Least Skipper on Milkweed

Least Skipper on Milkweed
Troy Meadows, Parsippany NJ
Learn more about Least Skippers – https://www.naba.org/chapters/nabanj/butterflies/least_skipper.html

Eastern Pondhawk on Brown-eyed Susan

Eastern Pondhawk on Brown-eyed Susan
Johnsonburg Swamp Preserve, Warren County NJ
More info on the Eastern Pondhawk – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythemis_simplicicollis

Spotted Apatelodes Moth at Jonathan’s Woods

Spotted Apatelodes Moth
Jonathan’s Woods, Morris County NJ


More info on the Spotted Apatelodes – https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Apatelodes-torrefactae

Morel Mushroom at Wharton State Forest NJ

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Morel
 
Wharton State Forest, New Jersey
 
 
 

Northern Cricket Frog at Greendell Marsh Ecological Preserve

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Northern Cricket Frog at Greendell Marsh Ecological Preserve
 
Frelinghuysen Twp, New Jersey
 
With the recent warm weather the cricket frogs are out at full force in the puddles, ponds, and wetlands.
 
Visit Friends of Greendell Marsh Ecological Preserve on Facebook for more information on the preserve
Species info on Northern Cricket Frog – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_cricket_frog

Crabapples in Winter

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Crabapples in Winter
 
Kincaid Woods, Boonton Twp NJ
 
 
Canon EOS M50 + EFM 11-22mm lens

Witch Hazel in Winter

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Witch Hazel in Winter
 
Kincaid Woods, Boonton Twp, NJ
 
The bright yellows of the frozen Witch Hazel broke up the mostly monotone palette of the woods in winter.
 
 
Canon EOS M50 + 11-22mm IS

Blue-faced Meadowhawk in NJ

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Blue-faced Meadowhawk
 
Cox Hall Creek WMA, Cape May County NJ
September 2014
 
 
Visit Cox Hall Creek (now part of Cape Island WMA) https://ebird.org/hotspot/L350765?yr=cur&m=&rank=mrec

Elfin Skimmer dragonfly

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Elfin Skimmer
 
Dover Forge, Ocean County NJ
 
The smallest dragonfly found in NJ and not the easiest to photograph either.
 

Great Blue Skimmer

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Great Blue Skimmer
 
Troy Meadows, Parsippany New Jersey
 
Tamron SP 150-600mm + Canon SL2
 
 
More info on Troy Meadows – http://wildlifepreserves.org