Fungus

Another unusual fungus near the outlet.

Water spider

Large water spider of the genus Dolomedes hiding on a piece of floating plastic.

Bryozoan

Once again, with a better photograph, here is a bryozoan detached and floating in the middle pond. This specimen is about 8 inches across.

Luna moth

This beautiful luna moth (Actias luna) was spotted in a hemlock tree near the ponds.

Park

The play area enjoying a moment of quiet.

The island

The first island in the first pond.

Colonial animal

Pectinatella magnifica, a bryozoan observed previously in Boyd Ponds.

Fungus

Large marvelous fungus on a damaged tree.

Floatables

Floating debris removed from the ponds.

The invasive aquatic plants are gone

Summer fun

These canoers are cooling off on a very hot day.

The original fountain

This is the fountain in the middle pond.

Cool off

The fountains provide a cool feeling on these hot days.

Carp

One of the large red-orange carp that are often seen in the ponds.

Great Egret

The great egret returned to fish yesterday.

Outlet

A view of the outlet of the ponds.

Carp

There are many large gold carp in the ponds. This one is lighter and more yellow than most.

Gray squirrels

There are abundant gray squirrels around the ponds.

Map

Here is a street map of the ponds.

Drink?

There are a lot of floatables since the last big rainstorms.

Baby snapping turtle

Baby snapping turtle found on the road and returned to near the water.

Tree with vine

An unusual tree with vine growth.

From the air

Here is an aerial view of Boyd Ponds from Google Earth. The main road is NJ Route 130. The road to the left of Rt 130 is Independence Boulevard. The first of the three ponds is not visible due to tree cover. The second and third ponds are curving towards Rt 130.

Trees

There are trees with interesting features around the ponds.

Daylilies

Daylilies are blooming around the ponds.

Great egret

Late in the evening, early in the morning, or after a rainstorm the egrets come to fish.

Source water

This little creek feeds the ponds.

Big rain May 2007

Here is an example of what happens during a big rain event.

The Boyd Ponds enigma

White flowers

This plant with beautiful white flowers blooms each July.

Late in the evening

The frogs small and large come out in the evening.

Black squirrel

There is one black squirrel here, noticed for the first time this spring.

Little pink flowers

These little pink flowers are on the South Boyd side.

Speaks for itself

Damage

The second dam is leaking and the water level in the middle pond is falling.

Recent weather

We have had rainy weather with lots of frogs.