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February 2020

Your February photos showed mostly quiet scenes. “Snow moons” were favorite photo subjects, and dogs were also well represented (Happy Birthday, Cruiser!). In Warwick, New York, Steven Myruski peered down into an old well, while in Reading, Vermont, a truck headed out, bearing a load of hardwood pulp.

Moonlight bonfire Photo: Hugh Mellert
Hanover, NH. “Moonlight snowshoe hike and bonfire in Hanover's Slade Brook Wilderness on Feb. 1.” | Photo: Hugh Mellert
Long Eared Owl Photo: Tami Gingrich
Parkman, OH. “An uncommon visitor - long-eared owl.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Harvest Pile Photo: Chris Woods
Waitsfield, VT. “Harvest pile.” | Photo: Chris Woods
Super full moon Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Northumberland County, PA. “The super full snow moon on Feb. 8-9, before the clouds thickened and a quick layer of snow fell.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Well in the woods Photo: Steven Myruski
Warwick, NY. “Well in the woods.” | Photo: Steven Myruski
Snow fur Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Snow fur - remains of white-tailed deer.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Gray Squirrel Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Gray squirrel portrait taken by a homebrewed trail camera.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Logging across Mad River Photo: Chris Woods
Waitsfield, VT. “Bringing a load across the Mad River.” | Photo: Chris Woods
Snow Moon Orchard Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “February ‘snow moon’ and alpenglow through apple orchard with Kilkenny Mountains.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Winter Tracks in Snow Photo: Susan E. March
Camillus, NY. “The winter shortcut.” | Photo: Susan E. March
Red Fox Photo: Harriet Szanto
Lincoln, VT. “A red fox busy scraping through crusted snow to eat apple remnants.” | Photo: Harriet Szanto
Elk Herd Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Benezett, PA. “A view of some of the elk herd in Benezett, PA. There were about 50 in this herd...cows and spike bulls.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Elk Herd Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Benezett, PA. “A second picture of elk…The herd is rebounding tremendously.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snowy Truck Photo: Alex Barrett
Reading, VT. “On a snowy morning, a log truck heads out with a load of hardwood pulp.” | Photo: Alex Barrett
Sunny Hudson River in Winter Photo: Rodney Johnson
Lake Luzerne, NY. “Sunny February day on the Hudson River.” | Photo: Rodney Johnson
Club Moss Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Club moss towers above the snow in a light winter.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Tufted Titmouse Photo: David Gomeau
West Gardiner, ME. “Tufted titmice enjoying lunch together.” | Photo: David Gomeau
Hemlock Reishi Photo: Deb L. Clough
Grafton, NH. “Nice cluster of hemlock shelf varnish, also known as reishi.” | Photo: Deb L. Clough
Winter Hoarfrost Photo: Susan E. March
Marcellus, NY. Hoarfrost. | Photo: Susan E. March
Basswood Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “In mid-February some of the basswood trees in northcentral Pennsylvania are still holding their fruit, others have shed all their fruit.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Black Bear Print Photo: Tami Gingrich
Chardon, OH. Black bear tracks. | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Ice Jewels Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “February rain storm creates ice jewels.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Frozen windshield art Photo: Carol Conant
Billerica, MA. “Frozen windshield art.” | Photo: Carol Conant
Raccoon Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford, VT. This raccoon was caught on a game camera, sniffing around a pile of rocks that cover a chipmunk burrow. | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Weary Pond Photo: Tony Marple
Whitefield, ME. “Weary Pond.” | Photo: Tony Marple
Wasp Nest Photo: Rodney Johnson
Lake Luzerne, NY. “All great engineers don’t go to college!” | Photo: Rodney Johnson
Maine State bird Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
Ashland, ME. “State bird.” | Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
