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June 2019

Leaping lady’s slippers! In June, a favorite photo subject was early summer wildflowers. Baby moose and fisher kits followed their mothers, a young fawn rested in the tall grass, and heron chicks welcomed a parent’s return. Another favorite subject this month: evocative landscapes, ranging from a sublime valley in Cambridge, Vermont, to an eerie “bent forest” in Newfoundland. This summer’s prize for best dressed insect goes to: the rosy maple moth.

Hummingbird Photo: Lonnie S Jandreau
Ashland, ME. A hummingbird in twilight silhouette, “feeding before bedtime.” | Photo: Lonnie S Jandreau
Painted Trillium Photo: Arthur Tenan
Cherryfield, ME. A painted trillium, discovered near Lower Sabago Lake Campground. | Photo: Arthur Tenan
Fisher kits Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “This is the first time I've been fortunate enough to see momma fisher with two kits.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Spruce cones Photo: Paul Getchell
Center Conway, NH. 4,300' elev., Mt. Washington, NH These showy young spruce cones stood out from all the rest up in the krummholz. | Photo: Paul Getchell
Painted Turtle Photo: Karen Downs
Hermon, ME. A painted turtle on asphalt – demonstrating how easy it is to overlook these creatures as they make road crossings. | Photo: Karen Downs
Lady Slipper Photo: Jill Herrick-Lee
Hartland, VT. Lady’s slippers at the Eshqua Bog. | Photo: Jill Herrick-Lee
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Photo: Ed Baum
Carmel, ME. Eastern tiger swallowtails “puddling.” They’re likely collecting salt or other nutrients. Here’s an article by Susan Shea, explaining puddling behavior. https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/butterflies-bar. | Photo: Ed Baum
Fishing Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Lycoming County, PA. “Fishing in Muncy Creek.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Dead Man's Fingers Photo: Patricia Liddle
South Williamstown, MA. Dead Man's Fingers (Xylaria polyporpha) in a field. | Photo: Patricia Liddle
Fawn Photo: Rob Reiber
Lincoln, VT. “I nearly tripped over this. Now, will watch from afar.” | Photo: Rob Reiber
June sky Photo: Penelope Harris
Cambridge, VT. “Nature has a reason for everything. A perfect June day.” | Photo: Penelope Harris
Puppy Photo: Todd Caron
Odell, NH. “Remember Cruiser the puppy from April?” Here’s the pup at four months, enjoying the Nash Stream Forest. | Photo: Todd Caron
Highbush Cranberries Photo: Ed Baum
Hermon, ME. “Highbush cranberries are blooming in June.” | Photo: Ed Baum
Tree Swallows Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford, VT. Parent tree swallows almost collide as one brings food to the young and the other removes a fecal sac. To learn more about the little white sacs, see this blog post. https://northernwoodlands.org/editors_blog/article/little-white-sac-discovery | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Frost on Laurel Photo: Arthur Tenan
Cherryfield, ME. “Frost on the laurel.” | Photo: Arthur Tenan
Killdeer Nest Photo: Sue March
Marcellus, NY. “Killdeer Nest in parking lot, with the female off doing her distress act.” | Photo: Sue March
Moose Family Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Momma moose and her two calves in an old beaver pond. A good choice for a hot day!” | Photo: AM Dannis
Budbreak Photo: Paul Getchell
Center Conway, NH. “June 5, 4,300' elev., Mt. Washington, NH.” | Photo: Paul Getchell
Wild Lupines Photo: Laurie D. Morrissey
Hopkinton, NH. Writer Laurie Morrissey recently contributed this essay to our Outside Story series. https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/lovely-lupines. Here’s her photo of wild lupine growing in the Concord, New Hampshire pine/scrub oak barrens. She notes, “it is the only food of the federally endangered Karner blue butterfly caterpillar.” | Photo: Laurie D. Morrissey
Lady Slippers Photo: Ed Baum
Hermon, ME. A patch of pink moccasin lady’s slippers, as well as white ones (same species). | Photo: Ed Baum
Cherry Pond Photo: Patricia Gould
Waterford, VT. “A view of New Hampshire’s Northern Presidentials on a quiet cloudy day from across Cherry Pond In the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge.” | Photo: Patricia Gould
Lizard Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. An eastern fence lizard. | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Nest Photo: Jill Herrick-Lee
Georgia, VT. “Chipping Sparrow nest.” | Photo: Jill Herrick-Lee
Moth Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda).” | Photo: AM Dannis
Blue Heron Photo: Barb Regan
First of three photos. Wilmington, OH. “Mama’s home.” Blue herons often raise their young in clusters of nests called rookeries. You can learn more about heron family life here. [https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/great-blue-herons] | Photo: Barb Regan
Blue Herons Photo: Barb Regan
Continued. Wilmington, OH. “Breakfast is served.” | Photo: Barb Regan
Blue Herons Photo: Barb Regan
Continued. Wilmington, OH. “Breakfast is served #2.” | Photo: Barb Regan
Cone Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Newly sprouting eastern larch (Larix laricina) cone.” This tree is also called American larch, tamarack, and hackmatack, among other names. | Photo: AM Dannis
Watkins Glen Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Watkins Glen State Park, NY. “A view from the gorge while hiking Watkins Glen.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Jack in the Pulpit Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Watkins Glen State Park, NY. “This is the first Jack in the Pulpit that I've seen in many, many years.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Black bear Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Black bear working on the power lines -- removing vegetation and buffing up the poles. Seriously, they use the poles as marking posts!” | Photo: AM Dannis
Cancer Root Photo: Patricia Liddle
East Nassau, NY. One-flowered cancer-root or one-flowered broomrape, a parasitic plant, “photographed in early June in the Albert Family Forest.” | Photo: Patricia Liddle
Woodcocks Photo: Alex Barrett
Brownsville, VT. “Two young woodcocks.” | Photo: Alex Barrett
Cardinals Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Cardinal fledgling makes a soft landing in the garden.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Lake Photo: Arthur Tenan
Cherryfield, ME. “Sunset, Lower Sabago Lake.” | Photo: Arthur Tenan
Sunrise Photo: Arthur Tenan
Cherryfield, ME. “Foggy morning sunrise.” | Photo: Arthur Tenan
Border Photo: Barbara Mackay
Jay, VT: “Looking west at the US-Canada border swath from the northern terminus of the Long Trail. The Missisquoi River Valley is to the left of the line, the Sutton Mountains of Quebec to the right.” | Photo: Barbara Mackay
Lady Slippers Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Lady's slipper bloom in afternoon light.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Bird Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford, VT. Get off my lawn! This irate male American redstart spent a day fussing at anyone passed within twenty feet of his favorite tree. | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Newfoundland Photo: Eric D'Aleo
La Manche, Newfoundland. “3 Steps to Nowhere - Front steps are all that remains of a building in the village of La Manche, Newfoundland. The village was destroyed in a winter storm in 1966.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Balsam Fir Photo: Eric D'Aleo
East Coast Trail, Newfoundland.” A bent forest of balsam fir.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Snapping Turtle Photo: Ed Baum
Hermon, ME. “Big snapping turtle, big rock.” | Photo: Ed Baum
Lady Slippers Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
Union, CT. An especially long-necked patch of pink moccasin lady’s slippers. | Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
Mountain Laurel Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Mountain laurel, Pennsylvania's state flower, blooms in June wherever the soils are dry and acidic.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Gall Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford, VT. A child holds an oak apple wasp gall, one of the many small wonders of the summer woods. | Photo: Tig Tillinghast

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