Painted Turtles at The Celery Farm Nature Preserve

Painted Turtles
Celery Farm Nature Preserve
Allendale New Jersey
August 2021

Visit The Celery Farm – https://www.fykenature.org/celeryfarm.php

Seaside Sparrow Calling in Tuckerton New Jersey

Seaside Sparrow
Tuckerton, NJ
May 2021

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Seaside_Sparrow/overview

Black Rat Snake at Stokes State Forest

Black Rat Snake
Stokes State Forest
Sussex County NJ
April 2021

This snake all but ignored me while I snapped away with my wide angle lens. Don’t try this with rattlesnakes.

Winter Wildlife at Splitrock Reservoir

Winter Wildlife at Splitrock Reservoir

January 2021
Morris County, New Jersey

A distant Common Loon and a pair of courting Bald Eagles were the highlights of an afternoon walk near Rockaway Township NJ.

Visit Splitrock Reservoir – https://www.rockawaytownship.org/facilities/facility/details/Splitrock-Reservoir-9

Wildlife Filming Tips

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Brown Thrasher at Troy Meadows NJ

Brown Thrasher at Troy Meadows in Parsippany NJ

This territorial bird popped up to let me know I was intruding near its home turf.

Learn more about the Brown Thrasher – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Thrasher/id

Groundhog and Pup in NJ

Groundhog and Pup

Bloodgood’s Pond in Union County NJ

May 2020

A rainy afternoon was not looking promising for nature photography until I spied the young Groundhog through my telephoto lens. It was very exciting for me to capture and record this tender moment between mother and child.

Visit Bloodgood’s Pond – https://goo.gl/maps/WpJsQH1AURQbFwrG7

Calling Wood Frogs at Jonathan’s Woods

Calling Wood Frogs at Jonathan’s Woods

March 2020
Morris County New Jersey

With recent temperatures peaking at 66 Fahrenheit, the Wood Frogs wasted no time in getting ready for their Spring rituals. This video was filmed in a small wetlands depression and not far from an expansive marsh.

View the behind the scenes footage – https://www.facebook.com/daveblinderphotography/videos/661437451270066/

Visit Jonathan’s Woods – https://www.powww.org/

Filming Wood Frogs at Jonathan’s Woods

Denville NJ

A warm March day in Morris County means a loud Spring chorus and a busy afternoon for the local Wood Frogs.

I am out filming with my tripod mounted Canon SL2 + Tamron SP 150-600mm G2 lens

Snow Geese on Cedar Lake in Denville NJ

Outside today in Cedar Lake filming a group of migratory Snow Geese.

Canon SL2 DSLR + Tamron SP 150-600mm SL2 lens

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More info on Snow Geese https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snow_Goose/overview