Creatures in the Loch

Sherry Felix

I saw these in The Loch at the north end of Central Park in New York City.

A raccoon swimming in a body of water, with rocky shores and ripples around it.
Racoon (Procion lotor), Central Park 7/14/2025
A raccoon emerging from a rocky cave near water.
Racoon (Procion lotor), Central Park 7/14/2025
A heron perched on a branch over a pond in Central Park, surrounded by lush greenery and water with floating algae.
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Central Park 7/14/2025
A turtle basking on a rock near water in The Loch, Central Park, New York City.
Central Park 7/14/2025

9 thoughts on “Creatures in the Loch”

  1. Dan Antion 2025-07-26 / 6:16 pm

    Those are great captures of the raccoon.

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    • Sherry Felix 2025-07-26 / 9:31 pm

      The Central Park ones are very tolerant of people. They have to be. 🙂

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    • Sherry Felix 2025-07-26 / 6:59 am

      Your right. The racoon does look wistful. 🙂 Is it ever hot here! The humidity makes it worse.

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  3. Barbara Bryan 2025-07-25 / 12:28 pm

    Racoon is extremely cute, especially the second picture but nice to have the full view of it. Also good to get the “interior view” of the turtle’s home!

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    • Sherry Felix 2025-07-25 / 12:34 pm

      Thanks BB. Glad you enjoyed it.

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  4. Eunice 2025-07-25 / 10:45 am

    I love this. That little face in the second photo looks so adorable 🧡

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    • Sherry Felix 2025-07-25 / 12:13 pm

      He was having a scratch. I never saw a racoon in the water there before. Glad you liked it.

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