As a field biologist and amateur nature photographer, I spend a great deal of time by myself. Occasionally I will fire off a tweet from my phone as a way of celebrating or venting about the events of the day. Providing pictures to illustrate those tweets seems as good a way as any to share the peaks and pitfalls of being a nature photographer in the Garden State.
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8 June 2018: The older I get, the more I marvel at the maneuverability of a snake’s spine.
Imagine being able to twist your backbone around itself or slip out of your skin while leaving it intact...


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Found an incredibly ambitious ant, but can’t decide whether I am more inspired or intimidated by such industry.

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31 May 2018: Came across some red-seeded dandelions and now I can’t stop noticing them.

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26 May 2018: A morning drive around Forsythe NWR really takes the sting out of working on a holiday weekend.




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25 May 2018: Just encountered a prehistoric beast.
Well, a descendant of one, anyway...

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10 May 2018: When the first moth on the scene is Kent’s geometer you know it’s going to be a good night.





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3 May 2018: Baby woodcocks sitting motionless on the forest floor... priceless.


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23 April 2018: Butterflies are enjoying the leftover bait from a recent moth survey.

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20 April 2018: Good deed for the day - Rescued a dragonfly.

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19 April 2018: Some of our earliest spring flowers would be easy to miss if you weren’t looking for them.




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13 April 2018: Moth season is finally underway!
Can you spot the uninvited guest?




#nj#nature#wildlife#insects#moths#subdued quaker#gray-banded zale#celery looper#toe-biter#not a moth
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26 March 2018: Traipsing through the last of the snow looking for vernal ponds. And thus another field season begins...


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14 February 2018: A meeting in Barnegat provided the perfect excuse to visit the lighthouse and look for birds.



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9 February 2018: Mini tropical getaway at the Duke Farms orchid house this morning.





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27 January addendum (2).
As a result of some recreational backyard ‘mothing’ during the trip, I may have inadvertently documented a couple of species that were not previously recorded in Tasmania (the first two below).





#tasmania#nature#wildlife#insects#moths#carpenter moth#long-snouted moth#red-spotted delicate#double-fringed emerald#musotima
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27 January addendum: Some more Tasmanian birds and a snake.





#Tasmania#nature#wildlife#birds#sulphur-crested cockatoo#yellow-throated honeyeater#scarlet robin#chestnut teal#reptiles#tiger snake
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27 January 2018: Backyard marsupials, the southern ocean, and the fresh scent of eucalyptus in the morning. #Tasmania





#Tasmania#nature#wildlife#mammals#bennett's wallaby#fur seals#birds#black-faced cormorants#tasmanian hen#trees#eucalyptus
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