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February 3rd, 2021 Reader Photo Gallery

January 2021

Your January photos included beautiful landscape and sky scenes, birds in snow, and people (plus Dahlia the Corgi) outside enjoying winter recreation. Lonnie Jandreau encountered a snowy-snooted fox, and Katherine Fiveash enjoyed an overhead view of fox tracks coming and going from a den. Nevada Bromley translated a burl’s encouraging message for the New Year. Janice Tassinari’s image of furry poison ivy vines revealed an unexpected downside to tree hugging.

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Lemon drops Photo: David Porter
Sedgwick, ME. “Bisporella citrina lemon drops cup fungus on hardwood stump.” | Photo: David Porter
Ruffed grouse Photo: Fred Kamerling
Essex Junction, VT. “Winter ruffed grouse.” | Photo: Fred Kamerling
Beaver work Photo: Pat Liddle
Chatham, NY. “Beavers working hard at Ooms Pond Conservation area.” | Photo: Pat Liddle
Poison ivy Photo: Janice Tassinari
Sheffield, MA. “Furry looking roots of poison ivy hugging an ash tree.” | Photo: Janice Tassinari
Cherry spoons Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Four cherry spoons finished this month.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Porcupine den Photo: Karen Bruder
Cumberland Center, ME. “Porcupine den.” | Photo: Karen Bruder
Bobcat Photo: Barry Wicklow
Francestown, NH. “I was fortunate to watch this bobcat capture a grey squirrel.” | Photo: Barry Wicklow
Winter stream Photo: Stephen Fox
Canterbury, NH. “Winter stream.” | Photo: Stephen Fox
Mount Whiteface Photo: Danielle Durocher
North Sandwich, NH. “Tracks on the ledges of Mt. Whiteface.” | Photo: Danielle Durocher
Fox Snow Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
Ashland, ME. A red fox with a snowy snoot. | Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
Fox den Photo: Katherine Fiveash
Florence MA. “From my bedroom window, fox den in the snow.” | Photo: Katherine Fiveash
Bull Ekl Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Benezette, PA. “A young bull elk.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Backcountry skiers Photo: Sheri Larsen
Bolton, VT. “Skiers taking a break at Bryant Cabin in the backcountry at Bolton Valley Ski Resort. The cabin is available for rental from Green Mountain Club.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Forest Adirondacks Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. Can you spot the corgi? “My wife Nancy and Dahlia exploring the northern Adirondacks.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Snowy owl Photo: JoAnne Pereira
Morristown, VT. “Beautiful snowy. She posed and let me take several photos.” | Photo: JoAnne Pereira
Stream ice Photo: Marie Martell
Hopkinton, NH. “Walking along a stream of ice art on the Sweat Trail.” | Photo: Marie Martell
Ice Trees Photo: Anne Small
Saint Germain, WI. “Rime ice coating the trees.” | Photo: Anne Small
Vanishing track Photo: Nancy Halloran
Alton, NH. “Disappearing tracks near a Nordic ski trail.” | Photo: Nancy Halloran
Wolf spider Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Lyman, NH. While out on a walk, Frank Kaczmarek discovered this spider “trekking across a snow mound.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Ermine tracks Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Tenants Harbor, ME. “Set of ermine tracks.” | Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Tree Photo: Ian Ormon
Duxbury, VT. “Split decision.” | Photo: Ian Ormon
Common Redpoll Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Part of a flock of 30+ common redpolls, this gent posed nicely for a quick photograph.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Ice Crystals Photo: Amy and Rodney Johnson
Lake Luzerne, NY. “We haven’t seen ice crystals like these before. Maybe the frigid temperatures have something to do with it?” | Photo: Amy and Rodney Johnson
Ash blonding Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “Ash Blonding. Woodpeckers searching for emerald ash borers chip away the outer bark, revealing the blond colored inner bark.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Crabapple Photo: Sarah O. Green
East Topsham, VT. “Hoar frost on crabapple branches.” | Photo: Sarah O. Green
Coyote Photo: Joshua Morse
Ferrisburgh, VT. “Winter coyote.” | Photo: Joshua Morse
Winter Forest Photo: Page A. Eastman
Orono, ME. A scene from the University of Maine, Orono University Forest. “Beautiful paths among trees - a place of contemplation.” | Photo: Page A. Eastman
Snow tracks Photo: Karen Francoeur
Orono, ME. Bird wing marks and tracks. | Photo: Karen Francoeur
