Jack-in-the-pulpit
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Park, Morris County, New Jersey
Also known as bog onion, brown dragon, Indian turnip, American wake robin.
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Eastern Towhee at Oros Wildlife Preserve in Woodbridge NJ
Eastern Towhee
Oros Wildlife Preserve, Woodbridge NJ
I was fortunate that this bird sprung up in a mostly unobstructed area to call. It was quite unfortunate that an airplane flew directly overhead but I was able to clean up the audio a little after trying a “bandpass filter” around 3100hz to isolate the bird vocalization.
Canon EOS M50 + Tamron SP 150-600mm VC G2
More info on the Eastern Towhee – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Towhee/overview
Visit Oros Preserve – https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/606/3935/Ernie-Oros-Wildlife-Preserve?activeLiveTab=widgets
Clouds over Oros Preserve
Clouds over Oros Preserve
Ernie Oros Wildlife Preserve, Woodbridge, NJ
This was my first trip to this nature area in Central Jersey. I saw several hatching turtles, many Tree Swallows, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Myrtle Warblers, and even a few Rusty Blackbirds. Not bad for a quick walk.
Visit the Oros Wildlife Preserve – https://goo.gl/maps/GzU9FxHagxLPkvVQ6
Zimmerli Art Museum with Morris County 4H Shutterbugs
This week I met up with the Morris County 4H Shutterbugs photography club at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers.
I had previously suggested that the group visit a gallery for some artistic inspiration. However, I had not visited Zimmerli before. Credit goes to Shutterbugs organizer Britt for her diligence and planning to bring the trip together.
I was very impressed by the diverse and solid curating at this great art facility in New Brunswick.
Admission is always free at Zimmerli Museum of Art and the staff and exhibits are top notch.
The reasons I like art museums are twofold. I greatly enjoy doing my best to interpret artwork. Secondly, I find the photojournalism opportunities quite abundant at museums.
Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk
Naples Florida
February 2013
I love the incredible trees in this area.
Visit Big Cypress Bend – http://orchidswamp.org/plan-your-visit/the-boardwalk/
2019 Rockaway Township Town Planner Calendar
Rockaway Township NJ Town Planner Calendar 2019
Woodland Trail to the Beaver Pond
We are quite fortunate to have nearly 6,000 acres of open space preserve at Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area in Rockaway Township. There is a great diversity of flora and fauna to preserve. I took this photograph at the end of Upper Hibernia Road on a pleasant Summer afternoon.
83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count
Scenes from the 83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count
It was great to meet up with all of the passionate local birders this morning at the Empire Diner in Parsippany NJ before getting outside. We overhead stories of double digit Screech Owls and a Barn Owl being detected in the pre-dawn hours.
We had a sunny morning outdoors, tallied 29 species of birds for a total of 175 birds observed in our territory.
See our sighting checklist here – https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50892929
We will await the full Boonton CBC tally from mocosocoBirds
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- Empire Diner prior to Boonton Christmas Bird Count
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- Empire Diner prior to Boonton Christmas Bird Count
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- Empire Diner prior to Boonton Christmas Bird Count
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- Empire Diner prior to Boonton Christmas Bird Count
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- Empire Diner prior to Boonton Christmas Bird Count
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- Birding at Kincaid Woods in Boonton Township on the 83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count
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- Birding at Kincaid Woods in Boonton Township on the 83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count
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- Birding at Kincaid Woods in Boonton Township on the 83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count
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- Birding at Kincaid Woods in Boonton Township on the 83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count
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- Birding at Kincaid Woods in Boonton Township on the 83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count
POWWW 2018 Annual General Meeting and Hike
Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s POWWW Annual General Meeting & Hike. We started out at the Cedar Lake Clubhouse in Denville and reviewed trail updates, noteworthy donations, and other organizational news over coffee and bagels. We then hit the trails for a nice loop to the scenic Hog Pen and enjoyed some fall foliage along the way.
The next Protect Our Wetlands Water and Woods scheduled events are:
Jonathan’s Woods Trail Work Party
Sunday November 18th at 8:30AM
Meet at the Old Beach Glen Parking Lot as we re-route the birders loop in conjunction with the Morris County Park Commission. Volunteers will help clear the trail of branches and trim invasive plants.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2257480647818019/
#GivingTuesday
Tuesday November 27th 8AM
Every year on Giving Tuesday, people come together on Facebook to support causes they care about. This year, Facebook and PayPal will be matching up to $7 million in donations. Fund matching begins precisely at 8AM EST and ends when matching funds are depleted. Expect on funds matching depleted before 10AM
https://www.facebook.com/events/1959613764098041/
About Protect Our Wetlands Water and Woods
POWWW is a registered Denville 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization which focuses on open space conservation and environmental education. Since 1989 POWWW has partnered with local municipalities to preserve 650 acres of permanent open space for passive recreation. All board members serve are unpaid volunteers with a passion for the environment.
For more information on Protect Our Wetlands Water Woods:
http://facebook.com/protectourwetlandswaterwoods
email – info@powww.org
Hatchling Snapping Turtle Video from Great Swamp NWR
September 3rd 2018
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Morris County NJ
2 of these young ones out on the gravel trails near the Helen C Fenske visitor center on Pleasant Plains Road. I already had my camera low to the ground for macrophotography so I threw caution to the wind and let the “videotapes” run.
Canon 5Dsr + Sigma 50mmm EX macro
Still images of the young Snapping Turtle here – https://www.facebook.com/daveblinderphotography/posts/1116588538513960
Couple of shots from Rockaway Twp NJ
2 quick shots from my hike up to Wildcat Ridge WMA Hawk Watch this morning in Rockaway Township NJ.
I was scouting out the trail conditions for our upcoming Protect our Wetlands, Water and Woods September 15th hike – https://www.facebook.com/events/322868031605161/
Sasso Tract in Rockaway Township NJ, this is a great connector trail from Jonathan’s Woods to Wildcat Ridge.
Frank Budney scans for migrating hawks at Wildcat Ridge WMA Hawk Watch. Rockaway Township NJ, August 2018.
More details for POWWW’s September 15th Hawk Watch Hike are here on TapInto.
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 