Pickerel Frog
Wildcat Ridge WMA
Morris County NJ
This small Pickerel Frog jumped across the Orange Trail and onto a rock during my late day hike to the local hawkwatch.
My camera was quite low to the ground with a wide angle macro lens to capture this perspective.
Canon M5 + 28mm EFM macro lens
Delaware Skipper on Thistle
Troy Meadows
Parsippany NJ
July 2023
A Delaware Skipper feeds on the nectar of a Thistle bloom in Morris County New Jersey.
Canon M5 + 28mm EFM macro lens
Martha’s Pennants (dragonflies)
Brendan T Byrne State Forest NJ
July 2023
A pair of Martha’s Pennants in a mating wheel alongside a former cranberry bog.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400
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.
Variegated Fritillary
Double Trouble State Park
Ocean County NJ
July 2022
More information on the Variegated Fritillary – https://www.naba.org/chapters/nabanj/butterflies/variegated_fritillary.html
Pine Barrens Bluet
Bass River State Forest NJ
June 2022
This small damselfly accommodated a closeup shot with my compact macro lens setup.
More info on the Pine Barrens Bluet – http://www.conservewildlifenj.org/species/fieldguide/view/Enallagma%20recurvatum/
Canon EF-M 28mm macro lens + Canon M5
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 