Eastern Forktail on Fern
Mount Olive NJ
July 2025
For this damsel-scape I hoped to include a vignette into a lush wetlands habitat.
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Canon ef-m 28mm macro + M5
Eastern Forktail on Fern
Tag Archives: Macro
Emergence at Splitrock Reservoir
Splitrock Reservoir
Rockaway Twp NJ
May 2024
In the shadows of a kayak launch, a Clubtail hangs from its exuvia, waiting for its wings to strengthen and “prepare for liftoff”.
Did you know that dragonflies spend most of their lives underwater?
Canon M5 + EF-M 28mm macro lens
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Red Eft at Wildcat Ridge
Red Eft
Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Morris County NJ
April 2023
Call them what you like: Efts, Newts, or Salamanders These charismatic amphibians make me grateful for the preserved open spaces we do have in North Jersey.
Sidenote: if you do take the time to get outside to observe reptiles and amphibians do not be selfish and move them or take them home. Nobody wants to be a prisoner.
Banded Pennant at Double Trouble State Park
Banded Pennant
Double Trouble State Park
Ocean County NJ
July 2021
Learn more about the Banded Pennant – http://www.dragonfliesnva.com/My%20Documents/KevinPDF/pdf/identify/species/BandedPennant-FINAL.pdf
Squash Bee Image For Penn State Agricultural
Great news, my image of a Squash Bee (taken 2014 in Lafayette, Sussex County NJ) has been selected for inclusion in a Penn State Agricultural brochure on pollination.
It is important to accurately label and identify your nature photography subjects because you never know who is looking! My image was found on my old Flickr site.
Northern Cricket Frog at Greendell Marsh Ecological Preserve
Northern Cricket Frog at Greendell Marsh Ecological Preserve
Frelinghuysen Twp, New Jersey
With the recent warm weather the cricket frogs are out at full force in the puddles, ponds, and wetlands.
Visit Friends of Greendell Marsh Ecological Preserve on Facebook for more information on the preserve
Species info on Northern Cricket Frog – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_cricket_frog
Blue-faced Meadowhawk in NJ
Blue-faced Meadowhawk
Cox Hall Creek WMA, Cape May County NJ
September 2014
Info on the Blue-faced Meadowhawk – https://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/FieldGuideAction.get/id/47552
Visit Cox Hall Creek (now part of Cape Island WMA) https://ebird.org/hotspot/L350765?yr=cur&m=&rank=mrec
Elfin Skimmer dragonfly
Elfin Skimmer
Dover Forge, Ocean County NJ
The smallest dragonfly found in NJ and not the easiest to photograph either.
More info on the Elfin Skimmer – https://blogs.stockton.edu/ssnh/insects-other-invertebrates/our-smallest-dragonfly-and-most-valuable-habitat/
Northern Gray Tree Frog
Northern Gray Tree Frog
Jonathan’s Woods, Morris County NJ
This Tree Frog was silent and mostly motionless so it was dumb luck that I noticed it.
Tamron SP 180mm macro lens + Canon M50
Luna Moth @ Allamuchy Mountain
Luna Moth
Allamuchy Mountain State Park in Stanhope NJ
This moth was hard to notice close to the understory of the forest floor.
More info on Luna Moths – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 