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August 10th, 2022 Reader Photo Gallery

July 2022

Insects, spiders, and flowers were frequent subjects for your July photos, as were water scenes. In Wilmington, New York, Bekky Honkala encountered an iridescent dogbane leaf beetle on its host plant, and in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, Richard Philben admired “the best decorated beaver lodge.” Also in this gallery: an American chestnut in bloom, a sunset view at Foss Mountain, and a chipmunk with a unique surveillance spot.

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July skunk Photo: Amy Quist
Heath, MA. “A little fluff of skunk in the yard showing off some scare tactics.” | Photo: Amy Quist
Calligraphy fly Photo: Larry Litke
Jeffersonville, VT. “Eastern calligraphy fly.” | Photo: Larry Litke
Corgis in canoe Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “Our corgis Tupper and Dahlia snoozing during a canoe trip in the northern Adirondacks.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Bog copper Photo: Anne Gretchell
Cedar Run, PA. “This bog copper butterfly was visiting the orchids in a fen on the Allegheny Plateau.” | Photo: Anne Gretchell
Fly fishing Photo: Anne Gretchell
Carroll, NH. “Getting ready to fly fish.” | Photo: Anne Gretchell
Fungi on hemlock Photo: Stephen Fox
Antrim, NH. “Fungi on hemlock base.” | Photo: Stephen Fox
Water lilies Photo: Richard A. Philben
Shelburne Falls, MA. “Water lilies in Dragon Pond.” | Photo: Richard A. Philben
Spider Photo: Chantal Caron
Rockingham, VT. “Spider (Argiope).” | Photo: Chantal Caron
Indigo bunting Photo: Karinne Heise
Williamstown, MA. “Indigo bunting flitting in a field of Joe Pye weed.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Cohosh walnut Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “If you thought fairy candles were magical...a royal walnut moth dries its wings on the stem of a black cohosh.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Raccoon Photo: Kathleen Bross
New Vernon, NJ. “Raccoon trying to get bird food.” | Photo: Kathleen Bross
Monarch Photo: Tricia Saenger
Temple, NH. “A monarch caterpillar had just finished shedding its last skin while preparing to pupate (an amazing process with writhing and twisting). Before [it began] shrinking and hardening into the familiar chrysalis form, I could see that it already had butterfly mouthpart.” | Photo: Tricia Saenger
Cardinal flowers Photo: Sheri Larsen
Highgate, VT. “Cardinal flowers lined the banks of the Rock River.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Black pond Photo: Emilie-Noelle Provost
Lincoln, NH. “View of the Bonds from Black Pond, Pemigewasset Wilderness, White Mountains.” | Photo: Emilie-Noelle Provost
Ruffed grouse Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).” | Photo: Sandy Dannis
Milk snake Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Lyman, NH. “Milk snake sunning itself on hot afternoon.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Chicken fungus Photo: Bekky Honkala
Wilmington, NY. “Chicken of the woods fungus.” | Photo: Bekky Honkala
Barn swallows Photo: Kathleen Bross
New Vernon, NJ. “Barn swallows.” | Photo: Kathleen Bross
Beaver lodge Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “As we paddled past this beaver lodge we could hear the baby beavers inside of it.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Fungus on tree Photo: Carol Conant
Weld, ME. “Decomposer in a birch cavity left by a woodpecker.” | Photo: Carol Conant
Osprey fledging Photo: Ross Lanius
New Haven, CT. “A juvenile osprey practicing ‘lift off.‘ Juveniles have white spots on their backs and wings. His sibling seems uninterested.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Chippy Photo: Penelope Harris
Cambridge, VT. “This chipmunk is in love with his rabbit. His go-to surveillance spot!” | Photo: Penelope Harris
Whitetail buck Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Young whitetail buck in velvet.” | Photo: Sandy Dannis
Chicadee in tree Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “If you look closely, you will see that the black-capped chickadee isn’t the only one occupying this tree!” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Red fruit Photo: George Rollend
