Quincy Magoo has been photographing in the Meadowlands for several years, and is best known for his soft-focus techniques, as evidenced by the Red-breasted Merganser shot above.
“A sharp focus is over-rated in my book,” Quincy says. “I was just lucky to see these guys in Teal Pool last month.”
Quincy studied at Rutgers. A link is here.
Quincy’s photos of a Fox Sparrow and well-camouflaged Long-Eared Owl follow.
Happy April Fools Day!
Chris Takacs reports:
While driving Rt. 7 today, I spotted a Redhead diving in the eastern part of the freshwater Kearny Marsh. Stopped and took photograph from the shore near the sub-station.
Also last evening we had 20+ people in DeKorte for the YHBL, which showed up at approx. 6:30 pm and gave all good looks before heading out to the phragmites for the night.
(Thanks, Chris!)
Natalie Gregorio shared this photo from yesterday evening, with the comment:
“What a beauty.”
Ace birder Chris Takacs reports that last night the bird arrived around 6:30 p.m.
Please park in the first lot, just past the guardhouse.
Bruno Rondi of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission has been photographing some of the beautiful cranes of the district.
We are posting a few of Bruno’ s shots here. No wonder Bruno finds cranes so uplifting. (Thanks, Bruno!)
Happy April Fools Day!
Five years ago, as part of the N.J. Meadowlands Commission’s Oral History Project, we interviewed lots of folks about the region in the old days. We are going to reprint the best of them here, every Tuesday, for 11 weeks. This week: Don Torino, president of the Bergen county Audubon Society.
Long-time Meadowlands resident Don Torino recalls:
I moved to Moonachie from Hackensack when I was twelve years old, Although Moonachie was just a few miles from Hackensack it was a different world.
One of my first Memories was having to stop our car on Redneck Avenue, waiting for the goats and sheep to cross the road.
I also remember watching horses trotting along Moonachie Ave. as they went into Teterboro Woods to ride along the beautiful trails they had used for many years.
Click “Continue reading …” to read more of Don’s reminiscences. Continue reading
Can you identify this rare yellow-footed blackbird?
If not, happy April Fools Day!