It was another successful day with the Bergen County Audubon Society (BCAS) Bird and nature walk at Teaneck Creek Conservancy in Teaneck, NJ

International Observe the Moon night is Oct 4. Take a moment to look for our Moon this weekend. By 17:00 local time, the Moon should by well above your southeastern horizon.

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We visited the Delaware Water Gap today, and it was a wonderful experience. This time of year is perfect for exploring the area. If you haven’t been here before, I highly recommend it.

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) 📌 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 🗓️ Septembr 21, 2025 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm ✏️ ISO 2000 f7.1 1/3200s #butterflies #entomology #butterfly @entsocamerica.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social @nature.org

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 📍 Van Buskirk Island County Park (Oradell, NJ) 🗓️ Sept. 24, 2025 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm @mybirdcards.com @aba.org @billpaquin.bsky.social @nycbirdalliance.org @littoralsociety.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) enjoying the view at State Line Lookout in the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey. 📌 State Line Lookout (Alpine, NJ) 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm 🗓️ September 17, 2025 @littoralsociety.bsky.social @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @billpaquin.bsky.social @nature.org

Black #bears (Ursus americanus) have the widest color range of any North American #mammal, appearing in black, brown, cinnamon, blond, blue-gray, or white. 📌 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (USA) 🗓️ July 5, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm @nature.org

Sometimes, a long lens captures unexpected moments up close—like this peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), where it got so close, its wing tip just barely made it into the frame 📌 State Line Lookout (Alpine, NJ) 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm 🗓️ 9/17/2025 @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @abcbirds.bsky.social

Today at State Line Lookout in Alpine, NJ, we enjoyed a wonderful bird and nature walk organized by the Bergen County Audubon Society🌎 #Birdwatching #NatureWalk #StateLineLookout #Ornithology #Ecology @nature.org @aba.org @abcbirds.bsky.social @nycbirdalliance.org @littoralsociety.bsky.social

Spent a few hours today at Stateline Lookout in Alpine, NJ while hanging out with the vounteers and bird enthusiasts partaking in the annual State Line Hawk Watch & Count. 📌 State Line Lookout (Alpine, NJ) 🗓️ Septembr 16, 2025 @nature.org @aba.org @littoralsociety.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social

State Line Lookout (Alpine, NJ) with the Bergen County Audubon Society (BCAS) Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 10:00am Meeting at the Lookout Cafe #birding #birdwatching #naturewalk #nature #wildlife #bcas #audubon #jamesfalletti @nature.org @aba.org @littoralsociety.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 📌 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 🗓️ Septembr 3, 2025 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #wildlife #nature #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography @aba.org @birdnote.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com @nycbirdalliance.org @teaneckcreek.bsky.social

American Bison (Bison bison) 📌 Yellowstone National Park, WY 🗓️ July 5, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #jamesfalletti #nature #wildlife #jamesfallettiphotography #nationalparks #bison @nature.org @nature.com @nationalwildlife.bsky.social

Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) 📌 Badlands National Park, SD 🗓️ July 8, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm ✏️ ISO 800 f5.6 1/2000s #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #wildlife #nature #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @nycbirdalliance.org @littoralsociety.bsky.social

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 📌 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 🗓️ Wed. Septembr 3, 2025 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm

It has been a true honor and pleasure to be part of such an amazing group of passionate, dedicated, knowledgeable, and kind-hearted #bird and #wildlife enthusiasts. I look forward to many more #birding adventures with this crew and all the wonderful BCAS members! 🌎 @aba.org @nature.org

Photographing the #moon offers a front row seat to one of nature’s most fascinating cycles. Over four consecutive nights in #Hackensack, NJ, from September 7–11, 2025, I documented the moon as it shifted from a brilliant Full Moon (100% illumination) to a #Waning Gibbous (about 75%)

