Noah Lang
@noahjlang
Pastoral counselor focused on shame, trauma, and addiction | D.Min. in Pastoral Care & Counseling | Hobby Photographer (mostly birds) | Mets | Knicks | NJ Devils | Opinions are my own
Large Skipper butterfly, I think (July 23, 2026) #butterflies #nature #wildlife #photography
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly in Ocean County, NJ (August 1, 2026) #butterflies #nature #wildlife #photography
Cabbage White butterflies in Ocean County, NJ this morning #butterflies #nature #wildlife #photography
I've struggled to read consistently since finishing my doctorate. I went from reading 2-3 books/week before starting it to struggling to read one book/month since. But I just finished this book in an afternoon. Hopefully a sign that I'm turning a corner, but it's also just a beautiful book.
Double rainbow over the campus of America's Keswick in Whiting, NJ before the testimony service for our Addiction Recovery reunion weekend #photography #rainbow #addictionrecovery #newjersey
American Oystercatchers at Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook (April 10, 2026) #birds #americanoystercatchers #nature #wildlife #photography
Northern Mockingbird at Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook (April 10, 2026) #birds #northernmockingbird #nature #wildlife #photography
Pileated Woodpecker (male) at the Charles H. Rogers Wildlife Refuge this morning #birds #pileatedwoodpecker #woodpecker #nature #wildlife #photography #princeton
Bald Eagles @ Bombay Hook NWR (April 7, 2026) #birds #baldeagle #nature #wildlife #photography
Ospreys @ Cattus Island County Park this afternoon #birds #osprey #birdsofprey #nature #wildlife #photography
Great Egrets @ Cattus Island County Park this morning #birds #greategret #nature #wildlife #photography
American Oystercatchers @ Barnegat Lighthouse SP (April 3, 2026) #birds #americanoystercatchers #nature #wildlife #photography
Piping Plovers are back in New Jersey for the summer. Given how threatened they are (only about 8,000 adult birds remaining) and the conservation efforts NJ has made to protect their breeding grounds, I'm always excited when I come across them. #birds #pipingplovers #nature #wildlife #photography
Harlequin Duck drakes at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park (March 7, 2026) #birds #ducks #harlequinducks #nature #wildlife #photography
Common Eiders at Barnegat Lighthouse SP (December 31, 2025) #birds #commoneider #nature #wildlife #photography
Harlequin Ducks at Barnegat Lighthouse SP (December 31, 2025) #birds #harlequinducks #nature #wildlife #photography
"The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to kill the dragon." (G. K. Chesterton) 📷: An icon of St. George slaying the dragon @princetonartmuseum.bsky.social #art #chesterton #fairytales #photography
We visited the Princeton University Art Museum this morning. Here are a few pictures of the campus on our way back to our car. #photography #princeton #newjersey
A few familiar favorites from an early Thanksgiving morning walk: Great Blue Heron, Northern Cardinal, Mallard, and White-throated Sparrow Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. #birds #greatblueheron #northerncardinal #mallard #whitethroatedsparrow #nature #wildlife #photography #Thanksgiving
Ruby-throated Hummingbird in our garden (August 10, 2025) #birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbird #nature #wildlife #photography
Tonight's sunset in Ocean County, NJ #sunset #photography #reflection #nature
Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Ocean City, NJ (April 29, 2025) #birds #yellowcrownednightheron #heron #nature #wildlife #photography
White-throated Sparrows in Ocean County, NJ this afternoon #birds #whitethroatedsparrow #sparrow #nature #wildlife #photography
Red-tailed Hawk at Edwin B. Forysthe NWR this afternoon #birds #redtailedhawk #hawk #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
A juvenile Little Blue Heron at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (November 7, 2025) #birds #littleblueheron #heron #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
A male Ceraunus Blue butterfly at Circle B Bar Reserve (November 6, 2025) #ceraunusblue #butterfly #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
Ospreys at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (November 7, 2025) #birds #osprey #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
American Coots at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (November 7, 2025) #birds #americancoot #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
We kept track of license plates on vacation. We saw 44 states + the District of Columbia + 3 Canadian provinces + a diplomat plate + several U.S. Government plates.