Why is this man’s hand purple? Hint: You may not want to know.
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Wednesday: Bonus Walk @ DeKorte Park
Tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 24), the Meadowlands Commission invites you to a free guided nature walk celebrating the reopening of DeKorte Park’s newly rebuilt Marsh Discovery Trail.
The walk follows the commission’s monthly meeting, and should begin around 10:30 a.m.
The half-mile trail was severely damaged and knocked out of commission by Superstorm Sandy.
We are pleased to announce that the trail is looking pretty awesome again after a major rebuilding effort. Please come and see for yourself.
Photo below is of a piece of the trail that the storm relocated onto the Transco Trail 100 yards away.
We’re Talkin’ Turtles Here
The NJMC’s Ildiko Pechmann discovered a bunch of fledgling Snapping Turtles wandering around DeKorte Park near the administration building.
The NJMC’s main turtle man, Brett Bragin took these photos and then relocated the little shell-shocked guys to an undisclosed location. (Thanks, Ildiko and Brett!)
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- Young snapping turtle getting out of hand.
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- The circle of life.. Fulfilling a snapping turtle’s bucket-list wish.. Add your own caption.
Peregrine @ Hackensack River Bridge
Taken Friday morning from one of the NJMC’s pontoon boats.
Three Peregrines and umpteen Ospreys were seen on the cruise.
Black-throated Green @ DeKorte Today
Dennis Cheeseman photographed this beauty at DeKorte at lunchtime today. (Thanks, Dennis!)
Mill Creek, Late September
Regina Geoghan writes:
Beautiful cloud and sky reflections in the water when the tide was up last Tuesday afternoon at Mill Creek. (Thanks, Regina!)
What’s Being Seen @ DeKorte Park
Download a Free Bald Eagle E-book
“Bald Eagles of the Meadowlands & Beyond” is a free, 62-page online book about our national symbol’s remarkable comeback in northern New Jersey and across America.
The lavishly illustrated e-book, sponsored by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, features chapters by raptor expert Scott Weidensaul, Kathy Clark of the N.J. Endangered and Nongame Species Program, and the American Eagle Foundation.
The full-color book also showcases images by 19 nature photographers and five illustrators.
Contributing photographers: Louis Balboa, Jerry Barrack, Al Barrera, Jana Brusich, Dave Chanda of N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife, Kathy Clark of N.J. ENSP, Greg Gard, Mike Girone, Muhammad Faizan, Alice Leurck, Bill Menzel, Greg Miller, Doug Morel, Fred Nisenholz, Allan Sanford, Ron Shields, Mick Valent of N.J. ENSP, Roy Woodford and the NJMC’s Jim Wright.
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Note: Due to the nature of on-demand printing, these books can be a tad expensive.
Stop the Presses: Pelican Still Here
Yep. This is Day 75 of DeKorte Park held hostage by George the far-out American White Pelican. Seen today in the usual distant spot.
Sparrow ID Help Requested
Tank Matraxia of Lyndhurst stopped by the Environment Center the other day with snapshots a friend had taken of a bird in his backyard — he had never seen one with white on the wings like this before, and wanted to know if we could ID it.
We told him our answer. What do you think it is?