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January 2017

Many of your January photos were deer related, including an image of a cached deer carcass – probably a bobcat’s leftovers. A red fox posed for a game camera in Hermon, Maine, and muskrats lined up on the ice in Canaan, New York. Meanwhile, in Halifax, Vermont, a timber harvest was underway.

We’re now on the hunt for February 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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Ashland, ME. Eight ears are better than two. Credit: Lonnie S. Jandreaua
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Rushville, NY. “Frozen feathers.” Credit: Samantha Wolf
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Burlington, VT. A Virginia opossum explores a backyard. Opossums have moved north over the past decades, and often make their living near human residences. Credit: Michael Brault
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Canaan, NY. “Muskrats seem to have installed a solar panel for the lodge.” Credit: Patricia Liddle
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Saxtons River, VT. “A white pine seed-tree harvest in the fine January light.” Credit: Alex Barrett
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Ontario, NY. A red-tailed hawk in flight. Credit: Laurie Dirkx
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Constantia, NY. “Spruce tree, looking up.” Credit: Linda Reed
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Lempster, NH. A hole into a burrow. Credit: Susan E. Lichty
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Barton, VT. (This was taken in December, but we couldn’t resist including it.) A birdfeeder becomes a deerfeeder. Credit: Ellen Valley
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Fair Haven, VT. “Winter beauty.” Credit: Dan Grey
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Amherst, MA. “January 19, about 24 hours after snowfall, found deer cached in leaf pile that had been scraped over the carcass. My wildlife biologist friends think bobcat is most likely the agent here.” Credit: Audrey Barker Plotkin
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Thetford, VT. Barred owl. Credit: Tig Tillinghast
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Albany, VT. “Shelf fungus in the snow.” Credit: Richard Carbonetti
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Buckland, MA. “Coyote casually strolling across our frozen pond.” Credit: Helene Grogan
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East Wallingford, VT. “Full moon rising…” Credit: Colleen Kube
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First of two: Hermon, ME. “A red fox eyes the snowmobile trail before crossing.” Credit: Ed Baum
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Continued: A red fox on the prowl early the next morning in the same area. Same fox, or a different one? Credit: Ed Baum
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Rushville, NY. “Seed pod in the middle of the field.” Credit: Samantha Wolf
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Willington, CT. Ice on the Fenton River, on New Year’s Eve. Credit: Nate Rosebrooks
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Thetford, VT. A turkey foraging in the snow. Credit: Tig Tillinghast
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Derby, VT. “Sharing a ski trail with the deer, or is it the other way around?” Credit: Barbara Mackay
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Berlin, VT. Along the Dog River, the photographer found this would-be beaver-felled tree hung up in branches, “and destined to remain there.” Credit: Mimi Kulp
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Ashland, NH. “Yellow sunrise reveals many night visitors.” Credit: Elle
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Washington, MA. “Perfectly grafted beech branch.” Credit: David Ellis
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Guilford, VT. Cedar waxwing in a snowstorm. Credit: Stephen Soszynski
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Shelburne, VT. “Icy maple.” Credit: Marian Feldman
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Danville, PA. Finally, photographic proof of flying deer. This photo was taken by a trail camera early in 2017, while Rudolph was enjoying a well-deserved vacation in Pennsylvania. Credit: Bonnie Honaberger
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Halifax, VT. “Our timber harvest is well underway.” Credit: Diana Todd
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Saratoga, NY. “Sleet and freezing rain pelt every inch of the landscape, creating elegant arrangements for the eye, soft tinkling for the ear, and dicey footing for photographers who just have to capture it up close.” Credit: Barbara Mackay
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Canaan, NY. Muskrats on ice, “chowing down.” Credit: Patricia Liddle

Submit Your Photos to the Reader Gallery

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

Before submitting, please read and agree to the terms and conditions below. These give Northern Woodlands a perpetual license to use your photographs. If your image isn’t selected for the gallery but we’d like to feature it elsewhere, we’ll reach out to you.

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