Swans in Winter
Muriel Hepner Park
Denville NJ
January 2024
The local swan pair accommodated me just long enough to snap a few frames of this winter scene ❄️
Sony A7R3 + Tamron 24mm F/2.8
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Red Fox on the hunt
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Morris County, New Jersey
This fox was on the prowl for rodents on Pleasant Plains Road and also had a few pesky “hitchhiker” burs clinging to its coat.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400mm
Not a Copperhead 🐍
Tourne County Park
Morris County NJ
September 2023
“Snake phobia” seems to have recently overtaken my area as well as other parts of New Jersey. The facts are that venomous snakes (Copperheads and Rattlesnakes) are quite uncommon.
The facts also are that this is an image of a common Northern Water Snake which is the most misidentified snake around.
If you can’t identify a snake don’t go near it yet also apply the theory of “Occam’s Razor”, the most common species is likely what you are looking at.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400mm
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
Great Brook in Late Summer
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Morris County NJ
August 2023
The Purple Loosestrife was in full bloom today near Long Hill Road.
Canon M5 + 18-150mm
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
Foggy morning in Rockaway Valley
Boonton Twp NJ
May 2023
I was able to park my car yesterday and shoot a few frames before the morning fog dissipated.
Another note of interest- my internet research reveals that this agricultural property near the corner of Rockaway Valley Road and Valley Road was the first preserved farmland in Boonton Township.
Sony A7R3 + Tamron 24mm
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.
Great Brook in December
Great Swamp NWR
New Vernon NJ
A mild 50°F morning and drizzling rain dispersed patches of fog across the refuge.
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 