Musconetcong River Bend in Autumn
Stephens State Park, NJ
September 2014
Taken a little over 9 years ago at Stephens State Park which offers an easy leisurely walk along the Musconetcong River.
Canon 6D + Tamron 24-70mm
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Groundhog Family
Waywayanda State Park
New Jersey
May 2012
Never won any awards with this shot from 10+ years ago 😆 It’s still the only time I’ve observed a group of young groundhogs (woodchucks) together.
Canon 7D + Tamron 18-270mm
Great Brook in Late Summer
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Morris County NJ
August 2023
The Purple Loosestrife was in full bloom today near Long Hill Road.
Canon M5 + 18-150mm
Eastern Fence Lizard
Brendan T Byrne State Forest
New Jersey
July 2023
A closeup view of a common Fence Lizard at rest in the New Jersey Pinelands.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400mm
Eastern Kingsnake
Pinelands National Reserve
New Jersey
July 2023
This Kingsnake was basking on a sand road and then scampered into the dense pinelands understory when it noticed me.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400mm
Delaware Skipper on Thistle
Troy Meadows
Parsippany NJ
July 2023
A Delaware Skipper feeds on the nectar of a Thistle bloom in Morris County New Jersey.
Canon M5 + 28mm EFM macro lens
Martha’s Pennants (dragonflies)
Brendan T Byrne State Forest NJ
July 2023
A pair of Martha’s Pennants in a mating wheel alongside a former cranberry bog.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400
Eastern Fence Lizard
Brendan T Byrne State Forest
Burlington County NJ
July 2023
A New Jersey Pinelands denizen is juxtaposed by its native oak and pitch pine habitat.
Canon M5 + 18-150mm EFM lens
Delaware Skipper on Thistle
Troy Meadows
Parsippany NJ
July 2023
I am working on taking more wide angle macro shots lately to show insects within their habitats.
Yay or Nay?
Canon M5 + 28mm EFM macro lens
Banded Pennant dragonfly
Double Trouble State Park
Ocean County New Jersey
July 2023
One of a handful of Banded Pennants seen near Mill Pond Reservoir.
Canon M5 + EFM 28mm macro