Chris Takacs found this American Pipit at the entrance to Losen Slote Park in Little Ferry this afternoon. (Thanks, Chris!)

   More on American Pipits here.

   Pat O'Shea took this shot Saturday at low tide — we're wondering if a proxigean spring tide also produces an abnormally low tide…

   Who said DeKorte can look a tad bleak in the winter?

     We found this nest under a conifer in Harrier Meadow. At first it looked like a coconut shell.

    Upon closer examination, it was made of mud, with twigs on the exterior.

      What kind of nest is it?

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In honor of Groundhog's Day today, here's a video we did a while back, before the blog was really up and running.

The one-minute video features a woodchuck looking out of its den on a path in DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst, when Junior butts in. (Best played with audio on.)

For more information on this abundant Meadowlands mammal, click here.

     Note: We realize that it is a bad idea to take hang out in front of birds' nests or mammals' dens in an effort to get a family portrait. The animals feel threatened and cannot escape.   For this video, we used a trick we learned minutes earlier from a professional cameraman: You put the video-cam on a tripod not too far from entrance, hit "record," and walk away.    Later on, you come back, retrieve the camera  and see what you caught on video. :- )