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May 7th, 2019 Reader Photo Gallery

April 2019

Your April photos included strutting tom turkeys, melting ice and Cruiser the puppy’s first day in the woods. Speaking of firsts: in Pennsylvania, a man braved Lycoming Creek on the first day of trout season, and the first spring flowers – hepatica, blood root and trillium among them – emerged from the forest floor.  Check out young photographer Elvis Lavallee’s fox kit photo and Teddy Hopkins’ image of a sixteen foot log teeter-totter. Can you find the bittern?

We’re now looking for May 2019 photos that relate to northeastern forests. These could be images of people, plants, wildlife, weather, forest management, wood processing, educational activities, recreation, art, landscapes, or events. To submit your photos, please use the form at the bottom of this page. Thank you!

Submission Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2019

April 2019 Photo: Lonnie S Jandreau
Ashland, ME. A male ruffed grouse, showing off its neckwear as part of a mating display. | Photo: Lonnie S Jandreau
April 2019 Photo: John Knapp
Oxford, NY. “Seedlings overflow from base of white pine.” | Photo: John Knapp
April 2019 Photo: Helen O'Melia
Chester, MA. This spotted salamander was discovered under a small log, near a stone wall. In the company of other amphibians, these salamanders were on the move in April, traveling to vernal pools to breed. | Photo: Helen O'Melia
April 2019 Photo: Martin J. Grohman
Biddeford, ME. Speaking of grouse...“old skis and happy grouse droppings.” | Photo: Martin J. Grohman
April 2019 Photo: George Thomas
Skaneateles, NY. “What happened to Spring? April fool’s day snowfall.” | Photo: George Thomas
April 2019 Photo: Debbie Broderick
First of Two Photos. Limerick, ME. “Snowfall on Lake Arrowhead, April 9 2019.” | Photo: Debbie Broderick
April 2019 Photo: Debbie Broderick
Limerick, ME. Trees reflected on the lake. | Photo: Debbie Broderick
April 2019 Photo: Marcy A. Stanton
Lyndeborough, NH. “Hobblebush blooming in the woods.” | Photo: Marcy A. Stanton
April 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Old man's beard lichen on apple branch.” | Photo: AM Dannis
April 2019 Photo: Patricia Liddle
South Williamstown, MA. Hepatica blooming in the shelter of an oak tree. These spring ephemerals are more commonly purple (see next photo). | Photo: Patricia Liddle
April 2019 Photo: Jane Schlossberg
Saint George, VT. “The purple blooms of hepatica are one of the first bright colors in the forest after winter and a welcome sight.” | Photo: Jane Schlossberg
April 2019 Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Male common merganser in flight.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
April 2019 Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford, VT. A macro lens shot of newly laid frog eggs, with rapidly dividing cells. | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
April 2019 Photo: Marcy A. Stanton
Lyndeborough, NH. “Pine tussock moth eggs found behind my house.” | Photo: Marcy A. Stanton
April 2019 Photo: Teddy Hopkins
Readsboro, VT. “Although I have seen these ‘balancing trees’ quite often in my area, this sixteen footer is the largest I have seen after high water recedes.” | Photo: Teddy Hopkins
April 2019 Photo: Andrew Sheere
Halifax, VT. “The stump in the photo was a mature white pine. It was harvested to provide forest products … and to release the vigorous, young trees that were growing in its shelter.” | Photo: Andrew Sheere
April 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Old and new.” | Photo: AM Dannis
April 2019 Photo: John Washuta
Stoddard, NH. Can you find the American bittern in this photo? The image was taken, “while paddling my kayak in a wetland near my home.” | Photo: John Washuta
April 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Pussy willow (Salix) flowers in their own unique bloom.” | Photo: AM Dannis
April 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Lycoming County, PA. “First day of trout season on Lycoming Creek.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
April 2019 Photo: Tricia Knoll
Williston, VT. “Ramps and more ramps.” | Photo: Tricia Knoll
April 2019 Photo: Elvis Lavallee
Woodstock, VT. A fox kit protects a tuft of white fur. Prior to this photo, it had been playing keep-away with its siblings. | Photo: Elvis Lavallee
April 2019 Photo: Frank Buddingh
Estate Amelisweerd (near Utrecht), Netherlands. Frank Buddingh took this image of “the freshest oak galls I ever managed to find.” Oak apple galls are common in northeastern forests. There are several species of wasp that create these galls, which serve as shelter for growing larvae. | Photo: Frank Buddingh
April 2019 Photo: Patricia Liddle
South Williamstown, MA. “Wire fence being devoured by Hop Hornbeam.” | Photo: Patricia Liddle
