In the Second Gallery for July, the Rodent-Chicken Mutual Appreciation Society held its summer meeting in Danville, Vermont. Lucy the Moose enjoyed an early breakfast in Alstead, New Hampshire, and up in Pownal, Maine, a swarm of damselflies vied for one tiny perch. Meanwhile, in Lake Luzerne, New York, Rodney and Amy Johnson ventured into the woods for some fun father-daughter time, photographing summer mushrooms.
July 2020 - Part Two
Greenwich, CT. “Mallards in the clover.” | Photo: Holt Thrasher
Trumansburg, NY. A snowberry clearwing moth. | Photo: Brett Haranin
Dalton, NH. “A bounty of mushrooms! Boletes, russula and chanterelles collected in the woodlands.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Adirondacks, NY “Sunrise on Cedar River Flow.” | Photo: John blaser
Middlefield, OH. “Diminutive in size but spectacular in coloration - the northern red-bellied snake.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Danville, VT. “Young chuck and friends in the chicken yard.” | Photo: Libby Hillhouse
First of three. Lake Luzerne. Rodney Johnson, accompanied by his daughter Amy, documented a colorful abundance of mushrooms on the forest floor. “We didn’t eat any and don’t know their names,” but “they sure are photogenic.” | Photo: Rodney Johnson
Continued. Lake Luzerne, NY. A classic woodland mushroom. | Photo: Rodney Johnson
Continued. Lake Luzerne, NY. Eye-catching red mushrooms (waxy caps?). | Photo: Rodney Johnson
Central VT. “A fledgling American redstart.” | Photo: Anonymous
Petersham, MA. “Female ichneumon wasp ovipositing into a snag to parasitize a pigeon horntail larvae.” | Photo: Pam Landry
Ashland, ME. “Did you say squirrel?” A favorite canine summer pastime. | Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Snydertown, PA. “Beautiful spicebush butterfly on my garden phlox.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Lycoming County, PA. “Timber rattlesnakes frequently rest their chins on logs or rocks waiting for a mouse or chipmunk to pass by.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
North Egremont, MA. “Dyer’s polypore.” So named for its use traditional use as an ingredient for dye. | Photo: Melody Salamone
Alstead, NH. “Lucy the Moose grazing at dawn.” | Photo: Randall Rhoades
Pownal, ME. A group of damselflies, vying for a perch in a pond. | Photo: Cindy Morin
Woodstock, VT. Common wood-nymphs. | Photo: Jen Danly
Grafton, NH. A loon preens its feathers. | Photo: Deb Clough
Dalton, NH. “Wild blueberry season!” | Photo: AM Dannis
Fayetteville, NY. “Found this Promethea moth perched above my doorway one recent morning.” | Photo: Ron Becker
First of three. Lyman, NH. Photographer Frank Kaczmarek sent us a series of images of robin chicks in their first two weeks of life. We’re sharing three images as part of the gallery. Here’s an image from July 1, two days after hatching. | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Continued. “Seven days post hatch.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Continued. “Eleven days post hatch.” In just two more days, they were “ready to fledge.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Middlefield, OH. A spotted turtle. | Photo: Tami Gingrich
South Williamsport, PA. “Buttonbush is a native shrub of wetlands and pond edges.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Snydertown, PA. “A red fox takes a stroll through the woods.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Brookfield, NH. Red eft. | Photo: Sally Cornwall
Middlefield, OH. “These Datana caterpillars seem to enjoy blueberries, their host plant, as much as we do!” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
North Haven, CT. “Bumble on liatris.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Grafton, NH. A coral hairstreak. “Nature aglow!” | Photo: Deb Clough
Woodstock, VT. “Milkweeds are a magnet for butterflies and other pollinators.” | Photo: Jen Danly
Thetford Center, VT. “Slime mold, most likely Fuligo septica, aka “scrambled eggs” slime mold.” | Photo: Elise Tillinghast
North Haven, CT. “Witch-hazel nuts.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Middlefield, OH. “Monarch caterpillar enjoying the tender milkweed blossoms.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
First of three. Gregg Lake, Antrim NH. Dragonhunter (female). | Photo: Frank Gorga
Continued. Gregg Lake, Antrim NH. Frosted Whiteface (male). | Photo: Frank Gorga
Continued. Gregg Lake, Antrim NH. Lancet Clubtail (female) with Prey. | Photo: Frank Gorga
New Scotland, NY. “The Helderberg Escarpment.” | Photo: Sarah Walsh
Williamstown, MA. “Found this finely woven nest in a small grove of mostly maple saplings. But never saw any birds nearby so I looked inside.” | Photo: Sharon Bombard
Dalton, NH. “Tomentose burying beetle. The little guys are hitchhikers that help the beetle by feeding on fly larvae.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Grand Isle, VT. “Rainbow over a field after a thunder storm.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Middlefield, OH. “The spicebush swallowtail turns a spectacular shade of tangerine shortly before it forms a chrysalis.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Thetford Center, VT. A northern pearly eye peers out from the leaves. | Photo: Elise Tillinghast
Woodstock, VT. “A chalk-fronted corporal alights on my leg.” | Photo: Jen Danly
Hyde Park, VT. “Kayaking on Green River Reservoir on a beautiful summer day.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
New Haven, CT. A diamondback terrapin, “a species of special concern in Connecticut.” Although not a woods species, the terrapin is one of many that rely on water protected by upstream forests. | Photo: Ross Lanius
Elimsport, PA. “Halloween pennant dragonflies often forage over old fields far from water.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Central VT. In the last week of July, chokecherries are starting to ripen. | Photo: Anonymous