Crabapples in Winter

December 26, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Macro, Morris County NJ Nature, NJ Hiking and tagged 2019, canon eos m50 efm 1122mm, crabapple frozen, dave blinder photography, december, decker kincaid boonton nj, img_6887, kincaid woods powerville road boonton township, morris county new jersey hiking, morris parks, winter | Leave a comment

Crabapples in Winter

Kincaid Woods, Boonton Twp NJ

Here is a little history about the local Decker-Kincaid Family – https://www.newjerseyhills.com/print_only/_headline_style/book_42/boonton-twp-s-kincaid-house-open-to-public/article_9c956403-abeb-5b6f-8c14-8bbb608b6ec8.html

Canon EOS M50 + EFM 11-22mm lens

Witch Hazel in Winter

December 24, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Landscape, Macro, Morris County NJ Nature, NJ Hiking and tagged 2019, canon 1122mm efm is macro, canon eos m50 mirrorless camera, dave blinder new jersey photographer, december, kincaid woods boonton township nj powerville road, morris county new jersey hiking photography, witch hazel winter yellow bloom flower | Leave a comment

Witch Hazel in Winter

Kincaid Woods, Boonton Twp, NJ

The bright yellows of the frozen Witch Hazel broke up the mostly monotone palette of the woods in winter.

Hike Kincaid Woods – https://www.nynjtc.org/hike/kincaidblack-dot-trails-loop

Canon EOS M50 + 11-22mm IS

84th Boonton Christmas Bird Count

December 22, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Bird Photography, Morris County NJ Nature and tagged 2019, 84th boonton christmas bird count, boonton cbc, dave blinder photography, december, kincaid woods boonton township, morris county nj birds wildlife, winter | Leave a comment

84th Boonton Christmas Bird Count

After meeting with fellow Morris County birdwatchers at Empire Diner, myself, Jeff Scheidecker, and Douglas Vorolieff made way for Boonton Township. We began our bird tally at Kincaid Woods, stopped at the Rockaway Valley Aerodrome Fields, and then concluded at the Pyramid Mountain Visitor Center.

We enjoyed a bright sunny morning, crossed paths with hiking acquaintenances, and I made a few business contacts. Nice start to the holiday season!

Our eBird checklist – https://ebird.org/checklist/S62528485

For full tallies of the Boonton Christmas Bird County check back at http://mocosocobirds.com/

Trail and Cedars after Snowfall

December 19, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, canon eos m50, Morris County NJ Nature and tagged 2019, boonton nj hiking, canon eos m50, dave blinder photography, december, img_6726, landscape, morris county park commission nj, pyramid mountain natural historic area montville nj, snow, winter | Leave a comment

Trail and Cedars after Snowfall

Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area

Morris County, New Jersey

An intimate view of two distinct gnarled trees looked great under a fresh blanket of snow.

https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/pyramid-mountain-natural-historic-area/

Canon EOS M50 camera + EF-M 11-22mm IS lens

Blue Trail Overlook in December

December 14, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, canon eos m50, Landscape, Morris County NJ Nature and tagged 2019, boonton nj hike, canon eos m50 efm 1122mm, dave blinder new jersey photographer, december, img_6733, morris parks, pyramid mountain blue trail, pyramid mountain natural historic area montville nj, snow, vista, winter | Leave a comment

Blue Trail Overlook in December

Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area

Morris County, NJ

Taken earlier this week. I local and younger Kinnelon hiker was heading up for the view just after I arrived. We had a friendly discourse of the pros and cons of social media after he snapped a shot of me taking this shot.

Visit Pyramid Mountain – https://www.nynjtc.org/park/pyramid-mountain

Canon EOS M50 + EF-M 11-22mm lens

Snow on Stony Brook

December 11, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, canon eos m50, Landscape, Morris County NJ Nature and tagged "morris county park commission", 2019, canon efm 1122mm scenery, canon eos m50 landscape photography long exposure, dave blinder new jersey photographer, december, img_6708, kinnelon nj hiking, pmnha, pyramid mountain natural historic area montville nj, snow | Leave a comment

Snow on Stony Brook

Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area. Morris County, NJ

Luckily I was the first person to hit these trails this morning and the snowfall was still pristine at the time.

Visit Pyramid Mountain – https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/pyramid-mountain-natural-historic-area/

Canon EOS M50 + EF-M 11-22mm lens

December Snowfall on Cook’s Pond

December 9, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, denville nj, Morris County NJ Nature, Nature, weather and tagged 2019, canon eos m50 efm 1122mm, cooks pond denville winter picture, dave blinder new jersey photographer, december, img_6648, morris county nj lake, snow winter photography, snowflakes falling photograph | Leave a comment

December Snowfall on Cook’s Pond

Denville Township, New Jersey

Taken during last week’s snowfall. I used the pop-up flash on my Canon camera to freeze a few nearby snowflakes as they fell.

Canon EOS M50 + EF-M 11-22mm IS lens

December at Speedwell Lake Park

December 4, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, canon eos m50, Landscape, Morris County NJ Nature and tagged 2019, dave blinder new jersey photographer, december, historic speedwell morristown nj, img_6608, Morris County NJ, snow, speedwell dam waterfalls photograph, speedwell lake park new jersey, whippany river nj | Leave a comment

December at Speedwell Lake Park

Morristown, New Jersey

Taken during the front end of the recent snowfall.

Visit Speedwell Park – https://www.yelp.com/biz/speedwell-park-morristown

Canon EOS M50 + EFM 11-22mm IS lens

Harlequin Ducks preening in NJ

December 28, 2018 by daveblinder in 2018, New Jersey Video Production, Video, Wildlife Videography and tagged 2018, barnegat lighthouse state park nj, december, harlequin duck, lbi, lumix gh4, new jersey birding, nj nature, tamron usa | Leave a comment

Harlequin Ducks preening

Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, LBI NJ

December 2018

When engaged in behavioral interactions, the Harlequin Duck gives distinctly unducklike squeaks, the source of one of its local names: sea mouse. More info on Harlequins –https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Harlequin_Duck/overview

Tamron USA SP 150-600mm VC + Lumix GH4

83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count

December 23, 2018 by daveblinder in 2018 and tagged 2018, boonton christmas bird count, cbc birding, dave blinder photography, december, empire diner parsippany nj, kincaid woods boonton, morris county new jersey, nj nature | Leave a comment

Scenes from the 83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count

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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