Amherst, NH. “The low hanging fruit.” Mountain holly. | Photo: George Rollend
Damsel flies Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Lyman, NH. “At the edge of a small pond found a number of damselflies mating.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Sunrise on monadnock Photo: Richard A. Philben
Shelburne Falls, MA. “Hard to tell but the sun is coming up right behind Mt. Monadnock as seen from my bedroom window at Wheel View farm.” | Photo: Richard A. Philben
Bee on flowers Photo: Chantal Caron
Rockingham, VT. “Bumble bee in hollyhock flower, after the rain.” | Photo: Chantal Caron
Dogbane Photo: Bekky Honkala
Wilmington, NY. “Dogbane leaf beetle on spreading dogbane.” | Photo: Bekky Honkala
Wine raspberres Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “Wine raspberry bushes are full of ripening berries. I am out early in the morning picking and then freezing them to enjoy their delicious flavor later in the year.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Woodpeckers Photo: Kathleen Bross
New Vernon, NJ. “Fledgling red-bellied woodpecker with Dad.” | Photo: Kathleen Bross
Polyphemus moth Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “The setting sun illuminates the clear windows in the wings of a Polyphemus moth.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Ferns Photo: Sue Lichty
Lempster, NH. “Ferns.” | Photo: Sue Lichty
Loon Photo: Sheri Larsen
Brighton, NY. “Loon on Upper St. Regis Lake. The loon was calling for another loon, who showed up shortly thereafter.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Goldenrod spider Photo: Karinne Heise
Warner, NH. “Goldenrod spider well-camouflaged amidst the petals of a black-eyed susan.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Chestnut warbler Photo: Larry Litke
Jeffersonville, VT. “Chestnut-sided warbler on the hunt.” (Either a juvenile or female after molt.) | Photo: Larry Litke
Ossippee river Photo: David Thompson
Limington, ME. “A July morning on the Little Ossippee River.” | Photo: David Thompson
Clouded sulfur Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Franconia, NH. “Clouded sulfur butterfly sipping nectar from a burdock flower.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Bladderwort Photo: George Rollend
Amherst, NH. “Horn bladderwort (mirror image).” | Photo: George Rollend
Red fox Photo: Jennifer Cummings
Akron, NY. “Curious red fox kit.” | Photo: Jennifer Cummings
American chestnut Photo: Susan Cloutier
Orange, MA. “American chestnut in bloom.” | Photo: Susan Cloutier
Calopogon Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Blackwell, PA. “Calopogon (grass pink) orchid blooming in a fen on Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Plateau.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Fungi cluster Photo: Sheri Larsen
Essex Town, VT. “Part of a large cluster of fungi near Indian Brook Reservoir.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Spider bee Photo: Jen Danly
Woodstock, VT. “Caught! An unwary bumblebee has fallen prey to a goldenrod crab spider.” | Photo: Jen Danly
Pitcher plants Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “Pitcher plant in northern Adirondacks.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Moth Photo: Bekky Honkala
Wilmington, NY. “Virginia ctenucha moth on common milkweed.” | Photo: Bekky Honkala
Mountain pond Photo: Karinne Heise
Lincoln, NH. “High mountain pond in the Pemigewasset Wilderness.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Canada warbler Photo: Susan Elliott
Marshfield, VT. “Canada warbler at Marshfield Reservoir (Molly’s Falls Pond).” | Photo: Susan Elliott
Deptford pink Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “Deptford pink is officially an invasive plant. Looking closely you see how delicate and beautiful it is.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Kaydid flower Photo: Chantal Caron
Rockingham, VT. A katydid on a flower. | Photo: Chantal Caron
Monarch season Photo: Judy Kaiser
Waldo, ME. “First monarch of the season, and quite tame, too.” | Photo: Judy Kaiser
Butterflies Photo: Karen Goulet
Epsom, NH. “Fritillary butterfly enjoying the butterfly weed.” | Photo: Karen Goulet
Sundew Photo: Amy Quist
