productive day with nice water bird pictures mixed with all the other critter pictures.
The new pedestrian bridge looks impressive, and it must have been peaceful to have it all to yourself after the crowds left. Your photos of the Great Blue Heron and the egrets are wonderful – it’s always a treat to see so many beautiful birds together.