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March 2nd, 2017 Reader Photo Gallery

February 2017

Your February photos revealed a deer escaping a coyote by water, a skidder escaping water by logs, and a glimpse of an intriguing new winter pastime: forest goat sledding.  Check out the lynx photo and the magnified image of a snow flea.

We’re now on the hunt for March 2017 photos. We encourage you to share images about anything that relates to the Northeast’s forests, and that you take this month. Here are examples – but by no means an exclusive list – of photo topics that fit this category: nature, weather, education activities (any age), forest management/logging, recreation, wood manufacture, art, workshops, events. As long as it relates in some way to the Northeast’s forests, we’ll consider it.

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Budd Lake, NJ. “Wild About Wildlife - Mystery Biofact Identification” prepared by biologist and educator David Alexander. Credit: David Alexander
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Colchester, VT. A fisher, captured on a trail camera at Saint Michael’s College. Credit: Declan McCabe
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Halifax, VT. “At the log landing.” Credit: Diana Todd
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Thetford, VT. “This snow flea is about 200 microns wide, or about the width of three human hairs.” Credit: Tig Tillinghast
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Old Lyme, CT. A common merganser, “heading up the Lieutenant River.” Credit: Harcourt Davis
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Ashland, ME. A lynx on the move. Credit: Lonnie S. Jandreau
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Phelps, NY. “Air bubbles.” Credit: Samantha Wolf
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Constantia, NY. “Old white pines.” Credit: Linda Reed
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West Cornwall, VT. Tracks – evidence of “otter tobogganing across our pond.” Credit: John D. E. Roberts
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Beacon Falls, CT. “Cedar waxwing with red wax tips. The flocks of waxwings have been busy searching out berries and the holly was covered with …waxwings and berries!” Credit: Sophie Zyla
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Canaan, NY. “Kernel of corn tucked into crack in old beaver-chewed muscle wood. Possibly by a blue jay.” Credit: Patricia Liddle
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Norwich, VT. “Woodpecker activity.” Credit: Jonathan Frishtick
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Waterford, VT. “Corduroy over seep hole.” A “corduroy road” is a pathway of logs used to help heavy logging equipment get across difficult (typically, wet) ground. Credit: Gordon Gould
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Princeton, MA. An unusual view of a Christmas tree. Credit: Rex Baker
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South Burlington, VT. “Turkey visits Saint Michael’s College.” Credit: Declan McCabe
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Whitefield, ME. Patterns on an icy patch, on the trail to Musquash Pond. Credit: Tony Marple
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Snydertown, PA. “Buck reading the ‘posted’ sign to make sure he finds the safe territory. The hunters in our neck of the woods won’t find this picture humorous.” Credit: Bonnie Honaberger
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Hermon, ME. Barred owl in a snowstorm. Credit: Ed Baum
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Thetford, VT. Red squirrel with attitude. Credit: Tig Tillinghast
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Baxter State Park, ME. “There can be great fun in navigating one of Baxter State Park’s ‘unmaintained paths’ in the north woods!” Credit: Annie Socci
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South Glens Falls, NY. Deer eluding coyote on the Sacandaga River in the Adirondacks. “Saved by the river. Adirondack deer routinely use water to escape coyotes.” Credit: Don Wharton
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Coos County, NH. “Sunset over Swift Diamond River.” Credit: David Van Wie
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Pomfret, CT. “Someone else has been working in my woods!” A pileated woodpecker obviously found a lot to eat in this tree. Credit: Mary Albro
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Buckland, MA. “A mink paused on the (very bright) snow before diving back under the ice.” Credit: Helene Grogan
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Ashfield, MA. “Fresh snow in the woods.” Credit: Helene Grogan
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Woodstock, VT. “Havenwood’s white-tailed deer.” Credit: Carol A. Geise
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Baxter State Park, ME. “Lichen microhabitat, with a skier silhouetted in the background en route to Kidney Pond.” Credit: Annie Socci
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Canaan, NY. “House finches getting melt-water from the roof.” Credit: Patricia Liddle
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East Calais, VT. “Basswood seed on sugar snow.” Credit: Julie Hand
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Greenfield Center, NY. “Squirrelview” image. Credit: Abigail Sandroni
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Danville, PA. “A very snowy doe. I love when it snows. Everything is so peaceful and quiet, and beautiful. However, I do not think that this doe feels the same way at the moment. This picture was taken by one of my game cameras that my dear friend allows me to place on her property.” Credit: Bonnie Honaberger
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Waterford, VT. “Harvesting balsam fir.” Credit: Gordon Gould
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South Reading, VT. One antler shed, one to go. Credit: Carol A. Geise
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Canaan, NY. “Site showing the demise of a rodent, probably a vole by an owl.” Credit: Patricia Liddle
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Saratoga Springs, NY. Sledding among the trees, with goats. “A family affair.” Credit: Abigail Sandroni

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We’re always thrilled to see what’s happening in the Northeast through your eyes. Each season, we feature approximately 50 reader-submitted images in our online gallery. To be considered, please send us photos taken within the past month.

You may submit up to three photos per person. While we can’t publish every submission, we carefully consider each one.

When reviewing submissions, we look for:

  • A variety of topics and subjects
  • High-quality, well-composed images
  • Good resolution (prefer images at least 1000 pixels on the longer edge)
  • Geographic diversity across the region

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