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January 8th, 2016 Reader Photo Gallery

December 2015

Your December photographs reflected the unseasonably warm weather, with foggy scenes and open water. An ash-throated flycatcher made a rare appearance in Connecticut, a mink fished a pond and...is that a tree or an octopus?

We’re now on the hunt for January 2016 photos. We encourage you to share images about anything that relates to the Northeast’s forests, and that you take this month. Here are examples – but by no means an exclusive list – of photo topics that fit this category: nature, weather, education activities (any age), forest management/logging, recreation, wood manufacture, art, workshops, events. As long as it relates in some way to the Northeast’s forests, we’ll consider it.

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Spencer, NY: “Winter weeds at the edge of the woods … after a rare cold night with the first dusting of snow, during an otherwise unseasonably warm December.” Credit: Anja Timm
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Southern VT: A December logging scene. With warm weather came softer ground, and difficult conditions for many logging operations in the Northeast. Credit: Dave Mance III
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Westport, CT: An ash-throated flycatcher photographed in late December at Sherwood Island, “where it has found some of the brush and wooded habitat it likes. This is the sixth time it has been recorded in Connecticut.” Credit: Sophie Zyla
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Ludlow, VT: “Little friend.” Credit: Janet Moses
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Willimantic, ME: “Fog at Second Davis Pond.” Credit: Paul Moore
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Willimantic, ME: “Frozen holly berry.” Credit Paul Moore
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Enfield, NH: A Christmas day eagle. Credit: Deb Baker
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(Continued) A second view of an eagle in Enfield, New Hampshire. Credit: Deb Baker
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Readsboro, VT: “A not often seen beech burl.” Credit: Teddy Hopkins
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Salem, OR: “This was my first photo with my Canon sx50. It is of an osprey eating his ‘dinner.’" Credit: Brenda Hoard
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(First of three) Franconia, NH: When the photographer’s husband picked up a piece of plywood, he “found this vole, its subterranean tunnels, and a stash of carrot ends pilfered from the nearby compost pile (and neatly stacked together).” Credit: Meghan McCarthy McPhaul
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(Continued) Another view of the vole. Credit: Meghan McCarthy McPhaul
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(Continued) “We took a few photos, then replaced the board, which we’ll get during spring pickup, I guess.” Credit: Meghan McCarthy McPhaul
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Buckland, MA: “Warm weather gave us more foggy days than snowy ones in December this year.” Credit: Helene Grogan
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Collins, VT: “Winter wonderland.” Credit: Chloe Collins
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Windham, VT: “Mother nature's terrarium found in the middle of the woods.” Credit: Angie
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Norwich, VT: A partridge in a pear tree this ain’t. Credit: Tig Tillinghast
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Willimantic, ME: “Octopus Tree. I love seeing this; trees growing over rocks, holding on for dear life.” Credit: Paul Moore
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Willimantic, ME: Late fall oyster mushrooms. Credit: Paul Moore
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Halifax, VT: “Who has been eating these ash seeds?” Credit: Diana Todd
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Halifax, VT: “Snow fleas without snow on a very warm Christmas Eve.” Credit: Diana Todd
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Willimantic, ME: A camp scene in low light. Credit: Paul Moore
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(First of two photos) Buckland, MA: “This mink spent a whole morning in our pond, hunting a variety of prey.” Credit: Helene Grogan
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Buckland, MA: “A mink barely disturbs the surface as it slips underwater.” Credit: Helene Grogan
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A nice load of pine coming off the hill at the end of the day. Credit: Dave Mance III
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Westmore, VT: “Frost coming out of a thawing stick on a hiking trail overlooking Willoughby Lake.” Credit: Barbara Mackay
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Princeton, MA: “What is it? Probably an ant mount but what type of ant?” Credit: Peter Weis
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Readsboro, VT: A maple tree with multiple burls. Credit: Teddy Hopkins
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Downeast Maine: “The week before Christmas on Blue Hill Harbor.” Credit: Stephen Titcomb
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Sharon, VT: An early December view by the photographer’s pond. Credit: Kit Hood
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High Peaks, NY: A beautiful image of a grouse. Credit: Fred McCagg
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Cumberland, ME: Milkweed pod. Credit: Devon Galva
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Etna, NH: “A gray squirrel napping and taking advantage of the short amount of December sun.” Credit: MK Beach
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Willimantic, ME: “Neighbors’ camp through first snowfall of the year.” Credit: Paul Moore
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Willimantic, ME: “First snowfall at Second Davis Pond.” Credit: Paul Moore
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Willimantic, ME: “Frozen cattails.” Credit: Paul Moore
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Willimantic, ME: An eagle at Camp George in early December. Credit: Paul Moore
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East Corinth, VT: “December hawk mates.” Credit: Jamie Pierson
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East Corinth, VT: “Early morning ice crystals on the crab tree.” Credit: Jamie Pierson
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Willimantic, ME: “A mouse; tis the season for these guys to get into your camps.” Credit: Paul Moore

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We’re always thrilled to see what’s happening in the Northeast through your eyes. Each season, we feature approximately 50 reader-submitted images in our online gallery. To be considered, please send us photos taken within the past month.

You may submit up to three photos per person. While we can’t publish every submission, we carefully consider each one.

When reviewing submissions, we look for:

  • A variety of topics and subjects
  • High-quality, well-composed images
  • Good resolution (prefer images at least 1000 pixels on the longer edge)
  • Geographic diversity across the region

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