Crotona Park Observation

Today, I decided to take a walk through to Crotona Park, which is located in the South Bronx. New York City obtained the property from Andrew Bathgates as part of the partnership of the Bronx Park department in 1888. It was known as “Bathgate Woods.” The park was already popular for its scenic view, which includes its trees and its pond. There was a debate when it came to naming Crotona Park. The city planned to name the park Bathgates. A disagreement with the family made a Parks Department engineer name the park Croton, which is named for an ancient Greek colony which is famous for its Olympic athletes. The name Croton is the name of the former New York City aqueduct. In the walk that took place at Crotona Park, I observed the trees and the leaves that were in the park. The park has different varieties of trees. The trees that I observed are the black cherry and the hickory. The black cherry trees leaves are beautiful. The clusters of cherry that are on the trees bring about a true reflection of the trees natural beauty. When observing the leaves, the contour of the leaves was beautiful. The black cherry leaves bring vivacity to the parks natural appearance. This makes the park a beautiful place to …show more content…
In the pond, I spotted a Northern Shoveler, which is a duck that swims in the water. This duck was a beautiful sighting. The park set an ambience that you can relax in the park while listening to the sounds of birds flying over you. The Feral Pigeon was seen in the sky while I was in the park. This bird has a beautiful coating. These birds observe their surroundings and bring flight to life in the park. These birds migrate in the winter and seeing them fly in migration was a view that made me want to visit Crotona Park. They are colorful birds and their beaks are arched, so that way they can reach and eat food in the