Category: Nature

Views of nature and the natural world. Plants, animals, and wildlife from around the world.

Sunday (14-August-2016) – New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Just Hanging Out on a Hot Summer Day. Praying Mantis at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec).

Just Hanging Out on a Hot Summer Day. Praying Mantis at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Just Hanging Out on a Hot Summer Day. Praying Mantis at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (14-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly on the ground to get salt from the mud.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec).

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly on the ground to get salt from the mud.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly on the ground to get salt from the mud.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (14-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) on a Black-Eyed Susan Flower. Note the back of the butterfly wing is camouflaged as a decoy of the front of the butterfly. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec).

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) on a Black-Eyed Susan Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) on a Black-Eyed Susan Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) on a Black-Eyed Susan Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) on a Black-Eyed Susan Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (14-August-2014) — Poland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 75: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gdansk, Poland.

Sunset at Westerplatte in Gdansk, Poland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Razor Wire Coiled Fence at Sunset. Walkabout in Westerplatte Memorial Park. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera and 24 mm lens. (David J Mathre)
Razor Wire Coiled Fence at Sunset. Walkabout in Westerplatte Memorial Park. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera and 24 mm lens. (David J Mathre)