Tag Archives: Forsythe-NWR This is the Osprey couple from the last nest on the 8 mile wildlife drive at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ Saturday 4-3-2010. It was a very weird weather day at the refuge. It was 54 degrees with a steady wind of about 15 mph but there was a dense...  A snowy Egret takes flight and flies across my path. I had been watching this guy for an hour while he sat on a the edge of one of the water tunnels that allows water to move between the marshes and through the dike. He would take flight, circle around and come back to the...  Adult Black-Crowned Night Heron stands on the edge of the marsh area at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ back on 7-11-2009. The BCNH is one of the most patient species I have watched fishing. They will stand in one place for an hour and not move if they think it...  Even when life’s troubles are nipping at your heals, you can always find refuge up in a tree. Great Egret catching some early morning sunshine in a tree overlooking the Gull Pond at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ back on 7-3-2009. For more information on the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife...  Snowy Egrets are a lot of fun to watch when they are fishing. Unlike their larger counterpart, the Great Egret, the Snowy Egret moves around in what appears to be quick, frantic movements while they fish. The Great Egrets tend to stay in one place and have a much more patient, methodical manner of fishing....  Great Egret takes some time off from her busy preening session to enjoy the late afternoon breeze. From my 7-11-2009 trip to Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ. For more information on the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site at www.fws.gov/northeast/forsythe/. For more information on Great Egrets, visit...  On this day at the refuge, the Osprey Mom at the last nest was showing her two chicks how to take off and land by repeatedly taking off from the nest, sometimes with a fish, sometime without one, taking a few laps and then landing. A fascinating exercise to be able to watch. From my... |
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