Hollowed Tree
Jonathan’s Woods
Denville NJ
A wide angle and intimate shot near Hog Pen seemed to “animate the emotions” of this tree to me.
What do you see?
Tokina 20mm + Sony A7R3
Hollowed Tree at Jonathan’s Woods
Category Archives: Morris County NJ Nature
86th Annual Boonton Area Christmas Bird Count
86th Annual Boonton Area Christmas Bird Count
Boonton Township / Boonton Town
At approximately 6AM, a portion of the group headed outside in hopes of detecting things that go “hoot in the night”. By 7AM the rest of our group rendez-voused at Kincaid Woods on Powerville Rd.
Full roster of birders:
Dave Blinder
Nora ORourke
Michael Leone
Rick Sedivec
Rick Miles
Jeff Scheidecker
Luke Franke from National Audubon
Doug Ensel
Shayna Marchese
Hotspots visited:
Rockaway Valley Four Corners
Kincaid Woods
Deer Lake
Masar Field
TLCNJ
RVA Fields
Rockaway River / Morris Canal
Gracelord Park
Full eBird checklist – https://ebird.org/checklist/S99462642
November 2021 at Tourne County Park
November 2021 at The Tourne
Tourne County Park
Morris County NJ
Canon EOS M5 + EF-M 11-22mm lens
Vivid morning sun glinted on a few distant trees as the morning fog burned off of Rattlesnake Swamp at Tourne County Park.
Visit Tourne County Park – https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/tourne-county-park/
Turkey Vulture and Fall Foliage – as seen from Four Birds Trail
Turkey Vulture and Fall Foliage
Four Birds Trail / Craigmeur Cliffs
Rockaway Twp NJ
October 2021
The white-blazed Four Birds Trail provides a good workout as well as expansive views off of Green Pond Road.
I park here for this section of the Four Birds Trail – https://goo.gl/maps/xfKBicW3Epio6PKX8
Chicken of The Woods
Chicken of the Woods
Four Birds Trail
Newfoundland NJ
More information on the Chicken of the Woods mushroom – https://www.wildernesspioneers.co.uk/chicken-of-the-woods-laetiporus-sulphureus/
Explore the Four Birds Trail – https://www.njhiking.com/best-hikes-in-nj-four-birds-trail/
Spring Peeper at Splitrock Reservoir
Spring Peeper
Splitrock Reservoir
Morris County NJ
October 2021
More info on Spring Peepers – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_peeper
Pileated Woodpecker Pair in Denville NJ
Pileated Woodpecker Pair
Denville NJ
September 2021
On a recent morning walk around the block in Lake Arrowhead I came across Mr & Mrs Woodpecker spiraling their ways around the base of a tree. In my experience, Pileateds may tolerate a close approach by a stealthy photographer.
This was a challenging shot in order to freeze the action of two moving birds in the shade. This lucky exposure occurred at 1/60th of a second which is a chance occurrence for handholding a telephoto lens.
Cell phone video of these Pileated Woodpeckers can be seen here – https://www.facebook.com/daveblinderphotography/posts/1983099445196194
Peck’s Skipper on Joe Pye Weed in Rockaway Twp NJ
Peck’s Skipper on Joe Pye Weed
Lake Ames
Rockaway Twp, NJ
August 2021
More info on Peck’s Skipper – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polites_peckius
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail in Chester Twp NJ
Tiger Swallowtail on Joe-pye Weed
Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center
August 2021
Learn more about Joe-pye Weed – https://www.thespruce.com/joe-pye-weed-eupatorium-purpureum-1402848
Visit the Kay Environmental Center – https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/elizabeth-d-kay-environmental-center/
Common Wood Nymph butterfly in NJ
Common Wood Nymph butterfly
Elizabeth D Kay Environmental Center
Chester Twp NJ
August 2021
My experience with Common Wood Nymphs is that they are rarely approachable and flighty. This individual an exception as I was able to get quite close for photographs.
More info on the Common Wood Nymph – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_wood-nymph
Visit the Elizabeth D Kay Environmental Center – https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/elizabeth-d-kay-environmental-center/
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 