Boardwalk through Forest
Vernon, New Jersey
Visit the Pochuck Boardwalk – https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-jersey/stairway-to-heaven-and-pochuck-valley-via-appalachian-trail
Gray Skies at Splitrock Reservoir
Gray Skies at Splitrock Reservoir
Rockaway Township NJ
I love walking the rocky bluffs around Splitrock, they are good for wildlife observation and also good for landscape shooting.
Chalk-fronted Corporal dragonfly
Chalk-fronted Corporal
Egbert’s Lake, Rockaway Township NJ
More info on the Chalk-fronted Corporal – https://njodes.org/Pages/SpeciesAccount.aspx?id=468
Elfin Skimmer dragonfly
Elfin Skimmer
Dover Forge, Ocean County NJ
The smallest dragonfly found in NJ and not the easiest to photograph either.
More info on the Elfin Skimmer – https://blogs.stockton.edu/ssnh/insects-other-invertebrates/our-smallest-dragonfly-and-most-valuable-habitat/
Macro Photography Program in Warren County
Just putting the finishing touches on slides for my photography program on Macro Photography tonight in Oxford NJ
There’s still time to sign-up and attend
Cedar Creek at Double Trouble State Park
Cedar Creek
Double Trouble State Park, Ocean County NJ
I consider Double Trouble “the gateway drug to the Pinelands”. The park is very close to the Garden State Parkway (exit 77) and the trails are very visitor friendly. The diversity of wildlife, plants, and scenery is quite remarkable at this gem of a natural area.
Visit Double Trouble State Park –
Tamron SP 15-30mm + Canon 5Dsr
Blue-winged Warbler at Wildcat Ridge WMA
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
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
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
Kayaking at Nockamixon State Park
Lisa and I met our friend Mario at Nockamixon State Park in Bucks County Pennsylvania today with kayaks in tow. Renting paddleboards and pontoon boats is also an option at Nockamixon. Seems to be a popular mountain bike spot too.
Photos taken with my typical kayak setup the Tamron 18-400mm + Canon SL2
Visit Nockamixon State Park – https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/NockamixonStatePark/Pages/default.aspx
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 