Reader Photo Gallery

Birds, ice, and frozen objects take the lead in this month’s collection. Sandy Dannis of Dalton, New Hampshire, submitted an image of ice feathers, Timothy Loftus photographed a northern…

Your November photos captured colorful fungi in the stick season landscape, creatures still active in water, and early winter scenes. Sheri Larson saw stunning yellow fairy cups in Milton,…

Our October reader photos captured autumn in all its glory: from sun-dappled leaves and captivating sunsets to stunning mountain views sprinkled with snow. We enjoyed the animal parent and…

September’s photos included great close-ups of insects, snakes, and a few plant species less frequently observed. Judy Sweet discovered spikenard berries in Ashfield, Massachusetts,…

Our readers captured a variety of colorful amphibians, fungus, and insects this August. Other intriguing photos include a timber rattler in Benezette, Pennsylvania, submitted by Charlie…

There was no shortage of beauty in the July photo submissions! Our contributors captured a variety of summer sights, ranging from delicate orchids to colorful insects and young mammals, to…

Your June photos included an abundance of interesting invertebrates, birds, and plants. This month’s shiny beetle award has two winners: in Monroe, New Hampshire, Audrey DiMatties…

We were happily overwhelmed by the quality and diversity of images submitted for May. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos for consideration! Selected images included painted trilliums,…

Your April photos showed a profusion of spring wildflowers, from showy bloodroots to often-overlooked wild ginger. In Adams, Massachusetts, Sharon Bombard had the lucky find of an infant moth…

Your March photos showed the early glimmerings of spring, including returning common merganser pairs, worm-hunting American woodcock, and the first brave amphibians returning to vernal pools.…

Your February photos showed winter mammal and bird activity, ice formations, and the first glimmerings of spring, including boiling sap, blooming witch hazel, and turtles back in the sun. In…

January is typically the month when we get the most ice photos from readers. From Carolyn Wheeler’s feathery bubble ice to Susan Lichty’s ice ball stem, there are many odd and…

Your December photos included winter birds, early ice, and evidence of squirrels’ appreciation for this year’s bountiful white pine cone supply. In Kingsbury Plantation, Maine,…

Your November photos included early ice formations, porcupines, and colorful autumnal skies. At a high school in the Bronx, New York, Lawrence Culleton captured an image of a red-tailed hawk…

Your October photos showed late season migratory birds, colorful foliage, and fall fungi. In North Haven, Connecticut, Ross Lanius documented a sobering view of three EAB-created hazard trees,…

This September, everything was coming up slime molds. And dragonflies, with a side of frogs. In New Boston, New Hampshire, Bill-lee Abbott discovered a beautiful specimen of Xanthotype moth.…

In August, many of you seemed intent on documenting the diversity of late-summer life forms on the forest floor. Berries, insects, snakes, and frogs all featured prominently (there was also an…

Your July photo subjects included summer butterflies and moths, forest flowers, and everyone’s favorite: insect egg slime (Leocarpus fragilis), which is actually the fruiting form of a…

Your June photos show an abundance of pink and showy lady’s slippers, butterflies and moths, and bird nests. In Randolph, New Hampshire, Jon Gilson discovered a young fawn, and in…