Greenbrook Wildlife

Sherry Felix

A visit to the private little nature Sanctuary in Tenafly, New Jersey. The beetles and spider are new species for me.

A close-up of a small mammal resembling a chipmunk sitting on a piece of wood, surrounded by a blurred background of greenery.
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus), Greenbrook 9/22/2025
Close-up of white and purple wildflowers with yellow centers in a natural setting.
Panicled Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum), Greenbrook 9/22/2025
Close-up of a shiny brown beetle on dark, earthy soil.
Horned Passalus or Patent-leather Beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus), Greenbrook 9/22/2025
Close-up of a black beetle on soil with wood debris in a natural setting.
Horned Passalus or Patent-leather Beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus), Greenbrook 9/22/2025
A spider perched on a leaf floating in water, surrounded by green grass and rippling water.
Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton), Greenbrook 9/22/2025

7 thoughts on “Greenbrook Wildlife”

  1. derrickjknight 2025-09-29 / 6:48 am

    All delightful, the spider so well spotted

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    • Sherry Felix 2025-09-29 / 7:52 am

      That was my first ID of a fishing spider. 😁

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  2. Prior... 2025-09-28 / 2:29 pm

    great photos – and I like the spider and squirrel shots the most

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  3. Anne Lazarus 2025-09-28 / 8:28 am

    We saw it on one of our trips with Ken Chaya to Van Cortlandt, that beetle. It was under a log. This species takes care of its young, wonderful decomposer. I am told if you pick it up it manages to make a screaming sound. Check it out. Great find.

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