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2019 POWWW Big Sit and Birding Festival

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Thank you to everyone who attended POWWW‘s Big Sit and Birding Day last weekend at Jonathan’s Woods. We tallied over 25 humans and 60 birds throughout the day.
 
Click through the album to view images of a Black and White Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler (female), Blue-winged Warbler, Gray Catbird, and Indigo Bunting.
 
POWWW’s next free nature event will be the new Secrets Of The Forest Walk – https://www.facebook.com/events/809689942733966/

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American Beaver at Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Sussex County, New Jersey
May 2019

More information on the American Beaver – https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/American-Beaver

Visit Allamuchy Mountain State Park – https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/allamuch.html

Filmed with the Tamron SP 150-600mm VC + Canon SL2. I do not normally hike with my fluid video tripod head so I had to make do with a ballhead for this panning video.

Spring Reflections on Blue Mountain Lake

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Spring Reflections on Blue Mountain Lake
 
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey
 

Banded Pennant dragonfly

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Banded Pennant
 
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey
June 2013
 
I don’t have many photos of these striking and small dragonflies but to chase after them again this June.

Rockaway River

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Rockaway River
 
Parsippany, New Jersey
 
I accessed this area via the Edwards Tract off of Sagamore Road in Parsippany. This is a nice wooded wetlands parcel in which to look for wildlife.

Valhalla Brook Falls

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Valhalla Brook Falls
 
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, Morris County NJ
 
A 10 stop neutral density filter exaggerated the water motion in this photograph to the tune of 30 seconds. 10 stop neutral density filters are available for all interchangeable lenses and can often be purchased for $30 on Amazon if you shop around.

Ring-necked Snake in Rockaway NJ

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Ring-necked Snake
 
Rockaway Township NJ, 06/2014
 
Taken on a rainy morning about 5 years ago, it seemed that this small snake was out hunting insects.
 
More info on Ring-necked Snakes – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-necked_snake

Clouds over Marsh at Great Swamp NWR

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Clouds over Marsh
 
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Morris County NJ
 
A small gap in the clouds allowed a sliver of light to strike distant cattails.

POWWW’s 2019 Spring Wildflower Walk

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POWWW‘s Annual Wildflower Walk was well attended yesterday with 23 attendees. We saw a good number of native plants and also observed migrant birds moving through Jonathan’s Woods.
 
Our next event is the Spring Birding Hike and Big Sit coming up next weekend at Jonathan’s Woods. Details here – https://www.facebook.com/events/1800868676707341/
For more details on free local nature events in the Denville/Rockaway area contact info@powww.org

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Lake Valhalla Overlook

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Lake Valhalla Overlook
 
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, Morris County NJ
 
There are several scenic vistas within the local park system. This view is accessed via the Turkey Mountain hiking area across the street from the Visitors Center.