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September 8th, 2026 Reader Photo Gallery

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August 2026

August’s photos captured summer at its peak, with an abundance of plant crops, young wildlife, and insects. A blueberry bonanza in South Trescott, Maine, was submitted by Nate Rosebrooks. Brett Sweitzer spied a smooth green snake in Vermontville, New York, while in Cambridge, Vermont, Penelope Harris observed a guarding garden spider.

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Grey tree frog Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Lyman, NH. “Grey tree frog looking out from its perch atop a red oak leaf.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Evening fox Photo: Jennifer Cummings
Basom, NY. “Fox kit in the evening light.” | Photo: Jennifer Cummings
Blue bolete Photo: Sandy Miklas Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Blue staining bolete.” | Photo: Sandy Miklas Dannis
Cicada shell Photo: Anmari Kicza
Norwich, VT. “Cicada shell on milkweed leaf.” | Photo: Anmari Kicza
Squirrel Photo: Amy Quist
Whitingham, VT. “A gray squirrel. Swimming!” | Photo: Amy Quist
Cormorant Photo: Ashley Collins
Bethel, ME. “Double-crested cormorant on the Androscoggin River.” | Photo: Ashley Collins
Hummingbird moth Photo: Donna Snow
Stowe, VT. “Hummingbird moth.” | Photo: Donna Snow
Blue heron Photo: Ashley Collins
Groton, VT. “Blue heron on Groton Pond.” | Photo: Ashley Collins
Fawns Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “White-tail fawns still with spots in early August.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Ghost pipe Photo: Ellen Simard
Lynn, MA. Ghost pipe, Lynn Woods Reservation. | Photo: Ellen Simard
Moth napping Photo: Lynette Reep
Burlington, VT. “Primose moth napping inside an evening primrose in my backyard.” | Photo: Lynette Reep
Dolls eyes Photo: Gwen Nagel
Bridgton, ME. “White baneberry: doll’s eyes.” | Photo: Gwen Nagel
Porcupine Photo: Hannah Proctor
Francestown, NH. “A unexpected encounter, not sure who was more surprised, the porcupine or me!” | Photo: Hannah Proctor
Not sharing Photo: Igor Zlokarnik
Pittsburg, NH. “I'm not sharing my cone.” | Photo: Igor Zlokarnik
Oven bird Photo: Jane Ogilvie
Ripton, VT. “The oven bird is a small ground dwelling wood warbler that prefers mature, closed-canopy forests with thick leaf litter and low ground cover.” | Photo: Jane Ogilvie
Pond lily Photo: Jen Adams
Campton, NH. “Variegated yellow pond-lily (Nuphar variegata), Campton Bog.” | Photo: Jen Adams
Banded fly Photo: Ken Hatch
Bethel, VT. “Oblique-banded pond fly on goldenrod.” | Photo: Ken Hatch
Napping squirrel Photo: Jill DeVito
Rockingham, VT. “We found this red squirrel napping in the woodshed one morning. (It posed for a few photos before moving on).” | Photo: Jill DeVito
Monarch Photo: Pat Thomas
Duluth, MN. “Monarch nectars on stiff goldenrod during migration.” | Photo: Pat Thomas
Hawk Photo: Cynthia Crawford
Norwich, VT. “Young broad-winged hawk eating something in the road.” | Photo: Cynthia Crawford
Viburnum Photo: Judy Sweet
Conway and Shelburne, MA. “Ripening maple leaf viburnum berries were seen in mid August in the left picture. By month’s end another maple leaf viburnum I came across had fully ripened berries, as seen on the right. Wildlife eat the fruit, but it's too dry and bitter for humans.” | Photo: Judy Sweet
Blackberries Photo: Sandy Miklas Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Wild blackberry haul from field left fallow for two years.” | Photo: Sandy Miklas Dannis
White admiral Photo: Judy Sweet
Conway, MA. “White admiral butterfly gathering minerals and moisture from gravel road surface on the morning of August 1.” | Photo: Judy Sweet
Night heron Photo: Ross Lanius
New Haven, CT. “Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron searching for food.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Larva tunnels Photo: Karinne Heise
Warner, NH. “Once hidden under this dead ash tree’s bark, the larval feeding tunnels made by an emerald ash borer reminded me of ancient hieroglyphics.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Spider sketch Photo: Tammis Coffin
Baxter State Park, ME. “While photographing flowers, it’s always fun to find a color-matched crab spider! This one was so well camouflaged with the hawkweed that I made a quick sketch.” | Photo: Tammis Coffin
