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January 9, 2011

First Post in 2011

Thank you for following Up. Now that 2010 has concluded, I have begun a new blog via Wordpress which I have entitled "Wonderousblog" - as in Diane's Wonderous Blog - after reading it, you're sure to say "Wow, its wonderous!"

Please visit my new blog here, for my continued adventures in and around central Jersey.

December 26, 2010

Final 2010 Post

Welcome to Post #52, my last post of 2010. While I had intended my final post to be a long narrative summarizing the many species I have sited this year and my plans for next years photo and new (possibly) all text blog, I will save these paragraphs for Post #53. This week Sunday falls the day after Christmas, the biggest holiday of the year for my family. I am about beat and ready for an early bedtime, so here is my usual tale of walks I took outdoors this week:

On Friday 12/24, I took a brief walk through the preserved "greenspace" behind our house in Hillsborough, NJ. The sun was out, and the temperature had risen from the 20's the night before to as high as 40 degrees.

As I walked along, I tried to think of ideas for next year's blog. I am fond of posting my photos.

But I would also like to spend more time composing and posting my thoughts - go more in depth with what is going on each weekend or during the previous week.

Now that winter has arrived, I take whatever shots I can.

The water on a small stream still ringed with duckweed.

Moss growing on a tree, green against the almost homogeneous winter-brown background.

A lucky happenstance - I believe this is a Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)which alighted in a tree just as I was walking by.

Today is Sunday 12/26. For good or ill, it has been snowing since just before 12 noon today. There are now several (at least 5) inches on the ground, and the weather report shows snow all night. Next week I will detail plans for next year and share some further photos of the snow.

Stay warm!

December 19, 2010

Late December Weekend

This may be my best post ever - you just can't beat a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) siting in my book. I was lucky enough to view a pair on Saturday down by the canal in Hillsborough, NJ.