This is the 3rd article in the series on Waterfowl that I’ve been posting, and this time the focus is on those amazing birds that surf and feed and live in the ocean near the coast of New Jersey. (Use the link below to see all articles in the Waterfowl series.) View the entire series [...]
This article will cover many of the ducks you can observe in New Jersey. With the exception of the oceanic ducks and the Teal, Grebes, Coots and a few others, which I will highlight in future pieces. New Jersey is home to a staggering number of ducks and other waterfowl. Especially in the Winter. It’s [...]
Beautiful, unique, colorful, multi-purpose WINGS. It’s what allows birds to fly and to grab our attention. There are almost as many wing types and colorations as there are species of birds and today I figured I’d show some examples of the variety that exists. Some types of wings are designed for soaring, some for speed, [...]
Sometimes you are lucky to get really close enough to a bird to take a photo of just it’s head or upper body, like the Pileated Woodpecker shown above. Depending on the lens you are using, this can be one foot away or 30 feet away. I have taken songbird photos with a 50mm lens [...]
Hey Everyone, It was about one year ago today that I first became interested in birds and bird photography. And I’m SO happy I did, because I have seen some incredible places and things, and have met some awesome people. It was during a similar snowstorm to the one NJ is experiencing right now, that [...]
This is the first article of series of 4 or so I will be doing on Waterfowl that you can find in New Jersey. That takes in a lot of territory. Raptors and beautiful songbirds and herons and egrets and ibises are exciting and wonderful subjects in their own right, but waterfowl are equally fascinating. [...]
Many photographers, birders and wildlife enthusiast await each year for late march, the return of the Osprey. With the exception of the fish most are excited for its return. For us on the Jersey shore this large raptor can be found in many nesting areas. These powerful raptors can amaze and captivate an audience with their ability to dive [...]
Taking great photographs of wild birds perched on a tree branch or standing on the ground is a challenge but even more challenging is to capture a bird in action. Slight actions from birds singing, spreading their wings to land or take off, to actions like birds battling to defend their territory, swooping down to [...]
After churning through Atlantic waters off the coast of Maine for about an hour, the island appears in the distance. At first it is nothing but a dark speck on the horizon, but it grows and grows until you come to a stop a few hundred feet off the shore. By this point Atlantic Puffins [...]
Argentina is a place that might not normally be at the top of a wildlife photograhers must go list. Maybe this post will change that. Over a week and a half this past Christmas and the new year we traveled to several places throughout the country and saw some incredible places, wildlife, and birds. [...]
Winter brings the arrival of a staggering variety of raptors to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. While the conditions are difficult for birders and nature photographers, patience and time spent there will be rewarded with some amazing displays and the ability to see a wide variety of predatory birds in action. The biting [...]
Well, this color isn’t that exciting but it is incredibly common in nature, brown. A bit on the dull side, sometimes even boring. Brown doesn’t stand out too much and yet it can still make for some dramatic views or hard to find animals and birds. When the sun hits something brown just right it [...]
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