Wildlife

Sue and I were saying on the air the other morning that I feel like "Dr Doolittle" these days because of my encounters with so many animals. Spring is a season for babies and that may be why I'm running into so many. My latest encounter involved a baby possum or as they are sometimes called opossums. I r...

I discovered something this morning that was beautiful, but also freaked me out a bit.  A fox has apparently given birth to a litter and they're now living in my backyard.  I discovered their home when my dog started barking and squealing louder than usual...

The OSPREY ... also called fish eagle, sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk It is a bird pf prey, a Jersey Shore favorite and seen up and down the eastern seaboard...it's the Osprey! I took the still shots of the Osprey right here at the Jersey Shore...

I was walking my dog the other day when I was surprised by the object that you see in the photo above. At first I thought that someone had put a large rock in the middle of the grass, but upon closer inspection I realized what it was pretty quickly:

Instead of “Why did the chicken cross the road?” I’m going to ask, “Why did the big geese lead their brood of little baby goslings onto a busy Turnpike?  I witnessed something over the weekend that made me feel scared and helpless...

Just in time for Mother's Day  ..... I was traveling through our neighborhood when we spotted this Mom ( and Dad ) with their babies .... keep an eye out for "spring" wildlife in your town . We will begin to see more and more wildlife around the Jersey Shore as we head in to Summer .... ...

I travel all over the country speaking to young people, and I am always amazed at how engaged in environmental conservation they are. ~ Philippe Cousteau, Jr.     Today my Wife and I had the chance to take part in a neighborhood clean-up....of the "Gre...

Ok before anyone says dinosaur eggs, Jurassic World opens this weekend, I can assure you they are not. I was doing yard work when I came across these two "shells" .... I'm curious what popped out of them. I'm sure our audience will know ...

If you live along coastal areas of the Jersey Shore then you probably have seen our slowest travelers ... turtles. Now through August is the time when many Turtles will be making their way around the shore. Over the past several years there has been more and more attention to keeping these "slow pokes" safe as they cross area roadways...

Welcome to the "May 2015" edition of Shutterblog and this one is "For The Birds" a collection of Jersey Shore Birds .... Enjoy and let me know your favorite..... I love photography as a hobby and I enjoy sharing my photos, many  from right here at the Jersey Shore. I h...