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January 18th, 2022 Reader Photo Gallery

December 2021

Your December photos showed quiet landscape scenes, winter-hardy birds, and working woodlands projects. Sheri Larsen observed ice fisherman on Indian Brook Reservoir in Vermont, while out in the Adirondacks, Tom Grett promoted habitat with a carefully laid brush pile. Chuck Dinsmore got a lucky game camera shot of a weasel with its take-out dinner, and Peter Robert Weis photographed sandhill cranes foraging in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Check out AM Dannis’s stream bubble image, and Kirk Gentalen’s beautifully composed shot of otter spraint on lichen.

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Porcupine Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Up close with a porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum). Note the orange teeth and my reflection in his eye!” | Photo: AM Dannis
Ice fishing Photo: Sheri Larsen
Essex Town, VT. “Ice fisherman on Indian Brook Reservoir. The bright red tent adds some color on a gloomy December day.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Sandhill cranes Photo: Peter Robert Weis
Lancaster, MA. “Foraging sandhill cranes on Bolton Flats NWR last warm day of December.” | Photo: Peter Robert Weis
Old Speck Mountain Photo: Tony Marple
Newry, ME. “Old Speck Mountain.” | Photo: Tony Marple
Chickadee Photo: Jen Danly
Woodstock, VT. “Quick getaway: a black-capped chickadee flees with a hastily snatched safflower seed.” | Photo: Jen Danly
Frozen stream Photo: John Snell
Berlin, VT. “As streams begin to freeze, the world gets interesting.” | Photo: John Snell
Shadbark hickory Photo: Marcy Stanton
Milford, NH. “A beautiful shagbark hickory tree among many in a stand along the Souhegan River.” | Photo: Marcy Stanton
Snow spider Photo: John Snell
Montpelier, VT. “I found this spider on snow when air temperatures were below freezing; it was alive but moving slowly.” | Photo: John Snell
Zoned phlebia Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Franconia, NH. “Fruiting body of zoned phlebia (Phlebia radiate).” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Foresters Photo: Andrew Sheere
Hartland, VT. “A group of foresters reviewing a recent harvest!” | Photo: Andrew Sheere
Waterfall Photo: Eric D’Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Moonlit waterfall before the first snowfall of the winter.” | Photo: Eric D’Aleo
Turkeys Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “Christmas eve gobbler get together.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Michigan River Photo: Liz Burrows
Pittsfield, VT. “The beautiful Michigan River at sunset.” | Photo: Liz Burrows
Yellow sapsucker Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Immature yellow-bellied sapsucker showing its yellow-belly.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Snow fireworks Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Snow firework.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Eastman Ledges Photo: Andrei Burnin
Orford, NH. “View from Eastman Ledges.” | Photo: Andrei Burnin
Weasel Photo: Chuck Dinsmore
Damariscotta, ME. “Long-tailed weasel, in winter coat, bringing home dinner. Game cam caught it in action behind our house.” | Photo: Chuck Dinsmore
Morning frost Photo: Liz Burrows
Middlebury, VT. “Morning frost in the vineyards.” | Photo: Liz Burrows
Apple Rust Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Hamden, CT. “Cedar-apple fungal rust gall on eastern red cedar.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Kestrel Photo: Tami Gingrich
Parkman, OH. “An American kestrel has figured out this woodpile is a great place to snag a meal. I see her there quite often!” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Forest path Photo: Liz Burrows
Middlebury, VT. “Stick season is lovely at Otter Creek Preserve.” | Photo: Liz Burrows
Flying deer Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Syndertown, PA. “Even though Christmas has passed, the flying practice still continues!!” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Ice storm Photo: Mollie Babize
Ashfield, MA. “Mid-December ice storm suddenly illuminated as setting sun broke through clouds.” | Photo: Mollie Babize
Christmas Eagle Photo: Robert Dreher
Warren, ME. “Mature bald eagle.” | Photo: Robert Dreher
Brush pile Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “The start of another brush pile for wildlife habitat improvements in the northern Adirondacks.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Squirrel Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Gray squirrel with two bot fly maggots.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Otter trail Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Tenants Harbor, ME. “Otter trail through slush.” | Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Tree roots Photo: Katherine Fiveash
Williamsburg, MA. “Sleet and roots.” | Photo: Katherine Fiveash
Moose Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Ashland, ME. “Licking up a little salt for lunch.” | Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Miles Mountain Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “End of day light on Miles Mountain in Vermont --12,000 acres of this land on the way to being conserved!” | Photo: AM Dannis
