Some shots of the bald eagles that nest on the cell tower in Brick Township a few blocks from my home. Always pretty cool to look up as I drive by and see them perched on the railing. Sometimes they make a low pass over the car, which is exciting. Guess it’s not the prettiest place, but it’s quite convenient for the pair. When I first arrived, the female dropped from the tower to check me out. She circled a few times and flew back up to the tower.
The Capt. Gavin ran aground on Wednesday in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. The 77 foot fishing boat has been on the beach for several days waiting for a salvage tug from NYC to arrive. The tug had to cancel the rescue on two separate days due to rough seas. It will attempt again on Saturday. These photos were taken late Thursday afternoon. They were pumping out the fuel and ballast water as I left. The captain remains on board waiting for the salvage tug. There are also 600 pounds of scallops on the boat.
I spent two days in Cape May with my good friend and awesome photographer, Marco Crupi. He was scouting locations for his upcoming photography workshop. The bright moon and some clouds made it tough to shoot the stars on Sunday night. Sunrise on Monday was overcast and raining, but we did get a short window with some color. Always a good time shooting with Marco. Here is the link for information on his one day workshop at Cape May on April 18th.
Every time I think the Eastern Bluebirds have left, they return. These were taken on Day 40.
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Mockingbird
Headed to one of my favorite places for birds. There wasn’t much going on, but spring was in the air.
Hooded Merganser
Red-winged Blackbird
Blue Heron
Red-winged Blackbird
Snow Geese
I haven’t seen the Eastern Bluebirds for a few days. I’m pretty sure they have moved on. But, it has been an awesome month while they were here. Hopefully, they will make this their winter stopover.
I spend six hours looking for the Snowy Owl. No luck finding the Snowy, but there’s always something to photograph at Island Beach.
I’m lucky, my townhouse is on an estuary and backs up to protected lands. The birds that visit throughout the year are pretty awesome. Here is a taste of a typical day out back.
Bluejay
Female Cardinal
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Male Cardinal
Mockingbird
Chickadee
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
The weather has been pretty brutal lately. Usually look like this while chasing Snowy Owls. No wonder she hides from me.
I took a ride down to Edwin B Forsythe Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville with my friend and photographer, Joe Gliozzo. On the way out we spotted this juvenile red-tailed hawk flying back and forth between it’s prey and the tree branch. This was the largest hawk I have ever photographed.
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