Category Archives: Morris County NJ Nature

Beaver Brook along Richter Mine Trail

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Beaver Brook along Richter Mine Trail
 
Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area, Rockaway Township, NJ
 
Not many good free maps of the region but you can find the Richter Mine Trail on this mountain biking map – https://www.trailforks.com/region/rockaway-township/?activitytype=1&z=13.7&lat=40.95542&lon=-74.46832

Rose Hooktip Moth

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Troy Meadows, Parsippany, New Jersey
 
I liked the distinct banding on this moth at rest.
Identification provided by the mothman himself, Blaine Rothauser.
 
Canon M50 + Tamron 180mm macro

Blue Dasher dragonfly

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Blue Dasher
 
Troy Meadows, Parsippany NJ
 
Taken at the edge of the marsh this morning.

2019 POWWW Big Sit and Birding Festival

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Thank you to everyone who attended POWWW‘s Big Sit and Birding Day last weekend at Jonathan’s Woods. We tallied over 25 humans and 60 birds throughout the day.
 
Click through the album to view images of a Black and White Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler (female), Blue-winged Warbler, Gray Catbird, and Indigo Bunting.
 
POWWW’s next free nature event will be the new Secrets Of The Forest Walk – https://www.facebook.com/events/809689942733966/

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Rockaway River

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Rockaway River
 
Parsippany, New Jersey
 
I accessed this area via the Edwards Tract off of Sagamore Road in Parsippany. This is a nice wooded wetlands parcel in which to look for wildlife.

Reflections on Saffins Pond

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Reflections on Saffins Pond
 
Mahlon Dickerson County Reservation, Jefferson, New Jersey
 
The scattered Cumulus clouds and sinking dock set the stage for a surreal image this afternoon.
 
Canon SL2 + Sigma 17-50mm

Valhalla Brook Falls

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Valhalla Brook Falls
 
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, Morris County NJ
 
A 10 stop neutral density filter exaggerated the water motion in this photograph to the tune of 30 seconds. 10 stop neutral density filters are available for all interchangeable lenses and can often be purchased for $30 on Amazon if you shop around.

Ring-necked Snake in Rockaway NJ

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Ring-necked Snake
 
Rockaway Township NJ, 06/2014
 
Taken on a rainy morning about 5 years ago, it seemed that this small snake was out hunting insects.
 
More info on Ring-necked Snakes – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-necked_snake

Clouds over Marsh at Great Swamp NWR

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Clouds over Marsh
 
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Morris County NJ
 
A small gap in the clouds allowed a sliver of light to strike distant cattails.

Skunk Cabbage on Stony Brook

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Skunk Cabbage on Stony Brook
 
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, Morris County, New Jersey
 
I don’t recall incorporating Skunk Cabbage into many landscape images before so I was overdue. This bend in the brook was particularly lush.
 
Canon 5Dsr + Tamron 15-30mm