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Cedar waxwings this evening at the Pole Farm! Even caught the passing-of-the-berry ritual. #WaxwingWednesday #Birds #PoleFarm #CentralJerseyBirding #Birdphotography #WildlifePhotography
May 29, 2024 at 4:11 AM
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Back in NJ, >8K photos still to edit from my Michigan trip. Of course I went out and took more pics. This kestral is one of many I have been seeing around the pole farm this spring. Lots of fledges.
#Birds #PoleFarm #CentralJerseyBirding #Birdphotography
#WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
July 6, 2024 at 5:31 AM
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Short-eared owls at the Pole Farm in January this year. It was a good winter for shorties! Shot just after sunset so tricky getting a decent balance between light, color, and sharpness-lots of editing and cropping.
#wildlifephotography #owls #centraljersey #polefarm #birdphotography #birds
April 23, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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This short-eared owl did not play well with the northern harriers. Also, looked as if he pondered going after the jet, as well. Second shot has a nice golden hour glint on the owl. Jan24 #ToughGuy
#wildlifephotography #owls #centraljersey #polefarm #birdphotography #birds
April 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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A pair of fractious...? fun-loving...? northern harriers as seen in late March '24 at the Pole Farm. These were taken from a distance and shortly after sundown so I had to denoise the crop out of them. Check out the flared tails! #PoleFarm #Birds #OutdoorPhotography #NewJersey #CentralJersey
June 12, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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April 2023, part 3. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BWHP #Inverts
March 8, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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More of my favorite pics from March 2023. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #WildlifePhotgraphy #BirdPhotography #birds #Wildflowers #ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BucksCounty
February 28, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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Part 2: Compilation of some of my favorite pics from January 2023. #NewJersey #ForstytheNWR #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #WildlifePhotgraphy #BirdPhotography
February 28, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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April 2023, part 4. I got a kick out of the red-tailed hawk next to the lightning rod. Contemplating his inner shrike, perhaps? #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BWHP #Inverts #BaldPateTedStilesPreserve
March 8, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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A very happy surprise at sunset this evening at the #PoleFarm - A blue grosebeak, first I've seen in 3 or 4 years. #Birds #wildlifephotography #centraljersey #birdphotography #birds
Blue grosbeak in a bare shrub. White beak, black wings with rusty shoulder patches looking towards camera. Front view of blue grosbeak in shrub showing large white beak, blue breast and sides and black tail. Looking to right of picture. leaves of shrub are pale green and pale pink/brown.
May 9, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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"You're gonna need a bigger boat" A little post-sunset cloud painting at the Pole Farm the other day. #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #JawsCloud #SkyPainting
Meadow and cloudy sky with shark-shaped pink-orange cloud appearing to attack row of trees Close-up of shark-shaped cloud appearing to attack row of trees
March 19, 2024 at 11:18 PM
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Last set of my favorite pics from March 2023. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #WildlifePhotgraphy #BirdPhotography #birds #Wildflowers #ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BucksCounty
February 28, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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April 2023, part 5. Trout lilies and bluets in the first square-big favorites of mine. In May, I take shots of wildflowers locally and birds in Central Park. I live in an amazing locale. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BWHPs
March 8, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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Compilations of some of my favorite pics from March 2023. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #WildlifePhotgraphy #BirdPhotography #birds #Wildflowers #ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BucksCounty
February 28, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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Compilation of some of my favorite pics from January 2023. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #WildlifePhotgraphy #BirdPhotography
February 28, 2024 at 4:36 AM
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April 2023, part 2. I love the shot of the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) in that first 4some-they are strikingly photogenic plants! Also-the coot: ebird didn't believe me. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BWHP #Inverts
March 8, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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Hung out for a bit with this accommodating red-tailed hawk. #Birds #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #NJBirds #NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography
Large raptor with dark reddish-brown wings and head. It's displaying a white breast with a band of dark streaks across the center. The hawk is peering over its shoulder looking behind itself while resting on a branch and surrounded by several other limbs. The distant background is overcast sky. Large raptor with dark reddish-brown wings and head. It's displaying a white breast with a band of dark streaks across the center. The hawk is looking toward the left of the picture while resting on a branch and surrounded by several other limbs. The distant background is overcast sky. Large raptor with dark reddish-brown wings and head. It's displaying a white breast with a band of dark streaks across the center. The hawk is looking toward the right of the picture while resting on a branch and surrounded by several other limbs. The distant background is overcast sky.
