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February 15th, 2019 Reader Photo Gallery

January 2019

Beaver dams, ice formations, and winter wildlife were common themes for January. A sun dog glowed in the Pennsylvania sky, and a mostly-white squirrel haunted a Vermont feeder. In Maine, coyotes trotted along a trail, and in New Hampshire, a forester posted a timber sale permit.

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January 2019 Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
Ashland, ME. “Carved moose antler.” | Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
January 2019 Photo: Ken Hatch
Bethel, VT. “Ruffed grouse tail feather and red spruce tips which were nipped off by a red squirrel.” | Photo: Ken Hatch
January 2019 Photo: Steve Bjerklie/NH Timberland Owners Association, www.nhtoa.org
Madison, NH. Landowner/forester Harold Cook posts a timber sale permit. | Photo: Steve Bjerklie/NH Timberland Owners Association, www.nhtoa.org
January 2019 Photo: Ed Baum
Hermon, ME. “A flock of goldfinches decorate the winter landscape.” | Photo: Ed Baum
January 2019 Photo: Marcia Kendall
Adirondacks. “Foothills of the Adirondacks.” | Photo: Marcia Kendall
January 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Lycoming County, PA. “Ice bells that formed on the twigs of a hemlock overhanging Rose Valley Lake.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
January 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Wild turkey intersection.” | Photo: AM Dannis
January 2019 Photo: Ed Baum
Hermon, ME. “A red fox pauses during a light January snowstorm.” | Photo: Ed Baum
January 2019 Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “A sun dog during our January 7 sunrise.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
January 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Staghorn sumac on a clear blue winter day.” | Photo: AM Dannis
January 2019 Photo: Nan Peckham
Granville, MA. “Ice circles on Hubbard Brook, Granville State Forest.” | Photo: Nan Peckham
January 2019 Photo: Annie Socci
Northwestern PA. “This photo, taken by our forester Guy Dunkle, shows bear claws on a beech tree. What the photo doesn't reveal is a lot of grapevine in the canopy, explaining why it has been so frequently climbed.” | Photo: Annie Socci
January 2019 Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
Petersham, MA. “Beaver Lodge with an in-law apartment.” | Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
January 2019 Photo: Pam Landry
Petersham. MA. Beaver works. | Photo: Pam Landry
January 2019 Photo: Pam Landry
Webster, MA. “Impressive three-tiered beaver dam(s). | Photo: Pam Landry
January 2019 Photo: C.J. Frankiewicz
Saranac Lake, NY. “Adult bald eagle looking for leftovers on the ice of Pelky Bay.” | Photo: C.J. Frankiewicz
January 2019 Photo: Patricia Liddle
East Nassau, NY. “Sculptural erratic.” | Photo: Patricia Liddle
January 2019 Photo: Ted La Montagne
Thetford Center, VT. “Mostly white gray squirrel. It has been around for about 8 months. The picture was taken … in a tree beside my birdfeeder.” | Photo: Ted La Montagne
January 2019 Photo: Patricia Liddle
Canaan, NY. “Red fox punched through the soft crust looking for the vole that made the tunnel in the snow.” | Photo: Patricia Liddle
January 2019 Photo: Sue Lichty
Ashuelot River Headwaters Forest, NH. “Moose scrapes.” | Photo: Sue Lichty
January 2019 Photo: Ken Hatch
Pomfret, VT. “My wife Debbie under a large white pine which hangs over the Appalachian Trail. I did not measure this tree but it looked like over 36” diameter to me.” | Photo: Ken Hatch
January 2019 Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Ashland, ME. A northern Maine coyote, with a bit of wolf mixed into the genes. | Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
January 2019 Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford Center, VT. This Virginia opossum has taken winter quarters under a shed and often shows up under the bird feeder. | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
January 2019 Photo: Barbara Mackay
East Charleston, VT. “A gigantic glacial erratic.” | Photo: Barbara Mackay
January 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Tiadaghton State Forest, PA. “The skidder has a day off on a timber sale in Pennsylvania.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
January 2019 Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Ashland, ME. “Tracking lunch.” | Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
January 2019 Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Ashland, ME. Another handsome coyote. | Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
January 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Montoursville, PA. Pileated woodpecker. | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
January 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. Birch polypore. | Photo: AM Dannis
January 2019 Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Northumberland County, PA. “The Weiser State Forest, Roaring Creek Tract is the perfect place to take a hike after a fresh coating of snow.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
January 2019 Photo: Patricia Liddle
East Nassau, NY. “January beech leaves.” | Photo: Patricia Liddle
January 2019 Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “The sale is finished so the skidder rests in the new fallen snow.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
January 2019 Photo: Ed Baum
Hermon, ME. “Have you ever seen a more beautiful red fox?” | Photo: Ed Baum
January 2019 Photo: Ed Baum
Hermon, ME. “Hooray for the trail groomer!” | Photo: Ed Baum
January 2019 Photo: Ken Hatch
Wilkinson Trail, Green Mountain National Forest, VT. “…the way snow stuck to one side of the hobblebush buds made a good background so the buds really stood out.” | Photo: Ken Hatch
January 2019 Photo: Carolyn Haley
East Wallingford, VT. “A very eeeky icicle!” | Photo: Carolyn Haley
January 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Common greenshield lichen on ancient sugar maple.” | Photo: AM Dannis
January 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Beech bud glows under ice.” | Photo: AM Dannis
January 2019 Photo: Ken Hatch
Berlin, VT. “We got a tip from other birders telling us where we might see pine grosbeaks…and found just this one female in a crab apple tree. I was happy to find it since it was the first one I had ever seen.” | Photo: Ken Hatch
January 2019 Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “New snow bathed in winter glow.” | Photo: AM Dannis
January 2019 Photo: Patricia Liddle
Canaan, NY. “The skunky perfume of red fox urine is in the air this time of year.” | Photo: Patricia Liddle
January 2019 Photo: Sue Lichty
Ashuelot River Headwaters Forest, NH. “Lovely lichen.” Credit: Sue Lichty | Photo: Sue Lichty
January 2019 Photo: Pam Landry
Petersham, MA. “Swirls and reflection.” | Photo: Pam Landry
January 2019 Photo: Sue Lichty
Lempster, NH. “Bushy moss on stump in Long Pond Town Forest.” | Photo: Sue Lichty
January 2019 Photo: Ken Hatch
Bethel, VT. “A windy January 30th, 2019 morning after a 7.25 inch snow storm. We now have about 2 feet 6 inches of snow at our snow stake.” | Photo: Ken Hatch

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