West Orange, NJ

I am a violinist by trade but my passion is nature. I have been a birder since I was about 7, a herper since I caught my first garter snake at about the same age, and I have loved bugs since I could walk. About 3 years ago, when I had seem most of the NJ butterfly species, I went on my first oding trip and never looked back. The space on my camera's memory cards (on a good day) typically breaks down to about 40% odes, 30% herps, 10% leps, 10% other invertebrates, 5% other vertebrates, 4% scenery and flowers, and 1% people. My number one dream ode is the Helicopter Damselfly (world's largest) and my number one dream butterfly (and bug in general) is the Bhutan Glory. Please feel free to visit my website, where you can see many of my already-identified bugs, herps, and such.