Virginia Rail
Troy Meadows
Parsippany NJ
June 2023
A less than stellar shot of a secretive freshwater marsh bird.
Virginia Rail at Troy Meadows
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Timber Rattlesnake in NJ
Timber Rattlesnake
Northwestern NJ
June 2023
I located this snake “by ear” after hearing some movement in crackling leaves below blueberry thickets.
This rattlesnake neither rattled nor coiled at me. We simply observed each other for a few short minutes. I believe this rattlesnake was on the smaller side as it was not much wider or longer than a common water snake.
When I am hiking into “snake country” I wear hiking boots + jeans and I bring a long telephoto lens for these chance encounters.
Canon 77D + Tamron 150-600mm
North Carolina Trip May 2023 Wrap-up
North Carolina Trip – May 2023
The remainder of the pics from my trip to coastal NC + OBX from May 2023
1-3 Springers Point Preserve
4-6 Ocracoke beaches
7 Ocracoke Light
8 Columbia NC Wheatfeld
9 Pea Island NWR
10 First New Inlet Bridge at Hatteras Island
Trail with Mountain Laurel, 2
Trail with Mountain Laurel, 2
Bass River State Forest
New Jersey Pine Lands
A different angle of the flowering Mountain Laurel from last week.
Canon M5 + 11-22mm lens
Trail with Mountain Laurel
Trail with Mountain Laurel
Bass River State Forest
New Jersey Pinelands
June 2023
I was not expecting to shoot a landscape at midday yet I had to try to capture the spectacle of peak blooms of the Mountain Laurel.
Canon EOS M5 + 11-22mm
Wildlife Drive at Pocosin Lakes
Wildlife Drive
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
North Carolina, May 2023
I enjoyed the scenery at Pocosin Lakes just as much as I enjoyed the wildlife on our visit.
In addition to seeing a small handful of bears I also observed Red-headed Woodpecker, Blue Grosbeak, and Indigo Buntings.
Canon M5 + 18-150mm lens
Osprey and Nest on Pamlico River
Osprey and Nest
Pamlico River
Goose Creek State Park
North Carolina
May 2023
I came across this silhouetted scene one morning from the trails at Goose Creek State Park in Washington North Carolina.
northcarolina #wildlife #nature
Black Bear at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
American Black Bear
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
North Carolina
May 2023
We heard that the Pungo Lake area was the place to be to easily observe bears though this was only bear we came across on our drive. Still a nice place for nature exploration.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400mm VC
Springer’s Point Preserve
Springer’s Point Preserve
Ocracoke Island
OBX, North Carolina
May 2023
There are many great weathered and gnarled trees to photograph on the interior and also perimeter of Springer’s Point.
Canon M5 + 18-150mm EFM lens
Yellow-Bellied Slider at Pocosin Lakes NWR
Yellow-bellied Slider
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
North Carolina
May 2023
A telephoto shot into dense wetlands yielded this vignette of a Yellow-bellied Slider turtle.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400mm vc lens
I have a few North Carolina travel photos to post before I return to my regularly scheduled Spring in New Jersey shots.
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 