Sparrow Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Elimsport, PA. “A snowy tree cricket becomes a meal for a song sparrow.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Trefoil flowers Photo: Ken Hatch
Ripton, VT. “Bird’s-foot trefoil flowers and seedpods on the Green Mountain National Forest at Chatfield.” | Photo: Ken Hatch
Osprey nest Photo: Richard Philben
Chatham, MA. “Two juvenile osprey having a little lunch in their nest.” | Photo: Richard Philben
Bass beds Photo: Hannah Proctor
Hancock, NH. “Bass beds, evidence of earlier spring activity.” | Photo: Hannah Proctor
Turtles Photo: Leif Tillotson
Fletcher, VT. Painted turtles basking in the sun. | Photo: Leif Tillotson
Pupae Photo: Lily Fessenden
Searsmont, ME. “Braconid wasp pupae” on a hornworm. | Photo: Lily Fessenden
Tussock caterpillars Photo: Lisa Brodlie
Weston, CT. “Milkweed tussock moth caterpillars (Euchaetes egle).” | Photo: Lisa Brodlie
Bee Photo: Lynette Reep
Burlington, VT. “Tiny bee collecting pollen on a day lily.” | Photo: Lynette Reep
Fawn Photo: Michael Thiel
Rye, NH. “I practically stumbled over this fawn on the marshes behind Odiorne Point, and at first thought it was dead. Interestingly my well-trained bird hunting dog passed about 15 feet downwind of it and never caught its scent.” | Photo: Michael Thiel
Sumac Photo: Nancy Halloran
Atkinson, NH. “Sumac art.” | Photo: Nancy Halloran
Hummingbird Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “A young male ruby-throated hummingbird with only one red feather on his neck – the light makes it look black.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Blueberries Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
South Trescott, ME. “Downeast wild bluberries. This has been a banner year for bluberries.” | Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
Bug Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Lyman, NH. “Ambush bug with captured prey.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Jewelweed Photo: Ken Hatch
Brookfield, VT. “Pale jewelweed at Allis State Park.” | Photo: Ken Hatch
Bee mimic Photo: Pat Thomas
Duluth, MN. “Drone fly that mimics a bee in our front yard on a snowberry flower.” | Photo: Pat Thomas
Garden spider Photo: Penelope Harris
Cambridge, VT. “A garden spider guarding the brood sac. Wish I could be there when they leave the nest.” | Photo: Penelope Harris
Sunset Photo: Leif Tillotson
Swanton, VT. A blazing sunset. | Photo: Leif Tillotson
Baneberry Photo: Rachel Courtney
Dublin, NH. “Doll’s-eyes, white baneberry, Actaea pachypoda. Shedding a few tears no less. Its poisonous creepy looking fruit makes for the perfect subject for a horror story!” | Photo: Rachel Courtney
Dragon pond Photo: Richard Philben
Shelburne, MA. “A tranquil spot in Dragon Pond.” | Photo: Richard Philben
Turtles Photo: Ross Lanius
Cheshire, CT. “Turtles clinging to a log in stagnate slimy green backwater.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Owl Photo: Sandy Miklas Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Young barred owl poses nicely.” | Photo: Sandy Miklas Dannis
Turtle Photo: Stephen Fox
Washington, NH. “Painted turtle and dragon fly sunning at Smith Pond.” | Photo: Stephen Fox
Green heron Photo: Sue March
Montezuma, NY. “Green heron peering into river searching for a meal.” | Photo: Sue March
Gentians Photo: Tammis Coffin
Lenox, MA. “Bottle gentians, fall bloomers, with a tree branch helping protect the plants from being browsed by deer.” | Photo: Tammis Coffin
Quiet morning Photo: Hannah Proctor
Hancock, NH. “All is quiet, early morning on a kayak camping trip.” | Photo: Hannah Proctor
Turtles Photo: Sheri Larsen
South Hero, VT. “Look carefully! There is a very tiny map turtle in the middle of the clump of water lilies. It’s hard to see but the turtle is sunning itself on an unfurled water lily leaf. Photo taken with a zoom camera.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Rainbow river Photo: Tom Wansleben
Pittsburgh, NH. “Rainbow over the Connecticut River.” | Photo: Tom Wansleben
Fungus Photo: Tracy Sherbrook
Kirby, VT. “Fungi sprouting bountifully after a summer rain.” | Photo: Tracy Sherbrook
Milkweed tussocks Photo: Joyce Layne
Lovell, ME. “Milkweed tussock moth caterpillars doing what they do.” | Photo: Joyce Layne
Lily snake Photo: Brett Sweitzer
Vermontville, NY. “Smooth green snake surfing on lily pads.” | Photo: Brett Sweitzer

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