The One That Got Away, the Non-Photo of the Week
Charlie Fineran’s archive Photo of the Week: Keeping a close eye on the squirrel on his back deck are left to right, Rascal, Bandit and…
Nature and Wildlife
The Preying Praying Mantis
By Charlie Fineran Praying Mantis is the common name for an insect of the order Mantodea. These insects are notorious predators. There are approximately 2,000 species…
Mother Bear selects perfect location for a safe den
It’s all about bear dens in this week’s photo of the week by Charlie Fineran. Bears den in many types of places. Standing hollow trees…
A Not-So-Long Tale About a Long-Tailed Hawk
Charlie’s Photo of the Week gets “hawkish” and is long-winged! By Charlie Fineran Let’s get hawkish this week! Join me as I write about the…
Awaken Your Senses to Spring
Charlie encourages everyone to open all the senses this spring in this week’s photo series. The way things are going, I am starting to feel…
Spring Peepers: Noisy Beginnings of Spring in the Wetlands
The focus of Charlie Fineran’s Photo of the Week this time around is a noisy sign of spring. This last couple of weeks has finally…
Birds of a Feather Flock Together, but What is a Flock, Anyway?
In his column this week Charlie Fineran refers to that old saying, “Birds of a feather flock together”. The saying noted above originally had nothing to…
New Jersey’s Harbinger of Spring
This week’s Photo of the Week focuses on a familiar bird to all of us, the American Robin! THE STORY BEHIND THIS WEEK’S PHOTO OF…
Centenary University Professor Shares Expertise in Study of Highlands Waterway
The Musconetcong River rises out of Lake Hopatcong and flows for more than 45 miles to the Delaware River. This important tributary is the research…
Great Horned Owl: “The Tiger of the Skies”
This week’s Photo of the Week features a barned owl bathed in sunshine! I’ve never found it easy to find an owl when I am…