Focus on the Meadowlands: Fishy Osprey, Fruity Robin, October Snow
Photos courtesy of Jim Wright, The N.J. Meadowlands Commission
I watched this Osprey fishing above the Shorebird Pool in DeKorte Park during my lunch hour on Thursday, but it never got close enough for a photo. Fifteen minutes later, just as I was heading into my office, the bird flew past and showed off its catch of the day. Pushing the season a bit, I thought.
The American Robins having been hanging around the Crab Apple trees near the entrance to DeKorte Park. Tough not to take a picture without seeing red.
What’s wrong with this picture? It’s DeKorte Park’s butterfly garden after the late October snowstorm. Fortunately, the park’s buildings never lost electricity, and most of the damage was a lot of flattened Phragmites – not exactly a big loss. My efforts to photograph a “snowy” egret failed, alas.
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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- Focus on the Meadowlands: Milkweed Seed, Atop an old Landfill, Orange Crown
- Focus on the Meadowlands: DeKorte Park Foliage, Carlstadt Red-tail, Losen Slote Mushroom
- Focus on the Meadowlands: Laurel Hill in October, My Friend Flicker, River Barge Park at Dusk
- Focus on the Meadowlands: Cuckoo Close-up, Green Heron, Sunset on the Hackensack
- Focus on the Meadowlands: Bird's Eye View, Paddlers' Delight, Hungry Osprey
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 11/9/2011 6:00 AM 
Categories: Focus on the Meadowlands
Tags: osprey DeKorte Park American robin butterfly garden phragmites
Categories: Focus on the Meadowlands
Tags: osprey DeKorte Park American robin butterfly garden phragmites
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