Mount Garfield Photo: Andres Knowles
Bethlehem, NH. “Mt. Garfield.” | Photo: Andres Knowles
Lake clouds Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA “Bands of lake effect clouds.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Bird Eating Photo: Sandy Stone
Pawlet, VT. “Supper at Stonebroke Farm.” | Photo: Sandy Stone
Red Squirrel Photo: Cindy Schneider
Berkshires, MA. “This little red squirrel ate all the suet and then hunkered down to wait out the snow.” | Photo: Cindy Schneider
Rabbit Run Photo: Larry Davis
Petersham, MA. “The Rabbit Run Railroad Trail in the Quabbin Reservoir.” | Photo: Larry Davis
Barred owl Photo: Keith Ross
Heath, MA. A barred owl perches at the edge of a field. | Photo: Keith Ross
Happy tree Photo: Nevada Bromley
Guilford, VT. A burl takes the form of a smiling face. “Hang in There!” | Photo: Nevada Bromley
Moose Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
Ashland, ME. A beautiful bull moose. | Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
Snowstorm Photo: Cindy Morin
Pownal, ME. “A snowstorm in the night left behind the gift of a beautiful landscape for the morning.” | Photo: Cindy Morin
Otter slide Photo: Elena McSherry
Richmond, VT. “Otter slide through the snow.” | Photo: Elena McSherry
Harlequin duck Photo: Debbie Edson
Millers Falls, MA. “A harlequin duck surveys his feeding grounds from his perch in the rapids.” | Photo: Debbie Edson
Frozen sap Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Iced drips of balsam fir sap catch late afternoon light.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Bobcat Photo: Linda Lacasse
Warner, NH. “Bobcat caught chasing deer tracks in January.” | Photo: Linda Lacasse
Snow Geese Photo: Tom Grett
Northern NY. “Snow geese in northern New York.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Virgins bower Photo: Karen Bruder
North Yarmouth, ME. “Clematis virginiana (virgin's bower) remnants in the sunlight.” | Photo: Karen Bruder
Tucker Mountain Photo: Sarah O. Green
East Topsham, VT. “Sunrise over Tucker Mountain.” | Photo: Sarah O. Green
Mushrooms Photo: Lynne Bishop
Hopkinton, NH. An old maple tree on Corser Hill, part of Bohanan Farm. This working dairy farm is protected by a conservation easement, and features public trails. | Photo: Lynne Bishop
Goldfinch Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. A goldfinch in the snow. | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Forest leanto Photo: Amy and Rodney Johnson
Lake Luzerne, NY. “The lean-to I built last summer. C’mon Spring!” | Photo: Amy and Rodney Johnson
Bracket fungus Photo: David Porter
Sedgwick, ME. “Cerrena unicolor bracket fungus with symbiotic green algae on the cap surfaces.” | Photo: David Porter
Deer Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Piebald white-tail doe from an area that has produced a number of piebald deer for the last 40 years. Photo from a homebrewed trail camera built with a Nikn L11 camera.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Beaver lodge Photo: Nancy A. Wilson
Bristol, VT. “A very large beaver lodge.” | Photo: Nancy A. Wilson
Winter Robin Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Tenants Harbor, ME. “Robin and winter berry.” | Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Oak Burl Photo: Larry Davis
Ware, MA. “Amazing burls on this oak tree in the Quabbin Reservoir.” | Photo: Larry Davis
Aliss State Park Photo: Kellene Kiel
Brookfield, VT. “Aliss State Park.” | Photo: Kellene Kiel
Redpoll Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “A redpoll among the alders.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Snowy trail Photo: Gil Welch
Fairlee, VT. “Corner of Brushwood Rd and Wetlands Trail, Thursday Jan 29.” | Photo: Gil Welch
Woodpeckers Photo: Bill Dooley
Portland, ME. A pair of pileated woodpeckers, spotted by the photographer on New Year’s Day. | Photo: Bill Dooley
Lovers Leap Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Snowshoeing down into the sunset from Lovers' Leap on Dalton Mountain.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Parchment fungus Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Ceramic parchment fungus is a common, but often overlooked, fungus on dead oak logs and stumps.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Ruffed grouse Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
Ashland, ME. A ruffed grouse. | Photo: Lonnie S. Jandreau
Perch Pond Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “A January night on Perch Pond.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo

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