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
Delaware Skipper on Thistle
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Martha’s Pennants at Brendan T Byrne State Forest
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 at Brendan T Byrne State Forest
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
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
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
Five-lined Skink at Ramapo Reservation
Five-lined Skink
Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Bergen County NJ
June 2023
The blue coloration on immature skinks is always very striking! Five-lined Skinks are the only wild lizard found in North Jersey. Adult males have large orange heads while females are more of a bronze coloration. Adult skinks do not have blue tails.
Never seen a Skink? You’d need to be hiking near a natural body of water w/o pesticides or perhaps near rocky cliffs in New Jersey.
Canon 77D +Tamron 100-400mm
Red Milkweed Beetle at Greendell Marsh
Red Milkweed Beetle
Greendell Marsh Ecological Preserve
North Jersey
June 2023
A bugs-eye view of an agricultural section of the preserve.
Canon M5 + 28mm macro
Virginia Rail at Troy Meadows
Virginia Rail
Troy Meadows
Parsippany NJ
June 2023
A less than stellar shot of a secretive freshwater marsh bird.
Timber Rattlesnake in NJ
Timber Rattlesnake
Northwestern NJ
June 2023
I located this snake “by ear” after hearing some movement in crackling leaves below blueberry thickets.
This rattlesnake neither rattled nor coiled at me. We simply observed each other for a few short minutes. I believe this rattlesnake was on the smaller side as it was not much wider or longer than a common water snake.
When I am hiking into “snake country” I wear hiking boots + jeans and I bring a long telephoto lens for these chance encounters.
Canon 77D + Tamron 150-600mm
North Carolina Trip May 2023 Wrap-up
North Carolina Trip – May 2023
The remainder of the pics from my trip to coastal NC + OBX from May 2023
1-3 Springers Point Preserve
4-6 Ocracoke beaches
7 Ocracoke Light
8 Columbia NC Wheatfeld
9 Pea Island NWR
10 First New Inlet Bridge at Hatteras Island
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