December 28, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Some pics from April 2023. Wildflower season is what started my photography odyssey-I didn't start to get serious about photog. birds 'til I purchased a decent telephoto lens in 2019. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BWHP #Inverts
March 8, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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Compilation of some of my favorite pics from February 2023.
#WildlifePhotgraphy #BirdPhotography #OutdoorPhotography
Mostly: #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey
Aslo: #Savannah #Georgia
February 28, 2024 at 4:35 AM
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From May '23. Wildflower season is still happening but the bird migration shifts 2 overdrive. Central Park is amazing! #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BWHP #CentralPark #SpringMigration #Herps
Field sparrow eating dandelion seeds, Yellow-throat perched on a shrub, young buck in a meadow showing off his nubs, fiery pink bloom Wild foamflower blossom, young turtles in pond, Dutchman's pipe profile Central park: magnolia warbler in leaves, oven bird on branch, twin-crested cormorant on rock
March 14, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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Encountered this hermit thrush last week at the Pole Farm. Glared at me, performed a tail bob and then glared some more. #Birds #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #NJBirds #NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography
BIrd with brown back and head, white throat and chest having dark brown streaks save for a v-shaped gap in the middle of the throat, looking disapprovingly at a nearby photographer. The bird is perched on a fat branch, red berries hang above and to either side. The background is blurred and has a soft yellow-brown glow. BIrd with brown back and head, white throat and chest having dark brown streaks and its tail is flipped upward. The bird is perched on a fat branch, red berries hang above and to either side. The background is blurred and has a soft yellow-brown glow. BIrd with brown back and head, white throat and chest having dark brown streaks and its tail is flipped downward. The bird is perched on a fat branch, red berries hang above and to either side. The background is blurred and has a soft yellow-brown glow.
December 28, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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More from May '23. 2/5
#PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BWHP #CentralPark #SpringMigration #inverts
Central Park NYC: Male Northern cardinal in a stream, male red-winged blackbird displaying his epaulets, blue-flag iris in bloom. Pearl crescent butterfly on stem, Oxeye daisies in bloom, close-up view of blue-eyed grass bloom. young robin with spotted yellow orange breast, male eastern towhee fluffing his throat , philadelphia fleabane blooms, sun-kissed cedar waxwing on branch with blue sky background
March 14, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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More from May '23. 5/5
#PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BWHP
Central Park: Magnolia warbler on branch with leafy background. BHWP: a clump of Yellow ladyslippers in bloom. Central Park: a cape may warbler on branch viewed from underneath, blue sky in background. Song sparrow singing in shrub; northern cardinal male, in charge and sure of himself, common yellowthroat and masked bandit perched in a shrub while looking unapprovingly at nosy photographer; Magnolia warbler among leaves. A cherished canine friend standing impatiently on a porch; brightly lit flame azelea in bloom with a dark foresty background; field sparrow clutching a stem with greenery in the background
March 14, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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An amazing encounter with a northern harrier at the Pole Farm-she darn near flew right over me. (bonus: i didn't lose my balance and fall down this time.)
#Birds #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #NJBirds #NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography
Brown, white and buff bird performing a Tokyo drift in mid-flight. It is looking toward the photographer with its wings curled to promote the rapid change of direction. Its orange legs are extended below its body and its its feet and talons are curled back slightly It has a light breast with dark streaks, the under side of its far wing is mostly white with dark brown lines and checks. The top of its near wing is mostly dark with white highlights. Background is mostly sky but along the bottom is a line of soft gray clouds having peach, yellow & pink highlights. Brown, white and buff bird soaring overhead. It is looking down and forward. It has a light breast with dark streaks, the under side of its wings are dominated by white white with dark brown lines and checks and light brown near the leading edge. The Background is sky with a tinge of gold along the bottom edge of the photo. Brown, white and buff bird soaring by. It is looking down and forward. It has a light breast with dark streaks, the under side of its wings are dominated by white white with dark brown lines and checks and light brown near the leading edge. The underside of the tail is mostly white with a pair of dark bands arching across it. The upper third of the photo is background is sky and there is a fluffy cloud reflecting the gold tones of the near-setting sun.
December 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM