On Sunday we went with the Linnaean Society of NY to the Great Swamp NWR in Morris County, New Jersey and Lord Stirling Park in Somerset County, New Jersey. The photos signed Felix are by Marc. He found the wood frog.
Purple Martin (Progne subis), Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Purple Martin (Progne subis), Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) and Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus), Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) on Crown Vetch (invasive), Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Crown Vetch or Axseed (Coronilla varia) invasive, Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) invasive, Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Chicory (Cichorium intybus) invasive, Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva), Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021 
Great Swamp NWR 6/27/2021
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) female, Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) male, Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens), Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Green Heron (Butorides virescens), Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis), Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis), Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera), Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Yellow Evening-Primrose (Oenothera flava), Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021 
Lord Stirling Park 6/27/2021
How beautifully you’ve captured the diversity of life.
Thank you for dropping by and for the compliment.
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I especially liked your daylily and milkweed photos, Sherry. Also liked the towhees. They are always entertaining. 🙂
Oh Sherry, this was such a pleasant visit to the two NJ parks. Thank you for each one of these magnificent photos, and many thanks to Marc, too. It was lovely to see both the flora and fauna, as well as the sky and waterways. I really liked each photo, but my favorites were the blueberry, the swallow dipping into the river, the wood frog, black-eyed Susans, damselfly, contemplative song sparrow, and the one that made me take in my breath for its utter magnificence: the GBH and cormorant.
Many many thanks Jet. Glad you enjoyed our recordings. It was a busy weekend. another trip to post.
Sherry, your photos capture so well so much of the flora and fauna of the Great Swamp and Lord Stirling. Many of us had difficulty getting a good look at the Wood Frog so I really appreciate seeing Marc’s excellent photo. I love the composition of your photos, especially the flowers and butterflies. Thank you for sharing these gems!
I think your frog may have been a Green Frog. Marc’s Wood Frog with a black face was in the woodland. Thanks for leaving a comment. 🙂
Beautiful photos. I love the birds perching as high as they can, and the frog.
Thanks Dan 🙂 Stay cool!
It was fun to see one of my favorite birds, the Green Heron, here. I especially liked the broader view of the landscape, just because it’s so different from ours, and so attractive.
Thanks. I like to include a bit of the setting.
There is always a lot of live in the swamps 🙂 Nice pictures Sherry.
Thanks 🙂