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The NJ Pinelands Commission is a state agency that oversees the protection of the 938,000-acre Pinelands Area of southern New Jersey. All photos by Commission staff, unless otherwise noted.
November 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This one landed right next me.
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Originally from Africa, it found its way to North America in 1953 and quickly spread across the continent," according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "Elsewhere in the world, it forages alongside camels, ostriches, rhinos, and tortoises—as well as farmers’ tractors."
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I think it was rocking out, but the only music was the wind.
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This smart cutie scurried among the grassy edges with purpose and panache, plucking one insect after the other, its head bobbing to and fro.
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Caption: The "painted rock" is located off Route 539 in Lacey Township, Ocean County, in the Pinelands. Some say the boulder fell off a truck. Painted over many times, the rock has been adorned with a painting of the American flag since after the 9/11 attacks.
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"Among the bird world’s most skillful fliers, Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds," according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM