Category Archives: Wildlife

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

Northern Gray Tree Frog

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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

Luna Moth @ Allamuchy Mountain

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Luna Moth
 
Allamuchy Mountain State Park in Stanhope NJ
 
This moth was hard to notice close to the understory of the forest floor.
 
More info on Luna Moths – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth

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American Beaver at Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Sussex County, New Jersey
May 2019

More information on the American Beaver – https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/American-Beaver

Visit Allamuchy Mountain State Park – https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/allamuch.html

Filmed with the Tamron SP 150-600mm VC + Canon SL2. I do not normally hike with my fluid video tripod head so I had to make do with a ballhead for this panning video.

Banded Pennant dragonfly

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Banded Pennant
 
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey
June 2013
 
I don’t have many photos of these striking and small dragonflies but to chase after them again this June.

Red Fox Kits at Play

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Red Fox Kits at Play

Essex County NJ, April 2017

Blue-winged Warbler

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Blue-winged Warbler
 
Jonathan’s Woods, Morris County NJ
 
I mostly see these small birds at the tops of tall trees so this was a lucky photo opportunity.
 

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

Rat Snake at Pyramid Mountain NJ

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Rat Snake
 
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, Morris County, New Jersey
 
This small Rat Snake entertained my macro photography for a few seconds before we both went on our ways. Rat Snakes have a reputation for being one of the most docile wild snakes in New Jersey. They help keep populations of rodents in check and I look forward to seeing them while hiking.
 
More information on the Rat Snake – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantherophis_alleghaniensis

Spring 2019 NJ Amphibian Migration

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If you watch closely you can see us moving a few salamanders to safety.

I am wearing my yellow rainjacket in the night footage. I also found the discolored Spring Peeper in the video!

Nice production by New Jersey Divison of Fish & Wildlife and great organizing by Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey