While in Memphis, we also spent a morning at

Shelby Farms

and this satisfied all of us…it had a playground for KTB, a running track for Rani and A, and a nice woodsy area for me, with a stretch of water as well.

As I went along, I got this

RED ADMIRAL

with both its dorsal view:

And its ventral view, which is just as beautiful: After seeing something that used the air to move, I looked at these BLUE-WINGED TEALS on the water: And, on the shore, some MALLARD females sat comfortably: I was arrested by the ROMAN TUFTED DUCK couple: Can you imagine, being in America, sitting in the named-after-Egypt city of Memphis, and looking at a Roman duck!

Quite a regal presence,and with that appearance, I’d personally call it a Brahminy Duck!

I also was able to capture this

MEADOW VOLE:

Here it is, eating:

Let me close with some beautiful flowers, can someone tell me its name?