Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Water lily

Here are some waterlily pics that I took at Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
The lilies and the lily pads help provide habitat for many different reptiles, amphibians, fish, aquatic insects, aquatic mammals and waterfowl.

11 comments:

Joanne Olivieri said...

Beautiful and very interesting looking. Rich, deep yellow coloring is gorgeous.

Judy said...

I love waterlilies, but have none planted where I can get close enough to photograph them. I will have to admire yours!!

Bettey said...

Oh awesome! Great shots ... Have a good rest of the week!

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Snap said...

Waterlilies are so special. Wonderful!

eileeninmd said...

Lovely waterlilies, wonderful photos!

Susan Ellis said...

The photograph that provides a definition for tumescent.

Jim said...

Interesting plant and beautiful shots.
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Arija said...

Delightful shots of this cold climate water lily.

Sukhmandir Kaur said...

Gorgeous pictures, waterlilies are almost mythic in their notoriety it's marvelous to see them in their glorious reality.

2sweetnsaxy said...

Nice shots. My favorite is the last one.

j o a n said...

Does anyone know what species of water lilly that is..? Thanks !!