VIDEO: Wild Jersey City
By Jon Whiten • Apr 21st, 2011 • Category: Arts, Blog, NewsJersey City’s John Dunstan, the filmmaker behind Secret Life of … My Small Urban Backyard who is known to many as an avid chronicler of the urban wildlife environment, has just sent us his latest short, titled Wild Jersey City.
“The film shows hawks, vultures, an osprey, black skimmers and a couple of other species in the city,” he says. “This may be surprising to most residents.”
Indeed, the short film is a very cool reminder of the wildlife that thrives in our urban environs (and it’s put together nicely with narration and music to boot). Check it out:
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Jon Whiten is the founding editor of the Jersey City Independent; he now works for a public-policy nonprofit in Trenton.
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