Great Blue Heron in Winter along Troy Brook

  1. Great Blue Heron on snowy bank of Troy Brook (img_0135)
  2. Great Blue Heron in Flight (img_0108)

Troy Meadows
Parsippany NJ
December 2025
Tamron 150-600mm G2 + Canon 77D

On a recent wintery morning walk I came across this Great Blue Heron adjacent to open water at Troy Brook whereas other sections had frozen over. Though I tried to walk by quietly, the distrusting bird took to the air.

Snow Squall details

Snow Squall details
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
New Jersey
December 2024

A small vignette into a New Jersey Winter.

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Canon M5 + 18-150mm

Stream in Winter – Landscape Photography at Jonathan’s Woods in Denville

Stream in Winter
Jonathan’s Woods
Denville NJ
February 2021

Rockaway River in Winter, Denville NJ

Rockaway River in Winter

02.02.2021
Denville NJ

Photographed after the massive snowstorm, large icefloes were moving through McCarter Park while small groups of waterfowl foraged in the open waters of the Rockaway.

Mavic Air 2

Aerial View of Peggy Gray Bridge in Denville

Aerial View of Peggy Gray Bridge
Muriel Hepner Park
Denville NJ

An elevated view of the footbridge across the pond on Diamond Spring Road in Denville taken after the recent snow storm.

Mavic Air 2

Conowingo Island Snowfall

Conowingo Island Snowfall
Lake Arrowhead, Denville NJ
February 2020

1.11.21 Sunrise at Lake Arrowhead in Denville NJ

1.11.21 Sunrise at Lake Arrowhead
Denville, New Jersey
I made the quick sprint to the back of our house before the morning colors quickly faded.

Common Eider at Barnegat Light NJ

Common Eider

Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
New Jersey

The birds nearest to the jetty this morning were mostly Common Eiders and also Harlequin Ducks.

More info on Common Eiders – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Eider/overview

Visit Barnegat Lighthouse State Park – https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/barnlig.html

Dawn at Overpeck County Park

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Dawn at Overpeck County Park
 
Bergen County, New Jersey
 
Having a scheduled real estate commitment at 7:45AM, I set my alarm for 5:00AM and had my camera bag prepared for a quick start to the day. I took this one successful (to me) landscape image before having a productive workday.
 
Moral of the story: “Free time is made and not found.”
 
 

 
Canon EOS M50 + EFM 11-22mm is lens