Golden kinglet Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Tenants Harbor, ME. “Dig it when golden-crowned kinglets come down low in winter.” | Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Ice Nature Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Hawley, MA. “Ice glazes over these burdock burrs on a dairy farm with the winter solstice sunset behind them.” | Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Bluebird Photo: Melissa Thaxton
Thetford, VT. “Eastern bluebird eating holly berries.” | Photo: Melissa Thaxton
Farm Photo: Eric D’Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Farm in moonlight on the winter solstice.” | Photo: Eric D’Aleo
Slugs Photo: Patricia Liddle
West Lebanon, NY. “Slugs getting nutrition from beaver debris. Hand Hollow Conservation Area.” | Photo: Patricia Liddle
Hawk Photo: Tami Gingrich
Parkman, OH. “Rough-legged hawks have lots of plumage variability. Look for their tell-tale dark wrist patches and terminal tail band while in flight! If you happen to see one up close, be sure to notice the feathered legs from which their name is derived!” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Bubbles Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Well-ordered bubbles in mountain stream challenge entropy.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Hunters Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Elimsport, PA. “Squirrel hunters during Pennsylvania's late small game season.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Mushrooms Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Franconia Notch, NH. “Oyster mushrooms.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Otter spraint Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Tenants Harbor, ME. “Otter spraint on Xanthoria lichen. Love the fish skeleton.” | Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Feather Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “A wild turkey feather resting softly on a bed of moss in the northern Adirondacks.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Deer Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Ashland, ME. “Digging up lunch.” | Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Fungi Photo: Sharon Riley
Concord, NH. “Fungi musical chairs?” | Photo: Sharon Riley
Ice hole Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Hole in ice reflects...” | Photo: AM Dannis
Falcon Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “A male peregrine falcon in his favorite tree.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Tree roots Photo: Jeanne Sargent
Ashfield, MA. “The Octopus Tree.” | Photo: Jeanne Sargent
Beebe River Photo: Eric D’Aleo
Campton, NH. “Moonlit Beebe River from under the bridge.” | Photo: Eric D’Aleo
Robin Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Greenfield, MA. “Some overwintering robins found an ample food source in a backyard crabapple tree, here one takes a dried fruit from a branch.” | Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Elm Photo: John Snell
Montpelier, VT. “The last large American elm in Montpelier (on Court Street) clearly shows signs of resistance to DED as many smaller elms in the area have died. This tree is magnificent all year long.” | Photo: John Snell
Eagles Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Ashland, ME. “Group of eagles taking a break.” | Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Snow tracks Photo: Tracy Rice
Tug Hill Plateau, NY. “Hot on the trail: I was trying to figure out if the smaller footprint literally on the heels of the deer tracks was a fox? Looked too small for coyote tracks.” | Photo: Tracy Rice
Corgi Mountain Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. A late-November addition: “Our two corgis Tupper and Dahlia take in the view from our newly constructed Adirondack lean to from where else, the Adirondacks!” | Photo: Tom Grett
Hawk Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “On a foggy, rainy morning I looked out the kitchen window and noticed wind blown plastic on a branch. No, wrong, it was a red-tailed hawk.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
New Ice Photo: John Snell
Berlin, VT. “New ice doesn't last for long but it is gorgeous!” | Photo: John Snell
Sapsuckers Photo: Sheri Larsen
Bolton, VT. “A yellow-bellied sapsucker has been busy!” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Cardinal Photo: Tracy Rice
Tug Hill Plateau, NY. “One of the things I loved most about this shot was that it was just a few days before Christmas. You know what they say…. ‘When a cardinal appears, there is an angel near,’ so I couldn’t help but think my Dad was near.” | Photo: Tracy Rice
Overstory Harvest Photo: Alex Barrett
Green Mountains, VT. “A partial overstory removal treatment in spruce-fir in the Green Mountains!” | Photo: Alex Barrett
Eagle Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “A bald eagle shares its perch with a flock of European starlings.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Ice Bars Photo: Katherine Fiveash
Williamsburg, MA. “Ice bars.” | Photo: Katherine Fiveash
Silver Lake Photo: Liz Burrows
Goshen, VT. “Silver Lake shining in the early winter light.” | Photo: Liz Burrows

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