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
American Black Bear
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
North Carolina
May 2023
We heard that the Pungo Lake area was the place to be to easily observe bears though this was only bear we came across on our drive. Still a nice place for nature exploration.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400mm VC
Springer’s Point Preserve
Ocracoke Island
OBX, North Carolina
May 2023
There are many great weathered and gnarled trees to photograph on the interior and also perimeter of Springer’s Point.
Canon M5 + 18-150mm EFM lens
Gable Barn with Distant Clouds
Tuolumne County, California
May 2022
A leftover shot that I almost forgot to edit from our California trip. I especially liked the gnarled fence post and blue sky. This was captured as we drove from Groveland CA along Highway 120 to reach Big Oak Flat Road.
Read my full California trip report here –
https://dave-blinder.com/2022/05/27/northern-california-2022-trip-report/
Hoodoo at Capitol Reef National Park
Notom Bullfrog Road, Utah
May 2021
On our recent trip we did a fair amount of hiking in strong desert sun but luckily this shot was taken out of our minivan’s window.
Learn more about the scenic drives at Capitol Reef National Park – https://www.nps.gov/care/planyourvisit/roads.htm
Full Trip Report coming when I have time.
Wood Turtle with three legs
Morris County, NJ
Despite having only a nub and scar tissue for its front left leg this Wood Turtle seemed to be getting around well.
Wood Turtle is an NJ state threatened species. Report your threatened and endangered wildlife sightings here – https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/tandespp.htm
Thanks to everyone who tuned into my Everglades and Beyond Nature Photography livestream via Somerset County Library System.
Here are related links if you’d like to plan your own trip to some outstanding nature areas to explore in and around the Florida Everglades.
Everglades National Park Website
Google Maps Link to Everglades National Park
Google Maps Link to Flamingo Campground
Big Cypress National Preserve Website
Strader Pond Preserve, Sussex County NJ
Nice place for a nature walk or to go birding.
Learn more about Strader Pond Preserve https://www.nj.gov/dep/njnlt/straderspond.htm
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