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March 12th, 2025 Reader Photo Gallery

February 2025

This month’s gallery captures the delicate transition from winter to spring, blending the season’s frosty beauty with its earliest signs of renewal. Carol Weatherbee spotted bluebirds bringing a splash of color to Wilmot, New Hampshire, while Liz Thompson observed a luminous full snow moon over Williston, Vermont. In Sharon, Massachusetts, Mark Georgian discovered a tiny yet fascinating fairy shrimp, and Sandy Dannis found a natural valentine in the landscape of Dalton, New Hampshire.

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This gallery is made possible through generous support from R. Timothy Larsen / Larsen Fund.

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Wilmot, NH. “Bluebirds in the snow.”
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Richmond, MA. “A chipper chipmunk celebrates some warmer weather.”
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Lenox, MA. Tree waving to the last quarter moon.
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South Williamsport, PA. “A wintering short-eared owl carrying its dinner, a meadow vole.”
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Millinocket, ME. “Here is a perfect illustration of above ground biomass and the ongoing carbon storage life in a dead conifer after all the needles have gone in Baxter State Park. May the forest be with you, always.”
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New Milford, CT. “Northern cardinal wishing for spring.”
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Grafton, NH. “Lookin’ up.”
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Dalton, NH. “Nature’s Valentine.”
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Stockbridge, VT. “Having fun with turkeys playing in the field.”
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Stowe, VT. “Moon shadow on snow.”
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Richmond, MA. “A black bear’s calling card (tuft of hair) left on a beat-up beech tree. Several trees along this well-worn bear trail bear scratches, bites, and broken limbs of varying vintage.”
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Stowe, VT. “Interesting to see the layers on top of the maple sugaring holding tank. When the photo was taken, it was not yet time for sugaring to begin.”
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Erving, MA. “I think this ‘snow angel’ imprint was left by a small hawk sensing there was a meal beneath the newly fallen snow.”
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Sharon, MA. “Fairy shrimp swimming in a partially thawed vernal pool at Borderland State Park.”
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Marlborough, NH. “Purple pitcher plant in a bog.”
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Williston, VT. “Full snow moon rising.”
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North Haven, CT. “A white-throated sparrow sheltering in the bushes.”
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Danbury, NH. “Small opossum at the feeder.”
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Agawam, MA. “Tracks on the Westfield River in Robinson State Park.”
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Waterbury, VT. “Owl impact crater. Meadow skiing and saw this. The skis show the scale.”
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Calais, VT. “Barred owl during the snowstorm.”
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Isle au Haut, ME. “Ice formation from splashing waterfall in brook.”
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Hopkinton, NH. “Bright red osier dogwood stems along the Contoocook River.”
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Littleton, NH. “Male cardinal visiting our winter feeders.”
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Shelburne, MA. “The snow-clad Deerfield River winding its way to the Connecticut on a sunny day in early February.”
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Barnard, VT. “So much fun on our ski hill at Twin Farms Resort.”
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South Williamsport, PA. “Common mullein provides a good perch for a black-capped chickadee.”
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Colchester, VT. “Pancake ice! Ice in the shape of pancakes can form when chunks of ice collide in choppy waters (like on windy days on Lake Champlain).”
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Highgate, VT. A radiant sunset.
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New Milford, CT. “White-throated sparrow during an ice storm.”
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Hamden, CT. “A pair of eagles enjoying the evening sunset.”
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Dalton, NH. “Mount Lafayette channels White Mountain School painting.”
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Williston, VT. “Crows on compost.”
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Stockbridge, VT. “Loving life in Vermont, Pico at sunset.”
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Sharon, MA. “A pair of last year’s pitcher plant blossoms on a sphagnum island (Borderland State Park).”
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Keene, NH. “Bobcat on the hunt.”
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Shelburne, MA. “Sunrise with Mt. Monadnock on the left and Mt. Grace on the right.”
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Keene, NH. “Bluebird on Valentine’s day.”
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Pittsfield, MA. “This old wolf pine sits just off the Wolf Pine Trail (of course!). One of its trunks still towers above the young trees nearby.”
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Cambridge, MA. “Blue rabbit pee caused by eating buckthorn??!!”
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Westfield, MA. “Hawk on feeder watch, note the Junco in the lower right. The birds just kept coming to the feeder.”
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Linder, PA. “A common raven harassing a northern harrier.”
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Shelburne, MA. “It wouldn’t be February without at least one cherry tree. This one’s excavations were especially colorful.”
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Littleton, NH. “Barred owl hunting for food in our yard.”
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Lenox. MA. “Amazing artistry. Recent beaver chew.”
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Elliotsville, ME. “Late succession of northern hardwoods on floodplain west of Barren Mt. and the AT.”
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New Milford, CT. “This clever nuthatch wedged a peanut in the groove of a tree, and then proceeded to casually nibble on its snack.”
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Essex, VT. “Turkey tail fungus on tree surrounded by snow.”
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Dalton, NH. “Golden moment on Dalton Mountain.”
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North Chatham, NH. “Winter’s beauty along the Leach Link trail.”
Ice water Photo: Judith Dansker
Norfolk, CT. “Ice on water.” | Photo: Judith Dansker
Sunset Photo: Leif Tillotson
Highgate Springs, VT. A vibrant sunset. | Photo: Leif Tillotson
Winter sunset Photo: Mark Georgian
Sharon, MA. “A spring melted a hole in the ice viewed at sunset: Borderland State Park.” | Photo: Mark Georgian
Owl Photo: John DeWitt
Isle au Haut, ME. “Barred owl.” | Photo: John DeWitt

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