May 2024
Denville NJ
Barred Owl
Morris County NJ
December 2023
This owl was sleepy and struggling to keep its eyes open as dusk approached.
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Canon 77D + Tamron 150-600mm lens
The Kinglet and The Moth
Jockey Hollow National Historical Park
Morristown, New Jersey
October 2023
This migratory Golden-crowned Kinglet momentarily popped out of the understory with an impressively sized catch.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400mm
Virginia Rail
Troy Meadows
Parsippany NJ
June 2023
A less than stellar shot of a secretive freshwater marsh bird.
Egrets and Heron at Great Swamp
Great Swamp NWR
Morris County, New Jersey
Right place and right time for this shot.
American Oystercatcher
Sandy Hook – Gateway National Recreation Area
New Jersey
April 2023
Certainly one of our most distinct and most animated local shorebirds
86th Annual Boonton Area Christmas Bird Count
Boonton Township / Boonton Town
At approximately 6AM, a portion of the group headed outside in hopes of detecting things that go “hoot in the night”. By 7AM the rest of our group rendez-voused at Kincaid Woods on Powerville Rd.
Full roster of birders:
Dave Blinder
Nora ORourke
Michael Leone
Rick Sedivec
Rick Miles
Jeff Scheidecker
Luke Franke from National Audubon
Doug Ensel
Shayna Marchese
Hotspots visited:
Rockaway Valley Four Corners
Kincaid Woods
Deer Lake
Masar Field
TLCNJ
RVA Fields
Rockaway River / Morris Canal
Gracelord Park
Full eBird checklist – https://ebird.org/checklist/S99462642
Turkey Vulture and Fall Foliage
Four Birds Trail / Craigmeur Cliffs
Rockaway Twp NJ
October 2021
The white-blazed Four Birds Trail provides a good workout as well as expansive views off of Green Pond Road.
I park here for this section of the Four Birds Trail – https://goo.gl/maps/xfKBicW3Epio6PKX8
Pileated Woodpecker Pair
Denville NJ
September 2021
On a recent morning walk around the block in Lake Arrowhead I came across Mr & Mrs Woodpecker spiraling their ways around the base of a tree. In my experience, Pileateds may tolerate a close approach by a stealthy photographer.
This was a challenging shot in order to freeze the action of two moving birds in the shade. This lucky exposure occurred at 1/60th of a second which is a chance occurrence for handholding a telephoto lens.
Cell phone video of these Pileated Woodpeckers can be seen here – https://www.facebook.com/daveblinderphotography/posts/1983099445196194
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 