Wild New Jersey Swamp Sightings: Egrets and Herons at Turtle Pond
Great Egret launching off the basking platform in Turtle Pond
Photo by Melanie Worob, Edison Wetlands Association
By David Wheeler, WildNewJersey.tv
From our office in the heart of the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area - "The Diz" - we see an incredible variety of wildlife every week. We may be surrounded by suburbia, but you'd never know it when you're in The Diz, a 1,240-acre wildlife sanctuary located in Edison, South Plainfield and Metuchen in Central New Jersey. This entry - spotlighting some of our most common visitors, the egrets and herons who frequent Turtle Pond - launches a weekly look into some of our fascinating wildlife encounters here in the Dismal Swamp.
Green Heron
Photo by Dana Patterson, Edison Wetlands Association
Great Blue Heron
Photo by Dana Patterson, Edison Wetlands Association
Great Egret resting on basking platform in Turtle Pond
Photo By Melanie Worob, Edison Wetlands Association
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 10/13/2009 7:00 AM 
Categories: Dismal Swamp, WNJ Swamp Sightings
Tags: wildnewjersey.tv south plainfield wildlife dismal swamp the diz edison great blue heron heron green heron egret metuchen
Categories: Dismal Swamp, WNJ Swamp Sightings
Tags: wildnewjersey.tv south plainfield wildlife dismal swamp the diz edison great blue heron heron green heron egret metuchen
Lovely photo!
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