Ice Fishing Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Ice fishing at Pennsylvania's Hills Creek State Park in Tioga County.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Pitch Pines Photo: Randi Kosmes
Wells Harbor, ME. “Beautiful pitch pine tree.” | Photo: Randi Kosmes
Pileated Cavity Photo: Gordon Gould
Waterford, VT. “A freshly excavated cavity hammered out by a pileated woodpecker after a meal of carpenter ants nested in the rotted base of this fir tree.” | Photo: Gordon Gould
Frost Flowers Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “I was very fortunate to take a hike when conditions were just perfect for frost flowers/ribbon ice to form.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Cruiser in NH Photo: Todd Caron
Milan, NH. “Cruiser enjoying an early morning walk on his first birthday.” | Photo: Todd Caron
River Otter Photo: Tami Gingrich
Chardon, OH. “Snowball fight! River otter on trail camera.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Moon Icicles Photo: Carolyn
East Wallingford, VT. “Just after dawn. Moon through icicles, showing that morning has broken but winter has not!” | Photo: Carolyn
Cut to length Photo: Alex Barrett
Wilmington, VT. “Cut-to-length harvesting in spruce strip cuts.” | Photo: Alex Barrett
Female cardinal Photo: David Gomeau
West Gardiner, ME. “Female cardinal making do in an ice storm.” | Photo: David Gomeau
Fisher on prowl Photo: Mike Thiel
Rye, NH. Fisher. “I have a special place in my 40 acres of woods and wetlands behind Odiorne Point State Park in New Hampshire that I dispose of carcasses of game birds I've shot. In just a couple of days, my camera trap caught photos there of a fisher cat, coyote, red tail hawk, and of course fox, raccoon and some deer ambling by. | Photo: Mike Thiel
Vernal Pool Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “This vernal pool on the Glacial Pools Preserve will host breeding salamanders in a few weeks.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Blue Skies Photo: Rodney Johnson
Lake Luzerne, NY. “Blue skies, nothing but blue skies.” | Photo: Rodney Johnson
Ice globes Photo: Hugh Mellert
Hanover, NH. “Ice globes formed after winter rain high water followed by a hard freeze.” | Photo: Hugh Mellert
Woodchuck Hill Photo: Susan E. March
Manlius, NY. “Limestone wall winds through the forest.” | Photo: Susan E. March
Lungwort Lichen Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Lungwort lichen in winter as seen in stream valley.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Pine Creek Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Pine Creek Gorge from Leonard Harrison State Park - Tioga County PA.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Ice fall Photo: Hugh Mellert
Hanover, NH. “Frozen waterfall on Slade Brook in Hanover at 7 degrees.” | Photo: Hugh Mellert
White Pine Cone Photo: David Gomeau
West Gardiner, ME. “Nature's beauty is often the most overlooked.” | Photo: David Gomeau
Hiking Mt Washington Winter Photo: Jennifer Mayhew
Mt. Washington, NH. “Mt Madison on our way up Washington.” | Photo: Jennifer Mayhew
Ice Beech Tree Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Ice at the ‘beech.’” | Photo: AM Dannis
Ice Bells Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Ice bells.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Wind Turbine Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Wood isn't the only energy source on Armenia Mountain in Pennsylvania's Bradford and Tioga Counties, its 67 turbines make it the largest wind farm in the state.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Dog in North Woods Photo: Anna Lewis
Fort Kent, ME. “Finley the Australian Shepherd checking out the snow depth in northern Maine.” | Photo: Anna Lewis
Robin in winter Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “A robin feeds on the remains of winter berry holly.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Leg for lunch Photo: Anonymous
Thetford, VT. One of the “joys” of a February thaw: an old deer carcass surfaces from the snow, and the dog tries to sneak body parts into the house. | Photo: Anonymous
Conk of winter Photo: Carol Conant
Weld, ME. A large conk, discovered while snow shoeing. | Photo: Carol Conant
Face in winter roots Photo: Susan E. March
Marcellus, NY. “Face in the root of an old tree.” | Photo: Susan E. March
Full Moon Photo: Sue Stone
Dover, NH. “Full snow moon through dogwood tree after ice storm.” | Photo: Sue Stone

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