Focus on the Meadowlands: Stilt Sandpiper, Dragonfly, Rebuilding a Marsh
Photos courtesy of Jim Wright, The N.J. Meadowlands Commission
by Jim Wright, The N.J. Meadowlands Commission
I like this photo of a Stilt Sandpiper because all the ripples were generated by its diagnostic electric-sewing-machine feeding motion. This photo was taken along the mud by the Meadowlands Environment Center at DeKorte Park.
We saw of a lot of dragonflies around the Meadowlands in recent weeks, including this Ruby Meadowhawk, photographed as it caught a breather in the Secaucus High School Marsh.
Overhauling an old phragmites-riddled marsh ain’t easy. After the invasive phragmites is ripped out, native spartina must be planted by boat (and by hand). This is a recent scene from the Richard P. Kane natural Area.
Jim Wright writes, photographs, maintains a nature blog (www.meadowblog.net) and does slide shows and walks for the N.J. Meadowlands Commission. "Focus on the Meadowlands" features some of his recent photos of the area's natural wonders.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 8/31/2011 10:00 AM 
Categories: Focus on the Meadowlands
Tags: stilt sandpiper Dekorte Park ruby meadowhawk dragonfly phragmites invasive
Categories: Focus on the Meadowlands
Tags: stilt sandpiper Dekorte Park ruby meadowhawk dragonfly phragmites invasive
I read njmeadowlands.gov section on Richard P. Kane Natural Area and noticed that the Northern Goshawk, a species of concern, was mentioned. How many have been seen there and when? Is the area accessible to the public by canoe?
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