Five-lined Skink
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
New Jersey
May 2025
In my experience these local lizards are curious and even when startled will eventually pop up to observe their observers.
Canon M5 + 28mm EF-M macro lens
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October at Van Campen Glen
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
10/2023
The mossy downed trees and babbling brook at Van Campen looks magical in all seems but especially so in peak foliage.
Sony A7R3 + Tamron 24mm
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Raccoon Ridge, Blairstown NJ
More info on the Tiger Swallowtail – https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/TigerSwallowtail.shtml
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey
Kittatinny Point represents, in my mind, the spirit of outdoor recreation. As a boy I longingly admired these mountains on the way to Poconos camping with my neighbors and their dad. This is the site where in the summers of P.C. (Pre-coronavirus), hundreds of outdoor enthusiasts congregate on kayaks, canoes, and tubes to ride the waters of the Delaware River. Kittatinny Point is also a quick and scenic pulloff to stretch your legs if you are traveling to Pennsylvania on Interstate 80.
Visit Kittatinny Point – https://scenicwilddelawareriver.com/entries/kittatinny-point-visitor-center-bushkill-pa/f378f6a4-f8c1-441e-9fd1-f0ca6c05768a
Gathering Clouds over Walpack Valley
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Sussex County NJ
I had no more than 15 minutes to find my composition before the deluge began. The Walpack Valley is an incredibly tranquil and scenic area to myself and many others. It is a challenge to give such a place photographic justice.
Tamron SP 15-30mm VC + Canon 5Dsr
More information on Walpack NJ – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpack_Township,_New_Jersey
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 