Monday, August 29, 2011

Pond In The Park

Crested Duck at the Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach

I recently paid a visit to the Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach. It's a relatively small venue which used to be a Nike Missile site but was turned into a wilderness preserve in 1977. There are two small ponds and a flock of charming ducks that make their home in the back pond.

The park has a high elevation point that overlooks the South Bay lowlands. This high point is covered with a large concrete slab. So, I'm guessing that this was a radar point or where the missiles were launched. It's kind of cool to look at the natural setting of the present day and imagine it as a Cold War installation.


Hopkins Wilderness Park, Upper Pond

Here are some more photos:



Male mallard duck swimming in the Lower Pond

Pair of resting female mallard ducks
 And here's a vid of mallard ducks swimming around:




Enjoy!!!

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