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Bob is right. However, you are probably use to seeing red bellies from the pines. The clean cedar water makes them very beautiful and algae free. What your seeing there is your classic polluted version of the redbelly. The cedar water tends to make them even more red.

Haven't been out in a while due to the rain and heat. Decided to brave the heat, ticks, and pine flies and search for a pine snake. Within my first couple minutes I came across this mud turtle, a nice find for me and my first one since 1990, she was trying to bury under some leaves to get out of...

More tracks Well today I checked the bobcat spot again. I've come across unusual scat were I originally saw the tracks on several occasions. Today however, I came across a fairly good paw print right next to some sort of scat. Also, the area appeared to be scratched at almost in the way a house...

Well said, Bob, couldn't agree with you more. Also do not make eye contact and stand your ground, also make alot of noise. Bears as a rule are very skittish and will bolt once they hear you. I can tell you from personal experience that if you run they are going to chase you. Your def right a...

Thats an awesome photo, super clear. She is laying her eggs, they choose locations where the sun hits it for most of the day but is still shady enough that it doesn't bake them. Sand roads and trails are perfect for turtles to lay there eggs. Determining age is tough with turtles but my...

4*4jim I really don't think swiit was trying to rub anything in. I think he was trying to help you out, many people don't know the laws of new jersey. Before coming to this site I did not know I couldn't pick up a turtle, lizard, etc. Thanks to this site I know not to pick up a turtle in...

Yeah unfortunately I did go to haddon heights, graduated in '99. As for haddon heights and barrington there isn't many critters. However, in haddon heights there is a pretty decent red fox pop, and I've turned up a few box turtles when I was much younger in canon park. Also behind woodland...

Well I've lived in my house for 25 years, never have I seen a reptile or amphibian. I live in barrington which has about zero areas for reptiles. So far this year I found a worm snake in my backyard, have a green frog and bullfrog that have made a home out of my pond. And two days ago found a...

This is a paragraph from www.njaudubon.com, I found it interesting that whales are coming back to some of their historic fishing grounds. Seems like wildlife in new jersey is really starting to come back, a credit to how resilent animals are. "A 40' HUMPBACK WHALE was in the Delaware Bay on...

I saw one summer tanager in cumberland county, and in my only trip to central pa this year I saw many pileated woodpeckers. I normally get to pa more, but my back has been to bad to hike steeper and harder terrain. Very nice pics.

They love sand they are probably living around the dunes and the back bays. You never know what you'll find by the beach. Once on vacation I found a box turtle on the beach in ocean city, md.

That must be an incredible experience. I know a humpback was seen in the delaware bay a few months ago. Here is the link you might want to report that sighting to this website, https://www.njaudubon.org/Tools.Net/Sightings/NaturalHistory.aspx. When I use to surf I saw lots of dolphin and even...

I guess they were deer then. My initial reaction was it sound like a horse galloping. Also there was a ton of scat a little further down where I found alot of box turtles. You can see the scat in one of the pics next to a box turtle. I was thinking bear based on the sound and the snorting...

Nice pics, new camera? I've seen lots of fowlers toads, but no hognose yet. That the pine and kingsnake were the one's I wanted to find, I'm 2/3 of the ways there. If you guys are down in cumberland county let me know, I could show you some spots.

thanks dave, very informative stuff. I have seen a couple bears in pa. The one that chased me was a mother with her cub next to a dumpster. Luckily, my dad and I had a 20 yard run back into the hotel, but she got pretty close to me. I really don't want another encounter with a bear to be honest.

Thanks Guy, yeah turtles are my area of expertise. I'm trying to get better at finding the snakes so hopefully I will get some more pics of them. I found all those box turtles in an hour while it was raining. Rain stopped and no more boxies. Good news is in a very small area I have found 10...

I was down in cumberland county yesterday around the millville area. After being in the woods about two hours I came across something which I believe was a bear. In a densely wooded area I heard a noise which was kind of like a hissing, snarl, breathing sound. I whistled and clapped my hands not...

You guys must be getting hit with different weather then us. I thought this spring was the nicest in a long time. The last two weeks have been a little crappy between humidity and heat, but prior to that everything has been ok by me. I know up north you guys got hit with a few weekend storms...

This was my first time out in a little bit. It is just too hot out, I don't mind bugs but when it is like 90 and pine flies and ticks are attacking you it is just annoying. Also in this heat it seems like animals are out for a very small amount of time, and trying to find that exact time is...

They start in the evening and usually stop around dark. Some are very anal about there nest I have seen them tap the soil with there back feet for an hour. Also most box turtles lay a 1-3 clutches each year, normally a month apart. Last year my female dropped 2 clutches 8 eggs total.