Rob Fanning found this Hudsonian Godwit among a bunch of mostly Greater Yellowlegs at the Clay Avenue Wetlands in Lyndhurst. Chris Takacs catpured the scene – the Godwit is in the middle flapping its wings as the Yellowlegs pay no mind.

The Meadowlands Nature Blog salutes all of the men and women who have served our country so proudly and courageosuly and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedoms and way of life. (Pictured is the AMVets Carillon in DeKorte Park).