Six-Years Ago (21-August-2010) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

No Skating Sign in the middle of the pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Must be a sign of Global Warming on this hot day in the middle of the summer. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens with a 2.0 TC-E teleconverter (ISO 200, 210 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec).

No Skating Sign in the Middle of the Pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens with a 2.0 TC-E teleconverter (ISO 200, 210 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
No Skating Sign in the Middle of the Pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens with a 2.0 TC-E teleconverter . (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (21-August-2010) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Monarch butterfly feasting on a thistle flower at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens with a 2.0 TC-E teleconverter (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec).

This year, I have only seen three Monarch butterflies and only been able to get a picture of one. None of them were feeding. In the past they favored Thistle flowers and Joe Pye Weed flowers. I saw many Monarch butterflies on this day six years ago.

Monarch Butterfly Feasting on a Thistle Bloom at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens with a 2.0 TC-E teleconverter (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Monarch Butterfly Feasting on a Thistle Bloom at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens with a 2.0 TC-E teleconverter (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)

Saturday (20-August-2016) — New Jersey.

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Late Afternoon Walkabout at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Six images of a Clearwing Hummingbird Moth working a Thistle flower. Images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens.


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Saturday (20-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

The Troll is missing in action after tasting this one. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec).

The Troll is Missing in Action After Tasting This One. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
The Troll is Missing in Action After Tasting This One. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)

Saturday (20-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature a the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Late Afternoon Walkabout at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Four images of Bullfrogs. I especially like the last one “Grumpy”. After all the smaller frogs jumped into the water, he just stayed and stared at me. Images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens.

Kermit the Bullfrog at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Pond. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (David J Mathre)
Kermit the Bullfrog at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Pond. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (David J Mathre)
Kermit the Bullfrog at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Pond. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (David J Mathre)
Kermit the Bullfrog at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Pond. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (David J Mathre)
Kermit the Bullfrog at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Pond. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (David J Mathre)
Kermit the Bullfrog at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Pond. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (David J Mathre)
Kermit the Bullfrog at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Pond. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (David J Mathre)
Kermit the Grumpy Bullfrog at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Pond. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (David J Mathre)