Bonaparte’s Gull
Sandy Hook National Recreation Area
New Jersey
January 2026
Some life history from Wikipedia:
Bonaparte’s gull breeds in boreal forest across southern Alaska and much of interior western Canada, as far east as central Quebec and south to within 320 km (200 mi) of the Canada – United States border. It avoids dense stands of conifers, instead choosing more open areas, such as the treed edges of bogs, fens, marshes, ponds, or islands.
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Canon 77D + Tamron 150-600mm
American Robin with Juniper Berry
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Morris County NJ
October 2025
A flock of Robins hurriedly fed on the berries of this Red Cedar.
Canon 77D + Tamron 150-600mm
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The Kinglet and The Moth
Jockey Hollow National Historical Park
Morristown, New Jersey
October 2023
This migratory Golden-crowned Kinglet momentarily popped out of the understory with an impressively sized catch.
Canon 77D + Tamron 100-400mm
American Goldfinch
2009 at Troy Meadows in Parsippany NJ
Taken about 11 years ago this was an unusual photo opportunity as the finch was so preoccupied with thistle seeds I was able to walk as close as I’d like for photographs. It’s not often we can walk up to birds at point blank range to snap pictures.
Learn more about Troy Meadows – https://www.wildlifepreserves.org/preserves/troy-meadows
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 