As the summer progresses, the action in our butterfly garden is picking up with more and more butterflies and bees visiting the nectar rich blossoms of the various flowers.

Barnegat Bay abounds with wildlife during the summer months….and it is not just avian life we find .

I ventured over to a reliable osprey nest while on a week’s vacation with my family on Long Beach Island in New Jersey.

A morning walk down the Barnegat lighthouse jetty on Long Beach Island in search of terns.

We find that the old saying “Birds of a Feather flock together” is quite apropos today as we drive along the bayside of Long Beach Island, NJ

Fungi in the forest provide the network which allows the trees and other plants to survive. A quick look at some of the species of mushrooms that I found on my stroll through Teatown Lake Preserve.

Sunday morning at Teatown Lake Preserve in Ossining was a great time to find some beautiful flora and fauna that is found here in SE New York State. First, we’ll concentrate on things that fly….

Today’s post will include several different images that stood out on their own merits but could not be lumped into the theme of any of the other posts of the week.

Low tide is a great time to capture images of shore birds. Just be ready to deal with the other critters that love the summer heat and low tide - flies.

As we get into the summer months, we find more and more fledging and juvenile birds have left the nest and are learning to fend for themselves.

Fields of purple flowers decorated with splashes of brilliant yellow as American goldfinches were feeding on the seeds of the Creeping thistle.