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I came across this article about blacklegged (deer) ticks and their questing behavior in Northeastern and Midwestern vs. Southeastern United States. It seems that there is a correlation between the higher incidences of Lyme disease, and aggressive questing on top of leaf litter. I think that...

Thank you for sharing those, Bob, and thanks Al for the breakdown of indirect register! I found a few more during the snowfall last weekend, plus I dug two out of the archive from last year to share if anyone is interested: First, what I believe to be a fox 'dive' into snow while hunting a...

Thank you! I added it to my wish list on Amazon.

Yes it sure is. I might have my history wrong, but it seemed to me like they, in many ways, were the true pioneers of much of the American frontier. My recollection is that because there was fierce competition between the fur traders, they were pushing ahead of the settlers and trying to push...

46er, I watched Jeremiah Johnson this weekend. Awesome movie! Thank you for the recommendation!

Frankie is the man! He's the only person on Earth more passionate about weather than Jim Cantore.

Saw a peregrine falcon just yesterday. Awesome!

I keep every interaction short, pleasant, and in passing. Yes sir no sir and have a nice day now. I don't even stop walking if someone unknown addresses me. Never let anyone engage you to the point where you can't walk away without having to look over your shoulder while doing so. Sue Gremlin...

I love the two cedar swamps there, especially the one near the lake that they refer to as "The Cathedral". Truly a beautiful place!

RIP David Bowie

That popped into my head too, but I think with turkey you would see three or less toe marks, this looks like 4 marks for a single scrape (at least that is what I am getting from the picture).

Hey Woodjin, Thank you! I do have a few records of bullfrogs in pinelands edge areas such as those in Monmouth County, but the only area that I have a record for bullfrogs that may be closer to the interior barrens is as Prospertown Lake WMA. Not sure if that counts. I will say that I haven't...

Hey Joe, No it's certainly not just you, we noticed it too when we found the specimen. He had definitely just eaten, in fact he was crossing a road from a wetland area so we were guessing that he had polished off a frog before moving to the next area on his list. Definitely a girthy specimen...

Hey Al, Yes, the corn was found in the Barrens! Awesome snake! Yeah that was a pair of copperheads in the last pic all nestled back in a crevice. Too bad, their coloration was awesome. I've found coppers with that tan-brown color but these guys had a penny-copper hue. Very cool!

It's probably apparent by now that I value all of the herpetofauna and hold them all in high regard. When overwhelmingly seeing the "common stuff" I remind myself of the historic abundance of the passenger pigeon and where it is now, and what it potentially means for the existence of any...

Visiting the Pine Barrens produced many fence lizards! ...worm snakes really do look like worms: Some beautiful (and pollen-covered) racers down there: We found a ribbon snake which was a beautiful specimen, however it was very difficult to get a good photo: People...

Getting a good photograph of a Northern gray treefrog eluded me for quite some time, then one night: The warning coloration under the hind legs is more visible here: One day while flipping rocks in North/Central New Jersey, I found something unexpected: The photograph above is of a...

I flipped this pretty red-bellied snake pictured below in the Pine Barrens while out with a friend. Red-bellies have some serious variation in their ground color, with many of them black or charcoal grey, but lo and behold this beautiful specimen: Nice Southern ringneck snake from the same...