Great Blue Heron Above Marsh
Rockaway Township, New Jersey
Heron nesting season is upon us and the local GBH’s are very aloof.
Monthly Archives: April 2020
Northern Cricket Frog at Greendell Marsh Ecological Preserve
Northern Cricket Frog at Greendell Marsh Ecological Preserve
Frelinghuysen Twp, New Jersey
With the recent warm weather the cricket frogs are out at full force in the puddles, ponds, and wetlands.
Visit Friends of Greendell Marsh Ecological Preserve on Facebook for more information on the preserve
Species info on Northern Cricket Frog – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_cricket_frog
Lake Arrowhead Dock in Fog
Lake Arrowhead Dock in Fog
Denville, New Jersey
By using a wide angle interchangeable lens I was able to draw in the foreground greenery to add some embellishing to this image. A good landscape image is all about carefully and knowingly layering the components.
Solomon’s Seal at Buckhorn Creek WMA NJ
Solomon’s Seal and Skunk Cabbage
Buckhorn Creek Wildlife Management Area, Warren County NJ
More info on Solomon’s Seal – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonatum
More info on Buckhorn Creek WMA – https://www.tpl.org/media-room/new-wildlife-management-area-nj-highlands
Where In NJ Can I Hike During Coronavirus Pandemic?
Morning Walk at Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area
NJ WMAs remain open during the #coronavirus #pandemic
Google “NJ WMAs” to find your nearest open space.
Get out and relax your kind and stretch your legs. Please don’t congregate or litter.
spartanj #njstateparks #njdep #njhiking #sussexcountynj @newjerseystateparks
Ashokan Rail Trail and View of Reservoir
Ashokan Rail Trail and View of Reservoir
Catskills Park, Ulster County NY
We parked in the Woodstock Dike Parking Lot so this view near the Boiceville Bridge Trailhead was at the fair end of the rail trail. There are scenic areas scattered the entirety of the rail trail.
Visit the Ashokan Rail Trail – http://ashokanrailtrail.com/
Ashokan Reservoir Reflections
Ashokan Reservoir Reflections
Catskill Park, Ulster County NY
Ashokan Reservoir is a massive body of water, now encompassing several condemned hamlets. This area provides drinking water to NYC and the new rail trail provides outdoor activities to many visitors from NJ and NY.
Visit Ashokan – https://ashokanrailtrail.com/
Fog on Kittatinny Point
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey
Kittatinny Point represents, in my mind, the spirit of outdoor recreation. As a boy I longingly admired these mountains on the way to Poconos camping with my neighbors and their dad. This is the site where in the summers of P.C. (Pre-coronavirus), hundreds of outdoor enthusiasts congregate on kayaks, canoes, and tubes to ride the waters of the Delaware River. Kittatinny Point is also a quick and scenic pulloff to stretch your legs if you are traveling to Pennsylvania on Interstate 80.
Visit Kittatinny Point – https://scenicwilddelawareriver.com/entries/kittatinny-point-visitor-center-bushkill-pa/f378f6a4-f8c1-441e-9fd1-f0ca6c05768a
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 