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December 2019

Your December photos (with a few last November ones snuck in) showed birds enduring the cold, people working in the woods, and intriguing ice formations. A bluebird peered through the falling snow, a cardinal posed on a pine branch, and a mockingbird noshed on winterberries. Andy Sheere looked forward to new growth in a northern hardwood stand. Gordon Gould made new plans after a storm. Check out Nate Rosebrooks’ stunning images of ice.

December 2019 Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “This male eastern bluebird seems to be contemplating his decision to remain in the area for the winter, rather than migrate.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
December 2019 Photo: Gordon Gould
Waterford, VT. “Choker chains and key-hole cable sliders hook a couple maple logs to a tractor logging winch.” | Photo: Gordon Gould
December 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Iced Highbush Cranberries (Viburnum trilobum).” | Photo: AM Dannis
December 2019 Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
West Thompson, CT. “Icy Ledge.” | Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
December 2019 Photo: Paul Arnold
Orange, NH. “Our woodlands shelter us, warm us, feed us and beautify out lives.” | Photo: Paul Arnold
December 2019 Photo: Bonnie Monzeglio
West Oneonta, NY. “Mrs. Cardinal.” | Photo: Bonnie Monzeglio
December 2019 Photo: Sue Lichty
Lempster, NH. A nature mystery: “bird frozen inside a pitcher plant.” | Photo: Sue Lichty
December 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “December 14th rain and thaw awakens white clover.” | Photo: AM Dannis
December 2019 Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. A pileated woodpecker. | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
December 2019 Photo: Deb L. Clough
Grafton, NH. “Treefall in Grafton.” | Photo: Deb L. Clough
December 2019 Photo: Sue Lichty
Lempster, NH. “Measuring a giant birch.” | Photo: Sue Lichty
December 2019 Photo: Claire Coleman
Lagrangeville, NY. “Winter.” | Photo: Claire Coleman
December 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Tioga County, PA. “Logging begins in woodland under conservation easement.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
December 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Frosted raspberry leaves and fir.” | Photo: AM Dannis
December 2019 Photo: Jim Ray
Westmoreland, NH. “With temps in the single digits, the moisture in the air froze to everything, including our electric fence. Mother Nature’s ice sculptures.” | Photo: Jim Ray
December 2019 Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
West Thompson, CT. “Abandoned beaver pond.” | Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
December 2019 Photo: Sue Lichty
Lempster, NH. “Molly admiring the raging Cold River.” | Photo: Sue Lichty
December 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “An army of British Soldiers (Lichen -- Cladonia cristatella).” | Photo: AM Dannis
December 2019 Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH.” Ruffed Grouse eating pebbles on the side of a dirt road.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
December 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “The white-breasted nuthatch is a common woodland bird - often called ‘the upside-down bird.’ | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
December 2019 Photo: Deb L. Clough
Grafton, NH. “Seed break.” | Photo: Deb L. Clough
December 2019 Photo: Chris Gill
Longmeadow, MA. “Northern mockingbird on winterberry.” | Photo: Chris Gill
December 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “ Fir cones – nature's holiday ornaments!” | Photo: AM Dannis
December 2019 Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “What do you see in the ice?” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
December 2019 Photo: Mark Runquist
Campton, NH. “Nice doe peeking out from behind a camp wood pile in our yard.” | Photo: Mark Runquist
December 2019 Photo: Andy Sheere
Westminster, VT. “Many decades of thoughtful forest management culminated in the clearcutting of about 15 acres in a northern hardwood stand. Taken December of 2019, this photo shows a new cohort of trees becoming established. Tending to these young saplings will be the next 'order of business' for forest management goals!” | Photo: Andy Sheere
December 2019 Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “River otter at sunrise.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
December 2019 Photo: Bonnie Monzeglio
West Oneonta, NY. Carolina Wren. | Photo: Bonnie Monzeglio
December 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Lycoming County PA. “White pine seedling on a mossy stump.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
December 2019 Photo: Claire Coleman
Lagrangeville, NY. “Going for a swim.” | Photo: Claire Coleman
December 2019 Photo: Robert Becker
Tewksbury, NJ. “Iced pussy willow buds. Picture taken in my yard in Tewksbury, New Jersey after the December 18 ice storm.” | Photo: Robert Becker
December 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Lycoming County PA. A black-capped chickadee. | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
December 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Jeffersonville, VT. “A chipmunk stuffing its cheeks as winter set in.” See this Outside Story essay for a detailed explanation of cheek stuffing strategy. https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/chipmunk | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
December 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Lycoming County, PA. “Virginia pine on the edge of a cliff, near the northern edge of its range.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
December 2019 Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “Dear Bluebirds, It’s going to be awhile...” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
December 2019 Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “A serene foggy morning on Tommy's Mountain.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
December 2019 Photo: Gordon Gould
Waterford, VT. “The plan was to harvest the overly mature fir in this stand after the ground froze this winter. But the big wind storm on Halloween day turned it into a salvage job.” | Photo: Gordon Gould
December 2019 Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “Bucks sparring.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
December 2019 Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
West Thompson, CT. “Snow sculpture.” | Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
December 2019 Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “Peace and tranquility in the woods after a snowstorm.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
December 2019 Photo: Pam Landry
Thompson, CT. “Snow capped.” December 13. | Photo: Pam Landry
December 2019 Photo: Jennifer Edmondson
Danby, NY. “First big snowfall of the season.” | Photo: Jennifer Edmondson
December 2019 Photo: Jennifer Edmondson
Danby, NY. “First snowfall from inside.” | Photo: Jennifer Edmondson
December 2019 Photo: Sandra Fary
Bolton, VT.” Ice crystals.” | Photo: Sandra Fary
December 2019 Photo: Mark Runquist
Campton, NH. “National Forest Christmas tree.” | Photo: Mark Runquist
December 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Clearing blowdowns from the local snow machine trail.” | Photo: AM Dannis
December 2019 Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Eerie, PA. A juvenile double-crested cormorant. | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
December 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Hmmm...was this grouse taking off or landing?” | Photo: AM Dannis
December 2019 Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Benton, NH. “Owls Head Cliff …- 9 deg F and dropping.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
December 2019 Photo: Sue Lichty
Lempster, NH. “Milkweed seeds still traveling.” | Photo: Sue Lichty

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