New Jersey Birds 2024
1 May 2024 — Van Saun Park in Paramus, NJ
In and around Walden Pond in the park
In the bushes we found a pair of ducks with their little ones
In the middle of the muddy area was a killdeer family. Sometimes one, sometimes both, flew up to chase off bigger birds.
Zooming in, it’s hard to spot the nesting killdeer.
Zooming in more, looking for the horizontal stripes of a killdeer.
Why it’s good to have a 40X camera (Canon SX730 HS)
Binoculars really help to spot the nesting killdeer.
Canada geese swimming with the spring babies
A wading bird
Goose families with goslings born earlier and later than other families. There were three different sizes of goslings.
As the goslings get bigger they look more brown and less golden.
Older ones
Goslings frequently sit down to eat.
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