Waning Gibbous Moon 84.9% Full 2025-09-10 9:30pm EDT Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #Moon #WaningGibbous #MoonPhotography #Astrophotography #NikonD500 #NightSky #NASA #Skywatching #Astronomy #Lunar #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography @nature.com @nature.org @esa.int @canadianspace.bsky.social

It was another Wet Wednesday Wildlife Walk with the Bergen County Audubon Society today at Mill Creek Point and Schmidt’s Woods in Secaucus, NJ. #BergenCountyAudubon #jamesfalletti #Jamesfallettiphotography @nature.org @veolianorthamerica.bsky.social @audubon.org @aba.org @abcbirds.bsky.social

Great Memory from 2017 - CCS Teacher Completes the Honeywell Summer Institute Program 🌎 www.tapinto.net/towns/hasbro... #Jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #educator #audubon #teacher

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) spotted at Teaneck Creek Conservancy 🦋 @teaneckcreek.bsky.social @nature.org @entsocamerica.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social #ButterflyWatching #InsectLovers #entomology #Biodiversity #JamesFalletti #jamesfallettiphotography

Waning Gibbous Moon 97.87% Full 2025-09-08 9:30pm EDT Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #Moon #WaningGibbous #MoonPhotography #Astrophotography #NikonD500 #NightSky #NASA #Skywatching #Astronomy #Lunar #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography @nature.org @astronomy.blue @apod.shinyakato.dev

Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) 📌 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 🗓️ Wed. Septembr 3, 2025 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm @teaneckcreek.bsky.social @nature.org @herpleague.bsky.social #turtles #reptiles #teaneck #nature #Jamesfalletti #wildlife #photography #Jamesfallettiphotography

Painted #Turtles (Chrysemys picta) 🐢 📌 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 🗓️ Wed. Septembr 3, 2025 📸 #Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #reptiles #nature #wildlife #jamesfalletti #jamesfalletti @nature.org @teaneckcreek.bsky.social @wcs.org

Today is National #Hummingbird Day, World #Shorebirds Day, and International #Vulture Awareness Day. A perfect occasion to appreciate the #diversity of our feathered friends. #NationalHummingbirdDay #WorldShorebirdsDay #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay #Birdwatching @nature.org @mybirdcards.com

Today is National #Hummingbird Day, a wonderful occasion to explore the fascinating world of these remarkable #birds and highlight the necessity of conserving their #habitats #NationalHummingbirdDay #AudubonSociety #jamesfalletti #Jamesfallettiphotography @nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com

American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) 🐸 📌 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 🗓️ Wed. Septembr 3, 2025 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #frogs #herpetology #wildlife #nature #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography @nature.org @herpsocsg.bsky.social @nationalwildlife.bsky.social @teaneckcreek.bsky.social

Here are a few photos of the #biodivisty found at Teaneck Creek Conservancy during the Bergen County #Audubon Society #Bird & #Nature Walk 📌 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 🗓️ Wed. Septembr 3, 2025 📸 #Nikon D500 | 200-500mm @nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography

The moose (North America) or elk (Eurasia), Alces alces, is the largest extant species in the deer family. 📌 Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming 🗓️ July 5, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #nature #wildlife @nature.org @nationalwildlife.bsky.social

September 4 is #NationalWildlifeDay Let's focus on conserving #endangered #species & honoring Steve Irwin's legacy. As a #wildlife enthusiast, I urge everyone to advocate for our planet's #Biodiversity and #habitats for future generations @nature.org @amornith.bsky.social @aba.org @mybirdcards.com

Pronghorn/American Antelope (Antilocapra americana) 📌 Badlands National Park, SD 🗓️ June 30, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm @nature.org #jamesfalletti #wildlife #nature #jamesfallettiphotography #wildlifephotography @nature.com @nationalwildlife.bsky.social

It was a picture-perfect day at Teaneck Creek Conservancy with the Bergen County Audubon Society (BCAS) during our biweekly bird and nature walk #BCAS #BirdWatching #NatureWalk #Birding #Wildlife #Conservation #NatureLovers @teaneckcreek.bsky.social @nature.org @aba.org @littoralsociety.bsky.social

