Five images of monarch butterflies on goldenrod and other marsh shrub blooms taken on a weekend in late September at Mill Creek Marsh in the N. J. Meadowlands.

Thanks to Regina Geoghan for sending in these monarch and bird montages of photos that she took yesterday at Mill Creek Marsh. Regina writes:  I was happy to see several fresh and beautiful monarch butterflies on Saturday  and again on Sunday.  They seem to love the goldenrod. Thanks for sharing Regina!

A selection of bird images taken at Mill Creek Marsh NJ Meadowlands on a Sept day: great egrets, snowy egret, yellowlegs, and osprey.

Great article on bats in the New York Times last week. Check out The Remarkable Patience of the Staten Island Bat Watchers

Don’t forget: We’ll have some live bats here at the Meadowlands Environment Center as part of the Halloween at the Meadowlands event on Thursday, Oct. 19, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. To register, and for more info, click here