Porcupine in North Jersey
High Point State Park
Sussex County NJ
June 2024
I couldn’t select my favorite frame of this young porcupine. These shots were taken not far from the NJ/NY Stateline where porcupines are a little more common. Periodically these cool critters are seen in the Northern parts of Morris County as well.
Canon SL2 + Tamron 100-400mm
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Ever get the feeling someone is watching you?
American Black Bear
High Point State Park
Sussex County NJ
June 2024
Taken just moments before my prior post
Mama bear was largely concealed but closely monitoring us as we walked by on a trail. The cubs were fully cloaked by the forest understory.
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Canon SL2 + Tamron 100-400mm
Mom and the Kids
High Point State Park
Sussex County NJ
June 2024
As we exited the Kuser Dryden Natural Area, we spied on 1 distant black bear spying on us. Moments later the 2 cubs shot up a tree to get a better vantage point or to escape perceived danger. Luckily we were 20+ feet away when the encounter occurred.
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Canon SL2 + Tamron 100-400mm
Variegated Fritillary
Double Trouble State Park
Ocean County NJ
July 2022
More information on the Variegated Fritillary – https://www.naba.org/chapters/nabanj/butterflies/variegated_fritillary.html
Osprey
Denville NJ
May 4, 2022
I was not expecting to see an Osprey perched above #Denville Park Meadows today. Hopefully this bird catches a few trout en route to its breeding grounds.
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
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