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August 31st, 2017 Reader Photo Gallery

August 2017

In the words of Sarah Orne Jewett, late summer is a time when “the spirit of autumn takes a first stealthy flight, like a spy, through the ripening countryside.”  Your August photos captured this spirit in the plump fruit of white baneberry, in velvet antlers of deer and elk, and in hawkweed and fireweed going to seed. Autumn may be lurking, but the strength of summer still shines through these images like the sun through morning mist.

We’re now looking for September 2017 photos that relate to northeastern forests. These could be images of plants, wildlife, weather, forest management, wood processing, educational activities, recreation, art, landscapes, or events. To submit your photos, please use the form below. Thank you!

Submission Deadline for the September Gallery: Monday, September 25, 2017

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Lycoming County, PA. “Whitetail buck amid joe-pye weed along Pine Creek.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz
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Dalton, NH. “Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum), aka devil's paintbrush.” Credit: AM Dannis
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Snydertown, PA. “There is nothing better than a slightly foggy morning with glistening spiderwebs.” Credit: Bonnie Honaberger
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Castleton, VT. “Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) at Glen Lake in Castleton.” Credit: Susan Elliott
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Dalton, NH. “White baneberry (Actaea pachypoda), also known as doll's eye. Although stunning to look at, these berries are very poisonous!” Credit: AM Dannis
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Winslow Hill, Elk County, PA. “Young bull elk. The last native elk was killed in the 1870s; this young male is one of about 1,000 now living in the historic range that are descended from elk reintroduced 100 years ago.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz
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Canton, CT. “August mist.” Credit: Judy Cantwell
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Milan, NH. “Cedar waxwings enjoying the swarm of bugs found at the top of a pine tree in Milan Hill State Park, New Hampshire on 8/22/17.” Credit: Sophie Zyla
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Readsboro , VT. “Summer mowing.” Credit: Teddy Hopkins
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Dalton, NH. “Undercast at sunrise looking north up the upper Connecticut River Valley toward Percy Peaks and beyond.” Credit: AM Dannis
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Buffalo, NY. “Leucistic whitetail doe.” Credit: Laurie Dirkx
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North Bennington, VT: The eclipse turned the trees into pinhole cameras. Everywhere the light leaked through the foliage you could see a little half sun. Credit: Dave Mance III
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Waterville Valley, NH. Goldenrod and fireweed. Credit: Janice Muehlberg
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Sutton, NH. “A relaxed northern water snake who didn't mind me watching him near Blaisdell Lake one afternoon.” Credit: Laurie Morrissey
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Hermon, ME. “Shhh, sounds like that big, green Deere is headed this way again!” Credit: Ed Baum
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Indiana County, PA. “Rainbow at Buttermilk Falls. There may be no more common name for waterfalls than Buttermilk Falls; it seems that every place has one. This one is located in western PA and was once owned by Fred McFeely, grandfather of the children's television host Fred Rogers.” Credit: Ed Patterson
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Summit of Carr Mountain, NH. “White admiral on fir at summit of Carr Mountain, White Mountains, NH.” Credit: Mena Schmid
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Tiverton, RI. “Black birch bark art at Pocasset Ridge.” Credit: Garry Plunkett
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Readsboro, VT. “Old power insulator exposed from pine tree.” Credit: Teddy Hopkins
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Woodstock, VT. “Condensation from fog renders the orb web of a yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) highly visible.” Credit: Jen Danly
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Harvard, MA. “Homage to Monet.” Credit: Carol Prost
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South Williamsport, PA. “This colorful small mushroom grows in diverse hardwood/hemlock woodland on moist soils.” (probably Hygrocybe conica, aka conical wax cap, aka witch’s hat) Credit: Charlie Schwarz
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Snydertown, PA. “American copper butterfly on one of my blue vervain plants.” Credit: Bonnie Honaberger
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Snydertown, PA. “Black swallowtail on my oriental lily.” Credit: Bonnie Honaberger
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Dalton, NH. “Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), a woodland wildflower and member of the orchid family.” Credit: AM Dannis
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Dalton, NH. “Pretty to look at, nasty to touch! Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare).” Credit: AM Dannis
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New Boston, NH. An adult loon with three-week-old chicks. Credit: Susan Makowiecki
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Tioga State Forest, PA. “A raven on the Tioga State Forest in north-central Pennsylvania.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz
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South Williamsport, PA. “In wooded wetlands and along stream edges, turtlehead blooms in late summer.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz
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Buffalo, NY. “A great egret and great blue heron perched on flooded timber at the Tifft Nature Preserve.” Credit: Laurie Dirkx
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Sharon, VT. “UFO flying by game cam (3 frames). Sphinx moth?” Credit: Peter Hollinger
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Woodstock, VT. “These honeybees are carrying colorful pollen from different flower species.” Credit: Jen Danly
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Buckland, MA. “Great blue heron, looking a bit disheveled.” Credit: Helene Grogan
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Buckland, MA. “A local beaver stopped by briefly for a bite to eat.” Credit: Helene Grogan
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Worcester, MA. “Dragonfly resting on a leaf.” Credit: Lisa Johnson
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Worcester, MA. Gypsy moth mothers laying eggs. Credit: Lisa Johnson
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Worcester, MA. “Strange tree formation seen while walking through the woods.” Credit: Lisa Johnson
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Worcester, MA. “Wildflower and insect in silhouette.” Credit: Lisa Johnson
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Milan, NH. “Chipping sparrows at Milan Hill State Park were busy foraging and picking up many hefty snacks!” Credit: Sophie Zyla
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Milan, NH. “Cedar waxwings were very active at Milan Hill State Park in NH on 8/22/17.” Credit: Sophie Zyla
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Halifax, VT. Looks lovely, but it's a pest. Wall lettuce (Mycelis muralis) has invaded our patch cut. It's not formally considered a noxious weed in Vermont, but it is on the watch list.” Credit: Diana Todd
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Lycoming County, PA. “Sharp-shinned hawks are birds of the forest; this immature sharp-shin was on State Game Land 252.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz
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Woodstock, VT. Painted turtle. Credit: Jen Danly
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Washington , VT. Cedar waxwing. Credit: Ann Wade
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Errol, NH. “A moose wonders what the humans find so interesting.” Credit: Ed Baum
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Thetford Center, VT. Plume moth. Credit: Tig Tillinghast
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Squam Lake, NH. Common loon. Credit: Tig Tillinghast
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Thetford Center, VT. Red-banded leafhopper. Credit: Tig Tillinghast
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Norwich, VT. “Juvenile little blue heron (uncommon up here) in a heavy downpour.” Credit: Tig Tillinghast
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Putney, VT. A bobcat captured with a wildlife camera. Credit: John Gorman

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