April 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Brown creeper -- photograph taken by a homebrewed camera trap built around a Sony point-and-shoot camera.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
April 2019 Photo: Mike Black
Long Lake, NY. “Late season boil Adirondack log sugarhouse.” | Photo: Mike Black
April 2019 Photo: Todd Caron
Stark, NH. ‘Cruiser’ on lunch break in Nash Stream Forest on April 18th 2019. It was his first day in the woods and he spent a few hours snoring in the pack basket while on my back. He is a black lab/wirehaired pointing griffon mix.” | Photo: Todd Caron
April 2019 Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford, VT. A nuthatch in silhouette, captured mid-hop. | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
April 2019 Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “A deer wanted to get a closer look at the game camera.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
April 2019 Photo: Kevin Macmillan
North Conway, NH. “Snowmelt on Artist Falls.” | Photo: Kevin Macmillan
April 2019 Photo: Susan E. March
Marcellus, NY. “Skunk Cabbage on a rainy morning.” | Photo: Susan E. March
April 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. A second view of this early spring plant. “Skunk cabbage leaves emerge in a wooded wetland.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
April 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “White-tail doe in a timber sale where the tops are being cut for firewood.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
April 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Tiadaghton State Forest, PA. “Pre-commercial timber stand improvement cutting in a mixed oak stand.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
April 2019 Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
Ashland, ME. A mature bald eagle. | Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
April 2019 Photo: Debbie Broderick
Limerick, ME. “Sedge grass pushing through leaf litter.” | Photo: Debbie Broderick
April 2019 Photo: Erin Webber
Bridgewater, NH. “Swollen brook in my backyard.” | Photo: Erin Webber
April 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Pixie cup lichen appears as the snow melts away.” | Photo: AM Dannis
April 2019 Photo: Carolyn
East Wallingford, VT. “Tis the season.” | Photo: Carolyn
April 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. Another strutting tom. | Photo: AM Dannis
April 2019 Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. And yet more turkey strutting. Toms were often visible in fields and roadsides, trying their best to get the females’ attention. | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
April 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “This mourning cloak butterfly was out basking on a warm day in early April.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
April 2019 Photo: Debbie Broderick
Limerick, ME. “Trillium bud and raindrops.” | Photo: Debbie Broderick
April 2019 Photo: Claire Coleman
LaGrangeville, NY. “Geese in flight.” | Photo: Claire Coleman
April 2019 Photo: Emery Gluck
Lebanon, CT. “Gypsy moths emerging from egg mass.” | Photo: Emery Gluck
April 2019 Photo: John Knapp
Oxford, NY. “April 30: In my backyard, the trillium are ready to burst.” | Photo: John Knapp
April 2019 Photo: Jane Schlossberg
Saint George, VT. “Cinnamon fern in its insulated fur coat waiting to unfurl in the spring sun.” | Photo: Jane Schlossberg
April 2019 Photo: Marcy A. Stanton
Lyndeborough, NH. “Six-spotted tiger beetle.” | Photo: Marcy A. Stanton
April 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Williamsport, PA. “Low grade black walnut logs in a concentration yard.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
April 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “I can see you but I'm not scared. I have quills!” | Photo: AM Dannis
April 2019 Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford, VT. A second porcupine close-up. | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
April 2019 Photo: Jane Schlossberg
Saint George, VT. “False Hellebore bursts from a dark forest swamp with a dazzling display of emerald green.” | Photo: Jane Schlossberg
April 2019 Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Bloodroot - an early spring bloomer.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
April 2019 Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford, VT. A wood duck pair on a vernal pool. | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
April 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “A male red-winged blackbird defending his territory on the edge of a wetland.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz

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