birds

They're back! What are we talking about? the "Snowy Owl" .... these beautiful birds of prey have returned to the Jersey Shore.

Ocean County officials are moving ahead with plans to purchase the almost 8,000 acre tract of land known as the Forked River Mountains to insure it remains as open space.

It is our best fisherman, the Osprey ..... the hawk of the sea! You'll see them up and down the Jersey Shore coast. This is my favorite bird to photograph and I'm lucky to live in an area with many to view. Just this past Friday at our Community Medical Center Seaside Park Boardwalk Studio we watched an Osprey fishing in the surf and bringing home fresh fish to their babies.

  Today (4/11) is National Pet Day! According to National Today ...... Here's the breakdown on Pets (Based on a survey of 1,000 Pet Owners) America's 5 most-owned pets are: #1: Dog (45%) #2: Cat (30%) #3: Fish (9%) #4: Bird (5%) #5: Hamster (2%) 10% OF AMERICANS SAY THEIR PET IS THEIR BEST FRIEND 11% hang out with their pets (watching TV or reading books) 20% talk to their friends in a special voi

The Osprey, "aka" the Seahawk, has returned to the Jersey Shore. This past weekend I went out with my camera (SHUTTERBLOG) and was able to find a few Osprey's and grab some photos I hope you enjoy. The Osprey is a familiar sight here at the Jersey Shore...

Some say it's New Jersey's most impressive owl, the Great Horned Owl. This owl can get as large as 25 inches in length with a wing span of nearly 5 feet. I was doing some photos along seven bridges road in Little Egg Harbor when I first passed the owl. I a...

If you asked me a few years ago would I be out on a cold December morning chasing birds to take the photos I'd probably have said .....NO! However after slowly getting into "bird watching" I love it and enjoy spending time hiking and looking for our feathered friends. I t...

Spotting a snowy owl is rare in New Jersey. Snowy Owls spend most of their lives in the Arctic and rarely fly this far south.   I have been hearing and seeing a lot about the elusive "snowy owl" and how a few have decided to pay the Jersey Shore a visit .... so I ...

I don't know where to start with this one, so I will start from the beginning... My boyfriend got me Abernathy, an Eastern Box Turtle back in December (a Christmas present). I have loved turtles since I was a kid so this was a milestone in my life...

Here are photos for March. Most of the photos I took right here at the Shore. One intriguing thing is in the photo above from West Creek.