Happy Birthday to the Vinman … ⚰️ 💀 🗝️
Happy Birthday to our nephew, the Vinman ⚰️ 💀 🗝️ . You are one sick MoFo, and we love you more because of it … Have a great day kid. We love you !!! ♥♥♥
Spotted this cool red, white and blue prop plane flying overhead the Jetty … 🛩️
Spotted this cool red, white and blue prop plane flying overhead the Jetty. He even put ona show for me, and banked a wide circle and left. Words on the wings were Flight Check. A quick lookup of the tail number, and it’s owned by the FAA. And […]
This Tiger Swallowtail has been visiting …
This Tiger Swallowtail butterfly has been visiting the yard. Hoping to see if I can catch it dropping eggs on some leaves.
Spotted me a Baltimore Oriole nest …
I was walking through PCP, when I spotted a couple of Baltimore Orioles going back and forth to a tree limb. Through the zoom, I noticed a Baltimore Oriole nest tucked in with the leaves. It’s a small coconut shaped nest. Looked like a clump of dead leaves. […]
The lady bugs are doing quite well … 🐞
The lady bugs are doing quite well. We have quite a few inside, and a lot on the fennel outside. 🐞
Celebrating Flag Day from the George Washington Bridge 🇺🇸
Nice to see our flag hanging on the George Washington Bridge. Especially on Flag Day. But why is it only on the NJ side that they hang Old Glory ? I think NYC should also hang one from the Bronx side … 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
I’m a think we have lady bug eggs … 🐞
Well looky here. I spotted therse 2 clumps of eggs on the fennel. They appear to be ladybug eggs, and first stage larva. Got a bunch of them on the fennel, and even brought some in to see how they mature … 🐞
The Carolina praying mantis nymphs are emerging …
The Carolina praying mantis nymphs are emerging. We got hundreds more …
Let’s switch it up a bit with some cool flower & insect pics …
Let’s switch it up a bit with some cool flower & insect pics …
Pigeons are pretty cool too …
Pigeons are pretty cool too. Every so often I come across a very photogenic pigeon. Here’s one of them …
The Black Swallowtail was laying eggs on our fennel …
The Black Swallowtail butterfly was laying eggs on our fennel …
I spotted this handsome Green Heron @Oakland Lake …
I spotted this handsome Green Heron @Oakland Lake. There’s even a few pics of it fishing. I know it’s a lot of pics, but you tell me which ones to leave out ! Enjoy … 😉
Our caterpillars are doing well …
Our caterpillars are doing well … I think we have about a dozen.
Were those whales or dolphins @Jones Beach ??? 🐳 🐬
Were those whales or dolphins @Jones Beach ??? They were far out, but look large in the image, so, I’m gonna believe I saw whales 🐳 🐬
The swans @Oakland Lake have a cygnet …
The swans @Oakland Lake have a cygnet. Last I saw the nest, there were a few eggs, but I only saw one cygnet with it’s parents. When I checked the nest, there is still an egg on it. With no one standing guard …
My first Mourning Cloak butterfly …
My first Mourning Cloak butterfly – Spotted this guy down @PCP Park. First time I came across one of these …
Spotted this Yellow-crowned Night-Heron down @PCP …
Spotted this Yellow-crowned Night-Heron down @PCP. He let me get quite close. Got some good video too …
We gots another few hundred praying mantis …
Another 2 egg cases produced nearly 200 additional praying mantis …
Even the geese @the Jetty are doing the protest thing …
Even the geese @the Jetty are doing the protest thing … #StandTogether
Our first caterpillar eggs have hatched … 🐛 🦋
Our first caterpillar eggs have hatched. We’ve got 9 caterpillars, and 3 eggs all secured. In a few weeks we’ll have our first batch of blackswallowtail butterflies … 🐛 🦋
Meet Karen, the laughing gull …
Meet Karen, the laughing gull. Why Karen ? well you know. It was walking all around the beach screaming at all the large groups of geese, not properly social distanced.. Including a few horeshoe crab orgies … #DontBeKaren
That lone Canada/Greater White-Fronted Goose Hybrid was hanging @the Jetty …
I spotted that lone Canada/Greater White-Fronted Goose Hybrid, hanging out with the Canadian Geese again at the Malba Jetty. It’s the only one of it’s kind amongst the 100+ geese that hang out in the area. And note those fancy yellow legs and feet, and odd little bump […]
NF25 was spotted @The Malba Jetty …
NF25 was spotted @The Malba Jetty. I haven’t this one since last year …
And then there was 3 … Goslings that is …
And then there was 3 … Goslings that is. Last week RY99 was the proud Papa to 7 goslings. Yesterday, I spotted the family at the Malba Jetty, and they’re down to just 3. Could it be the COVID-19 ? Either that, or a hawk … It was […]
New Harry Potter Pez Gift Packs …
New Harry Potter Pez Gift Packs. There Harry & Hermione, and Harry & Ron on mini-stems. Must have for the Pez Collection.
The new Pez Mystery Mascot …
The new Pez Mystery Mascot. It comes in white, with surprise flavored candy. The candy is white, but has different flavors. I tjoins the other 2 mascots in the Pez Museum
Checkout these new Funko Pop! Pez – The Last Airbender …
Checkout these new Funko Pop! Pez – The Last Airbender- we have Aapa, Zuko, and Aang. Great new additions to the Pez collection, and Leone Pez Museum …
Happy Birthday to me brudder NL ♥♥♥ 🛠️ 🧰
Happy Birthday to me brudder NL. We love you kid. Here’s a few family photos. Have a great day ♥♥♥ 🛠️ 🧰
Our first black swallowtail butterfly egg of the season …
Our first black swallowtail butterfly egg of the season. We shall name this one 2020.1.01, for year 2020, generation 1, 1st egg. I have a total of 5, with several more on the fennel outside. The praying mantis eyeing it up for lunch was an added bonus… 🦋😎🇺🇸
Spotted these ladybugs mating … ♥🐞♥
Spotted these ladybugs mating @Bayside Marina … I’m thinking one of them ain’t no lady … ♥🐞♥