Rowe, MA. “Sticky hairs of the round-leaved sundew glisten in the morning sun, ready to capture and coil around small prey.” | Photo: Amy Quist
Fire tower Photo: Sheri Larsen
Santa Clara, NY. “View from the fire tower on St. Regis Mountain of Upper St. Regis Lake.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Orbweaver Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Littleton, NH. “Spotted orb weaver spider on Timothy grass.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Web spider Photo: Louanne Nielsen
Jericho, VT. “American nursery web spider.” The spider is carrying her egg sac, which she’ll stow in a “nursery web” before the spiderlings hatch. | Photo: Louanne Nielsen
Sun and water Photo: Leif Tillotson
Swanton, VT. Sun over water. | Photo: Leif Tillotson
Ghost pipes Photo: Nancy Muller
North Abington Township, PA. Sometimes confused as fungi, Monotropa uniflora, also known as ghost pipe or one-flowered Indian-pipe, does not photosynthesize and instead draws nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi. These plants were “found on the north facing bank of the South Branch Tunkhannock Creek.” | Photo: Nancy Muller
Bug nymph Photo: Tricia Saenger
Temple, NH. “Ant mimic. I saw this broad-headed bug nymph on a milkweed leaf and thought it was an ant that looked a bit strange!” | Photo: Tricia Saenger
Redeyed vireo Photo: Richard Carbonetti
Albany, VT. “Red eyed vireo on its nest. Within 3 feet of our home!” | Photo: Richard Carbonetti
Beaver lodge Photo: Richard A. Philben
Shelburne Falls, MA. “The best decorated beaver lodge in Shelburne, covered with elderberry flowers.” | Photo: Richard A. Philben
Snapping turtle Photo: Stephen Fox
Canterbury, NH. “Fresh from the pond. From its dinner plate size, I think this snapping turtle has probably made this road crossing many times.” | Photo: Stephen Fox
Moth Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Lisbon, NH. “Closeup of a male moth (species not identified) highlighting its large antennae.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Reishi mushroom Photo: Robert Lord
Buckland, MA. “Reishi mushroom.” | Photo: Robert Lord
New larch Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Halo of new larch (Larix) cones.” | Photo: Sandy Dannis
Baltimore oriole Photo: Tom Grett
Lancaster County, PA. “Baltimore oriole.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Cecropia Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “A freshly emerged female cecropia moth.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
House wren Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “A house wren at a bird box that my daughter built in junior high school 45 years ago. It still welcomes wrens each year.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Sunset Photo: Annette Kennedy
Post Mills, VT. “Sunset from Ohana Family Camp overlooking Lake Fairlee.” | Photo: Annette Kennedy
Toad in woods Photo: Wayne Stocker
Agawam, MA. “Toad on the trail. Early morning headlamp run in Robinson State Park.” | Photo: Wayne Stocker
Canada lily Photo: Judy Sweet
Hawley, MA. “Canada lily at the Hawley Bog, bathed in brilliant morning sunshine.” | Photo: Judy Sweet
Bladderwort Photo: Tricia Saenger
Wilton, NH. “Extensive eastern purple bladderwort patches on a woodland pond.” | Photo: Tricia Saenger
Slime mold Photo: Tom Wentworth
Amherst, NH. Slime mold, probably Leocarpus fragilis (insect egg slime mold). | Photo: Tom Wentworth
Snake Photo: Prudence Wholey
Shelburne, MA. “I met this snake on the warm road.” | Photo: Prudence Wholey
Pollinator activity Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Lots of pollinator activity in the milkweed!” | Photo: Sandy Dannis
Insects on flowers Photo: Jen Weimer
Hillsborough, NH. “Dinner date.” | Photo: Jen Weimer
Foss mountain Photo: Anne Gretchell
Eaton, NH. “Foss Mountain sunset.” | Photo: Anne Gretchell
Grasshopper Photo: Chantal Caron
Rockingham, VT. “Grasshopper.” | Photo: Chantal Caron
Dragons pond Photo: Richard A. Philben
Shelburne Falls, MA. “Dragon’s Pond.” | Photo: Richard A. Philben
Milkweed Photo: George Rollend
Amherst, NH. A bee on a milkweed floret. “This beats flapping my wings while collecting pollen.” | Photo: George Rollend

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