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Photos from the Auto Loop at Brigantine

10,000 Birds

Despite my manic work schedule of late my positioning in southern New Jersey does lend itself to an occasional, if brief, birding outing when the stars align properly and I am near a birdy spot when I suddenly find myself with a free hour or so. A couple of times I have had this happen near the Edwin B.

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Turtles of Brigantine

10,000 Birds

Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, better known as Brigantine. Finally, the turtle species that I saw more than any other, the one that is in the “Turtle Crossing&# picture above, the Northern Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin terrapin. They are also easily my favorite species of turtle.

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