Double-crested Cormorants
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
LBI, NJ
February 2026
I won’t be seeing any cormorants on my local lake (currently frozen) in North Jersey. Plenty of fish, though, in the Barnegat Inlet all year round for these divers.
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Canon 77D + Tamron 150-600mm
Harp Seal
Barnegat Light, NJ
February 2026
I photographed this likely sub-adult seal while calling the Marine Mammal Stranding Center to have this pinniped’s health snd safety evaluated. Pinniped = vocabulary word of the week!
Photographed from a respectful distance with a telephoto zoom lens. Do not approach resting seals, you endanger their well-being and your own.
Anytime I have seen a conspicuous Seal hauled out in a compromising situation I call Marine Mammal Stranding Center and anytime I have found an injured bird I contact The Raptor Trust. Know whom to call for your NJ Wildlife concerns.
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Canon 77D + Tamron 150-600mm G2
Bonaparte’s Gull
Sandy Hook National Recreation Area
New Jersey
January 2026
Some life history from Wikipedia:
Bonaparte’s gull breeds in boreal forest across southern Alaska and much of interior western Canada, as far east as central Quebec and south to within 320 km (200 mi) of the Canada – United States border. It avoids dense stands of conifers, instead choosing more open areas, such as the treed edges of bogs, fens, marshes, ponds, or islands.
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Canon 77D + Tamron 150-600mm
Troy Brook, January 2026
Troy Meadows
Parsippany, NJ
A beautiful and pristine morning for a walk around the local woods and wetlands.
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Sony A7RII + Tamron 28-200mm
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 