My moment of zen.
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A landscape picture of a rural area possibly a fan with a small red house on the right and the silos in the middle with a line of dense naked trees in the background and a green field in the foreground
When people ask me, but where in New Jersey are you really from?
#NJ #Pinelands #photography
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a quiet landscape under a cloud-streaked sky painted with the soft ambers and pale blues of a fading sunrise To the right, two massive, leafless trees stand on a manicured lawn, their intricate branches reaching upward against the light. Nestled behind them is a stately white three-story house with dark shutters and a wide porch, partially obscured by evergreen shrubbery. The overall atmosphere is one of a peaceful, fleeting moment captured during a drive through a rural countryside.
Good morning from the #Pinelands.
#photography
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a quiet, two-lane asphalt road winding through a dense thicket of tall trees. It is early spring, as the trees are mostly bare, their branches reaching toward a sky filled with soft, textured clouds. The low-hanging sun catches the edges of the clouds, casting a warm, golden-orange glow that contrasts with the cool blues and grays. Further ahead, the road curves gently to the left, marked by a series of white horizontal speed humps that stand out against the dark pavement. On either side of the road, the grassy shoulders and forest floor are dappled with the fading light of the day, creating a peaceful, contemplative atmosphere of a sunset drive.
Only forward.
#photography #Pinelands
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A native painted turtle basking on a log in a pond in the Pinelands. It has a dark black carapace (or the top of the shell), with red on the edges avd yellow streaks on its face and red lines on its neck.
Happy Turtle Tuesday! Here's a new photo of a native painted #turtle basking in a pond in the #NewJersey #Pinelands, as photographed from a long distance with a 600 mm lens. Saw dozens of 🐢s basking in the Pinelands yesterday! ❤️ 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#Wildlife #nature
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The 1808 trail winds through an Atlantic white cedar forest in the Pinelands.
BEAUTY ABOUNDS: Happy National Take a Walk in the Park Day in the #NewJersey #Pinelands! The 1.1-million-acre region boasts an abundance of parks and forests with gorgeous trails 🥾 🌳 🐦 🐸...
📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer
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• The photo captures a straight road leading toward a bright sunset glow. • The trees along the road are leafless, indicating a late fall or winter season. • The lighting creates a stark contrast between the bright sky and dark tree silhouettes.
The only way is forward.
#photography #Pinelands
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This is image of a sunrise. The sun, a bright white orb, sits low on the horizon, partially obscured by the intricate branches of a line of bare trees. Its light spills through the gaps, casting a warm, golden-orange glow across a sky filled with thin, horizontal streaks of cloud. In the foreground, a dark green field rests in deep shadow, while the silhouettes of the leafless trees stand tall against the vibrant, late-afternoon sky.
Good morning from the #PineBarrens.
#photography #sunrise #Pinelands
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My moment of zen.
#photography
#Pinelands
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A lemon-olive pine warbler searching fur insects along the trunk of an Atlantic white cedar tree beside Batsto Lake in Wharton State Forest in the New Jersey Pinelands.
MORE BEAUTY: Happy Sunday! Here are new photos of pine #warblers foraging beside Batsto Lake in Wharton State Forest in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. These lemon-olive cuties were munching on insects from the treetops to the forest floor. 🐦 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#birds #nj #wildlife
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The silvery underside of a spring azure butterfly that was photographed along a trail in the New Jersey Pinelands.
FIRST IN FLIGHT: New photos of a spring azure #butterfly that fluttered along a trail in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. This was my first butterfly sighting of 2026. With sunny, warmer weather in the forecast for today, I hope to see more! 🦋 🌎 🌞
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#insects
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A lemon-yellow, male pine warbler searching for insects while clinging to a tree trunks in the Pinelands.
ONE PINE DAY: New photos of pine warblers foraging in Wharton State Forest in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. 🐦 ❤️ 🌎 🌳
📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer
#warblers #birds #birdphotography #nature #nj #wildlife
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A brightly colored, native painted turtle basking in a pond. It has yellow lines on its head and face, and red streaks running along its neck.
PAINT THAT COOL: Happy Turtle Tuesday! Here's a new photo of a native painted #turtle basking in a pond in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. I was searching for pine warblers but was thrilled to see this brilliantly colored beauty. 🐢 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#wildlife #nature #reptiles
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A male mallard duck shaking his head in a bog in the Pinelands. Water droplets are flying.
Shaking off those Monday morning blues at Whitesbog Village in the #NewJersey #Pinelands 🦆 … Let's do this!
📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer
#ducks #mallards #Monday #blues
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An early morning view of a winding, savd road flanked by pine trees and other vegetation in Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in the New Jersey Pinelands.
Good morning from Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in the #NewJersey #Pinelands! 🌳 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer
#trees #forests #countryroads #nature
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A bright yellow, male pine warbler stares straight ahead while perched on a suet feeder in the Pinelands this morning.
HELLO, YELLOW: This morning's view of a super cute, male pine warbler feasting on suet at a feeder in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. So glad to see that pine warblers are back. And yes, they sometimes visit feeders! Spring is almost here! 🐦 🌎 🌼
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#birds #warblers #nature
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New Jersey Pinelands five years ago #environment #nature #photography #NJ #NewJersey #naturephotography #landscapephotography #landscape #landscapes #photo #photos #photographer #photographers #Pinelands #NJPinelands #water #conservation
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A pine tree with snow falling down
And on top of everything it's snowing again?!
Weather you are drunk, go home.
#Pinelands #photography #snow
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A gorgeous, female belted kingfisher is perched over a bog in the Pinelands. It sports shiny, blue-gray and white plumage, with a chestnut band across its belly.
QUEEN OF THE BOG: New photos of a female belted kingfisher perched above a bog in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. They are super skittish, so I hid behind trees and stayed silent while snapping photos from a long distance. 💙 🐦 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#birds #nature #birdphotography #wildlife
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A native painted turtle peeks over the edge of a floating, wooden dock in a bog in the Pinelands. The photo was taken yesterday.
GUESS WHO'S BACK: Were you looking for me? Yes! Here are new photos of a native painted #turtle climbing onto a floating dock to bask in a bog in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. Have you seen 🐢s in 2026? 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#naturephoto #wildlife
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Proud of my #Jersey roots and my Mom's #Philly heritage. I consider myself to have grown up being privileged having the best of Philly and #SouthJersey's natural beauty.
#GardenState #Jerseyshore #Pinelands
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This kid grew up and now runs this account. Youngest of eight. Wearer of hand-me-downs. Lover of nature. 🌳 🌎
#retro #Pinelands #tbt
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OTTER THIS WORLD: New photos of a North American river #otter swimming and fishing in a lake in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. You otter know how excited I am to see this exceedingly cute, robust, semi-aquatic, elusive, native critter! 🦦 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#wildlifephotography #nature
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LET IT MELT: Here's a new view of ice melting on a twig while being illuminated by sunlight in Wharton State Forest in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. As it melts, snow gradually seeps into the ground and recharges the aquifer system in the Pinelands. ❄️ 🌳 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
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BACK TO BATSTO: Scenes from today's quick excursion at historic Batsto Village in Wharton State Forest in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. The snow from this week's blizzard is melting, albeit slowly. 🐦 ❄️ 🌳 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#batsto #birds #history
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Happy Waterfowl Wednesday! Here's a new photo of a male Northern pintail #duck foraging beside mallard ducks in a former cranberry bog in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. 🦆❤️ ☮️ 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer
#birdphotography #nature
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a road between trees with snow
Good morning from the #Pinelands where it is still snowing.
#photography
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