"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command". - George Orwell, 1984

Double Crested Cormorant defends catch from Ring Billed Gull juvenile and wins! #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Henry seems to look right at me and doesn’t mind, but for every slight noise, he is on alert. #deer #mammals #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Was sitting quietly by my window, and look who showed up! 💖 #fox #mammals #wildlife #nature #backyard #photography #NewJersey

Green Heron defying gravity. #herons #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Barn Swallow dust bathing on a hot day. #swallows #birds #wilflife #nature #photographs #NewJersey

This is Henry. Henry loves peanuts! While he’s on alert for danger, he considers anyone in the house an ally and waits patiently to be fed. He may have been one of the fawns his mother raised eating at my table. We just love him! #deer #mammals #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Everybody loves peanuts! #foxes #mammals #wildlife #nature #backyard #photography #NewJersey

The most exotic inhabitant of Manhattan! #CentralPark #Zoo #SnowLeopard #bigcats #mammals #photography #NewYork

True story: A Bald Eagle’s call is so unimpressive, akin to a chirp, that in film they often substitute it for the raucous cry of a Red Tailed Hawk. #eagles #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

“There is no life I know To compare with pure imagination, Living there you'll be free If you truly wish to be” -Newley & Bricusse #orchids #flowers #bloomscrolling #wishes #sweetdreams #goodnight

Low flying Great Egret at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. #egrets #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Found this Black Crowned Night Heron hiding under a willow canopy. #herons #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Black morph of the Grey Squirrel. #mammals #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

"Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream” Khalil Gibran #flowers #bloomscrolling #sweetdreams #goodnight

Cicada from a massive eruption a few years ago. There were so many, a local ice cream shop used the carcasses in a limited edition flavor. No, I didn’t try it. I hear it was crunchy. 😄 #insects #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Young swan discovers her new wings. #swans #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Young Green Heron stood right next to me and insisted I take his picture. Did I get his good side? #herons #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Swallowtail enjoying a bit of nectar! #butterflies #invertebrates #nature #wildlife #photography #NewJersey

Red Bellied Woodpecker easily clinging to the trunk of a massive pine tree. #woodpeckers #pines #trees #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Barn Swallow perfectly perched on a low branch. #swallows #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Fosters tern emerging from a deep dive! #terns #birds #wilflife #nature #photography #NewJersey

“If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumbered here While these visions did appear.” -Shakespeare #GerberDaisies #flowers #bloodscrolling #sweetdreams #goodnight

Love the duckweed mustache! #frogs #bullfrogs #amphibians #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream. #roses #flowers #bloomscrolling #sweetdreams #goodnight

My young buck came back today, giving me more photo ops. This may be the beginning of a beautiful friendship! 💖 #deer #mammals #wildlife #nature #backyard #photography #NewJersey

🎵”Golden slumbers fill your eyes Smiles awake you when you rise Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry And I will sing a lullaby -Lennon and McCartney” #roses #flowers #bloomscrolling #sweetdreams #goodnight

The elusive Black-billed Cuckoo. I’ve only seen one this once. #cuckoos #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

“I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream”. -Fain and Lawrence #delphinium #flowers #bloomscrolling #sweetdreams #goodnight

White Tailed Buck caught eating the Blue Jay’s peanuts in my backyard!

🎵”Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you, Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you…” -Andre and Schwandt #hibiscus #flowers #bloomscrolling #sweetdreams #goodnight

Ironic that this sweet looking young bird will grow up to be a bit of a bruiser! #BlueJay #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

🎵 “A dream is a wish your heart makes When you're fast asleep…” -Ilene Woods #godetia #flowers #bloomscrolling #sweetdreams #goodnight

Showy Snowy Egret pair in afternoon light. #egrets #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

“Myths are public dreams. Dreams are private myths.” - Joseph Campbell #loosestrife #wildflowers #flowers #bloomscrolling #lakes #landscape #NewJersey

Seagull with expensive taste! #crabs #seagulls #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

“Man is a genius when he is dreaming" -Akira Kurosawa #roses #flowers #bloomscrolling #goodnight #sweetdreams

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe! 😄 #WhiteBreastedNuthatch #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

A deep tranquil sleep, dreaming of cherry blossoms, on a diamond river. #flowers #blooms #bloomscrolling #sweetdreams

Noisy Great Blue Heron squawking away during a flyby! #herons #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

As someone with an intense fear of snakes, this photo was a veritable act of courage! 😊 #NorthernWaterSnake #snakes #reptiles #wildlife #nature #photographs #NewJersey

The Enforcer on the warpath! #swans #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Oh, that awkward stage! Teeny-bopper Canada gosling in a sea of wildflowers. #geese #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Up periscope! Green Heron stretches his very long neck to peer around the tall grasses! #herons #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

A rare bird for us, Black Bellied Whistling Ducks! Found in a shallow pond next to a rural two lane road with no shoulder…not safe! #rare #ducks #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Catbird showing off her yummy mulberry! #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

Beaver in her element! #beavers #mammals #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey

A riot of petals! #bloomscrolling #roses #flowers

Double Crested Cormorant and unfortunate Crappie! #birds #fish #waterbirds #wildlife #nature #photography #NewJersey