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Category Archives: Morris County NJ Nature

Fourth of July paddle on the Rockaway River

July 4, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Kayak, Morris County NJ Nature, Wildlife and tagged 2019, boonton twp kayaking, dave blinder photography, gardner field new jersey kayaking, griffith park boonton nj, july, Kayak, morris county nj nature photography, new jersey canoeing, nj kayaking, rockaway river denville, tamron 18400mm vc canon sl2 dslr, tourne county park rockaway river access | Leave a comment

Fourth of July paddle on the Rockaway River

Gardner Field in Denville to Griffith Park in Boonton Township

Nice scenery and camaraderie.

Many crayfish lurking on the river bottom, saw 1 Green Heron, several Great Blue Herons, Painted Turtles, and many dragonflies.

We even wrapped up the afternoon with ice cream at Denville Dog after a hot day in the sun. 🍦

All images taken with my kayaking photography rig: Tamron 18-400mm VC zoom lens + Canon SL2 DSLR.

Hibernia Pond

June 25, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Landscape, Morris County NJ Nature, NJ Hiking and tagged canon eos sl2 canon 1018mm stm lens, dave blinder photographer, img_3361, june 2019, landscape, rockaway beaver pond, scenery, upper hibernia road rockaway hiking, water lily, wildcat ridge wildlife management area rockaway township new jersey | Leave a comment

Hibernia Pond

Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area, Rockaway Township, New Jersey

Located off of the far end of Upper Hibernia Road, parts of the pond’s shore line are composed of big piles of rock tailings from former mining operations. The local water snake community takes full advantage of the rocks.

Fog on Canty’s Lake

June 24, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Landscape, Morris County NJ Nature, NJ Hiking and tagged "morris county park commission", 2019, canon efs 1018mm eos m50, cantys lake kinnelon new jersey, dave blinder nature photography, img_3403, MCPC, morris county new jersey hiking, silas condict county park kinnelon nj | Leave a comment

Fog on Canty’s Lake

Silas Condict County Park, Kinnelon NJ

My favorite part of this scene is the reflection of the tree and slight ripple to the water.

Visit Silas Condict County Park – https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/silas-condict-park/

Canon 10-18mm STM + EOS M50

Canty’s Lake and Casino in Fog

June 21, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Landscape, Morris County NJ Nature and tagged "morris county nature photography", 2019, canon eos m50 canon 1018 stm lens, dave blinder nature photographer, fog, kinnelon new jersey, landscape, silas condict casino cantys lake picture, silas condict county park kinnelon picture | Leave a comment

Canty’s Lake and Casino in Fog

Silas Condict County Park, Kinnelon NJ

“It is rumored that the building was a speakeasy in days of the Prohibition era.”

Visit Silas Condict County Park – https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/silas-condict-park/

Elevated Camera on Tripod for Landscape Photography

June 20, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, canon eos m50, Landscape, Morris County NJ Nature, Nature, Photo Tips and tagged "morris county park commission", 2019, Canon EOS M50 EFS 1018mm STM Lens, dave blinder denville photographer, elevated photography tripod camera, kinnelon new jersey, landscape photography perspective distortion, NJ Hiking, photography tutorial, silas condict county park kinnelon nj | Leave a comment

Filmed at Silas Condict County Park in Kinnelon NJ. A great facility administered by the Morris County Park Commission.

This morning I was using an elevated handheld tripod technique to remove perspective distortion from my landscape photography.

It helps to have a lightweight setup and strong tripod for this technique.

Canon M50 + 10-18mm STM lens + Manfrotto tripod

Results to follow!

Blue-winged Warbler at Wildcat Ridge WMA

June 11, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Bird Photography, Morris County NJ Nature, Wildlife and tagged birding, blue-winged warbler bird new jersey, dave blinder photography, img_3139, img_3192, img_3237, img_3289, img_3292, Photography, rockaway township new jersey bird, warblers of nj, wildcat ridge wma hawk watch rockaway township nj | Leave a comment

Blue-winged Warbler

Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area, Rockaway Twp, NJ

Fact – 100% of people who think birdwatching is boring have never laid eyes on a Blue-winged Warbler. (source = Dave Blinder)

More info on the Blue-winged Warbler – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue-winged_Warbler/overview

More information on Wildcat Ridge WMA – https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/wldcthwk.htm

Great Blue Skimmer

June 11, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Macro, Morris County NJ Nature, Wildlife and tagged "troy meadows parsippany new jersey", 2019, dave blinder photography, great blue skimmer dragonfly, img_2738, new jersey macro photography, nj odonata, tamron sp 150600mmvc canon sl2 | Leave a comment

Great Blue Skimmer

Troy Meadows, Parsippany New Jersey

Tamron SP 150-600mm + Canon SL2

More info on the Great Blue Skimmer – https://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/FieldGuideAction.get/id/47140

More info on Troy Meadows – http://wildlifepreserves.org

POWWW’s Secrets of the Forest Walk 2019

June 10, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Morris County NJ Nature, powww and tagged 2019, dave blinder photography, environmental education, jonathan's woods park denville new jersey, june, morris county new jersey hiking, powww denville nj, powww.org, protect our wetlands water and woods | Leave a comment

Thank you to everyone who attended Protect Our Wetlands Water and Woods‘ Secrets of The Forest Walk at Jonathan’s Woods. We examined glacial erratic boulders and identified traditional edible plants.

POWWW’s next free guided event will be the Dragonflies Walk with Entomologist Chris Ryerson on July 7th. RSVP here – https://www.facebook.com/events/2232042087108876/

Email powww.nj@gmail.com for more info

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Northern Gray Tree Frog

June 4, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Morris County NJ Nature, Nature, Tamron, Wildlife and tagged 2019, frog identification, hyla versicolor, img_2695, jonathan's woods park denville new jersey, Macro, Morris County NJ, nj wildlife, northern gray tree frog new jersey, old beach glen road ford rd | Leave a comment

Northern Gray Tree Frog

Jonathan’s Woods, Morris County NJ

This Tree Frog was silent and mostly motionless so it was dumb luck that I noticed it.

Tamron SP 180mm macro lens + Canon M50

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