American Oystercatcher at Sandy Hook

American Oystercatcher
Sandy Hook – Gateway National Recreation Area
New Jersey
April 2023

Certainly one of our most distinct and most animated local shorebirds

View from Pinwheel Vista

View from Pinwheel Vista
Appalachian Trail
Vernon New Jersey
April 2023

Panorama off the Canon EOS M5 + EF-M 28mm macro lens

Red Eft at Wildcat Ridge

Red Eft
Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Morris County NJ
April 2023

Call them what you like: Efts, Newts, or Salamanders These charismatic amphibians make me grateful for the preserved open spaces we do have in North Jersey.

Sidenote: if you do take the time to get outside to observe reptiles and amphibians do not be selfish and move them or take them home. Nobody wants to be a prisoner.

Sandy Hook – Hazy Sunrise

Sandy Hook – Hazy Sunrise
Monmouth County NJ
April 2023

A foggy morning cloaked the rising sun in a moon-like appearance.

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