New Jersey

I was invited to speak at a great conference in New Jersey, NeoForum, and, as I now often do, I added on a couple of overnights to do some exploring. On this occasion I drove down to Cape May which is a birding hotspot, especially during migration, unfortunately the spring migration was largely finished, I also stopped at the Edwin B Forsythe wildlife refuge, where there were an impressive number of Ospreys, many of whom had young chicks in their nests.

The header image is a Glossy Ibis, which were quite common there, but I had not seen since I was in Africa.

The Black Skimmer was living up to its name, and was another first for me.

I could only get a picture of this Summer Tanager backlit, but I was able to overexpose, then adjust the lighting in production.

I love the colours of the Indigo Bunting, this male is in breeding plumage.

The Carolina Wren has a very loud song, like many wrens, it is more easily heard than seen.

The Forster’s Terns were abundant.

These Ospreys were chasing each other, the one at the back trying to snatch the fish.

Finally the fish was snatched from the claws of the first bird, but dropped it

And a Bald Eagle Swooped in and snatched the fish as it hit the water, escaping with the stolen prey. The Osprey didn’t seem to want to take on the eagle!