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 📌 Badlands National Park, SD 🗓️ June 30, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #jamesfalletti #birding #wildlife #jamesfallettiphotography #birds #ornithology @nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @abcbirds.bsky.social @littoralsociety.bsky.social

American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 📌 Badlands National Park, SD 🗓️ June 30, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #JamesFalletti #birds #ornithology #Jamesfallettiphotography @aba.org @birdnote.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com @abcbirds.bsky.social @littoralsociety.bsky.social

American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 📌 Badlands National Park, SD 🗓️ June 30, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #JamesFalletti #birds #ornithology #Jamesfallettiphotography @aba.org @birdnote.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com @abcbirds.bsky.social @littoralsociety.bsky.social

Black-Billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 📌 Yellowstone National Park, WY 🗓️ July 5, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm #birds #ornithology #birding #wildlifephotography #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography @aba.org @birdnote.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com @littoralsociety.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social

While driving home from a wonderful celebration, I spotted something fly across our windshield, only to find out that it was a Barred #Owl. And just like that; the night became even more remarkable #BarredOwl #NatureSighting #Wildlife #owls #birds @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @abcbirds.bsky.social

Common Raven (Corvus corax) 🐦‍⬛ 📌 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 🗓️ July 5, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm ✏️ ISO 450 f5.6 1/320s #birds #ornithology #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography @aba.org @birdnote.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com @littoralsociety.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social

Common Raven (Corvus corax) 🐦‍⬛ 📌 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 🗓️ July 5, 2023 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm ✏️ ISO 450 f5.6 1/320s #birds #ornithology #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography @aba.org @birdnote.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com @littoralsociety.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social

Elk (Cervus canadensis), or wapiti, are large deer native to North America and Asia. The name “wapiti” comes from Shawnee and Cree, meaning “white rump” or “light-colored deer” 📌 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (USA) 🗓️ July 5, 23 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm @nature.org @wcs.org @altnps.bsky.social

Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) 📌 Gateway National Recreation Area (NJ) 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm 🗓️ August 19, 2025 #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #birds #wildlife @nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @birdnote.bsky.social @littoralsociety.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social

Tree #Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) and a Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) looking like sheet music 🎶🎶 📌 Atlantic Highlands, NJ 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm 🗓️ August 2025 #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #birds #birdphotography @nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @nycbirdalliance.bsky.social

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 📌 Gateway National Recreation Area (NJ) 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm 🗓️ August 19, 2025 #jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #birds #nature #wildlifephotography @nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @nycbirdalliance.bsky.social @littoralsociety.bsky.social

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 📌 Gateway National Recreation Area (NJ) 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm 🗓️ August 19, 2025 #Jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #shorebirds #WildlifePhotography @nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @littoralsociety.bsky.social

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 📌 Gateway National Recreation Area (NJ) 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm 🗓️ August 19, 2025 #Jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #shorebirds #WildlifePhotography @nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @littoralsociety.bsky.social

Happy #WorldPhotographyDay 📸 Today, we celebrate the art of capturing moments and the stories that unfold through each image. As a travel and #wildlife #photographer, I find inspiration in the beauty and diversity of our natural world. #jamesfalletti #Jamesfallettiphotography

Ruby-Throated #Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 📌 Reeves-Reed Arboretum (Summit, NJ) 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm 🗓️ August 17, 2025 #jamesfalletti #Jamesfallettiphotography #wildlifephotography @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @nycbirdalliance.bsky.social @littoralsociety.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social

Ruby-Throated #Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 📌 Reeves-Reed Arboretum (Summit, NJ) 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm 🗓️ August 17, 2025 #jamesfalletti #Jamesfallettiphotography #wildlifephotography @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @nycbirdalliance.bsky.social @littoralsociety.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social