Focus on the Meadowlands: Camo Bird, Full Moon, Hawk with Jesses


Photos courtesy of Jim Wright, The N.J. Meadowlands Commission

by Jim Wright, The N.J. Meadowlands Commission

On our SuperBird Sunday Walk, we had real nice looks at an Orange-crowned Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and a certain bird pictured here. Can you find it and ID it?



We also had great looks at a rising full moon at DeKorte Park last week. For nice looks at Jupiter and Mars, check out the McDowell Observatory at DeKorte Park on free viewing nights (Mondays and Wednesdays). Link is on the Meadowlands Blog in the right-hand column.



We have been seeing a falconer's Red-tail Hawk along Disposal Road for the past couple of months. Look closely and you can see the bells and jesses. A fellow falconer has tried to catch the bird — so far unsuccessfully — to remove the annoying bling.

 


Jim Wright writes, photographs, maintains a nature blog 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. 

Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 2/15/2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Focus on the Meadowlands
Tags: Red-tailed Hawk birds DeKorte Park Meadowlands orange-crowned warbler
 

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