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July 9th, 2020 Reader Photo Gallery

June 2020 - Part One

We had so many submissions for June that we opted to publish two galleries. Thank you to everyone who submitted images. Your photos showed an abundance of young life and broad summer vistas. 

In Gallery One, a young wood duck looked before leaping, the first milkweed flowers came into bloom, and frogs failed to practice social distancing.

In Gallery Two, modest sphinx moths tied the knot, a green heron caught a fish, and Hanna Holcomb enjoyed the solstice sunrise over Mount Abraham.

June 2020 - Part One Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Lyman, NH. “First robin hatchling, second brood for this nesting pair.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Carrol, NH. “White Admirals puddling on dung.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Eric D’Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Fireflies and starlight.” | Photo: Eric D’Aleo
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Hanna Holcomb
Fayston, VT. “A rainbow at the summit of Mad River Glen.” | Photo: Hanna Holcomb
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Gordon Gould
Waterford, VT. “Firewood being processed on site during small scale pre-commercial thinning operations. This helps minimize damage to the residual forest and trails.” | Photo: Gordon Gould
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Sally Cornwell
Brookfield, NH. “Gray tree frog.” | Photo: Sally Cornwell
June 2020 - Part One Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Eight eyes are on you! This flower crab spider changes color to match the flower it sits on.” | Photo: AM Dannis
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Sue Burns
Antrim/Stoddard, NH. “Flower of the Indian cucumber.” | Photo: Sue Burns
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Ross Lanius
New Haven, CT. Small milkweed bug (also known as common milkweed bug). | Photo: Ross Lanius
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Sue March
Marcellus, NY. “Fox family afternoon fun.” | Photo: Sue March
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Linda Maley
Hampstead, NH. “Jump day for wood ducks.” | Photo: Linda Maley
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Pam Landry
Leverett, MA. “Insect variety with spatterdock.” | Photo: Pam Landry
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Harriet Szanto
South Lincoln, VT. “Clintonia wildflower in South Lincoln woods.” | Photo: Harriet Szanto
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Rodney Johnson
Lake Luzerne, NY. A red eft (the young form of an eastern newt), out and about after a heavy rain. | Photo: Rodney Johnson
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Andrea Howe
Marlboro, VT. One-flowered pyrola, also called one-flowered shinleaf. | Photo: Andrea Howe
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Bruce Acciavatti
Salisbury, VT. “Garter snake's meal.” | Photo: Bruce Acciavatti
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
Abington, CT. “Asleep in the woods.” | Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Ross Lanius
New Haven, CT. A juvenile double-crested cormorant. “Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Terry Teets
Parsonfield, ME. “Mountain laurel.” | Photo: Terry Teets
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Gavin McGough
Lyme, NH. “I hiked Smarts the other day and found these two amazing lady’s slippers. A great hike right by the [Northern Woodlands] Lyme office.” | Photo: Gavin McGough
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Sheri Larsen
Bolton, VT. “White-colored pink lady’s slippers.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Peter Hollinger
Sharon, VT. A hawk “being harassed by blue jays.” | Photo: Peter Hollinger
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Ashland, ME. A bear pair. | Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Alex Barrett
Newfane, VT. “A UTV provides a great way to get a landowner up the hill to see her freshly closed-out road.” | Photo: Alex Barrett
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “I always feel very blessed when I get to see a rainbow.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Laurie Haines
Bowdoin, ME. “This female snapping turtle was searching for the perfect nesting location.” | Photo: Laurie Haines
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Laurie Haines
Bowdoin, ME. “Snapping turtle eggs in nest hole. Mama snapper laid at least 50 eggs in our front yard, across from Caesar Pond.” | Photo: Laurie Haines
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Patricia Liddle
Canaan, NY. “Note the missing ends of left wings-escaped from some predator.” | Photo: Patricia Liddle
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Randi Barrett
Elmore, VT. “No social distancing in our pond.” | Photo: Randi Barrett
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Roger T. Gray
Minerva, NY. “Old beaver dam along the Moxham mountain trail.” | Photo: Roger T. Gray
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Eyelash cup fungus is one of the decomposers of fallen limbs.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Ron Becker
Highland Forest, Onondaga County, NY. “Golden ragwort and sensitive fern.” | Photo: Ron Becker
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Caroline Tricker
Stowe, VT. “Tiger swallowtails mating.” | Photo: Caroline Tricker
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Ed Baum
Hermon, ME. “Trail camera photo of a coyote on the prowl.” | Photo: Ed Baum
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Harriet Szanto
South Lincoln, VT. “Ganoderma polypore in the woods.” | Photo: Harriet Szanto
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Roger T. Gray
Minerva, NY. A garter snake, “encountered while hiking the Moxham Mountain trail.” | Photo: Roger T. Gray
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. A demonstration of why bears and bird feeders don’t mix. | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “The female cecropia moth emits pheromones that can be detected up to five miles away by the males. The female in this cage has attracted a slew of suitors!” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Sue March
Marcellus, NY. “Brown thrasher - protecting the nest.” | Photo: Sue March
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Chris Woods
Warren, VT. “Hungry birds, boring insects, and the spring sap run meet in Warren, Vermont.” | Photo: Chris Woods
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Allenwood PA. “Horseback riders on State Game Land 252 in Union County PA.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
June 2020 - Part One Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “First milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is starting to bloom.” | Photo: AM Dannis
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Sheri Larsen
Essex Junction, VT. This gray tree frog showed up in a garden. | Photo: Sheri Larsen
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “We are fortunate to have a family of barred owls that nest behind our house every spring. I mustered up the best owl impersonation that I could to bring this owlet out on a branch to investigate.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
June 2020 - Part One Photo: Ron Becker
Highland Forest, Onondaga County, NY. “June is not complete without wild strawberries.” | Photo: Ron Becker

Submit Your Photographs

We are looking for images taken in the past month. We will select approx. 60 images to feature in each gallery. Considerations include: variety of topics, quality of image, resolution (size), and geographic diversity. Special consideration is also given to first-time photographer submissions.

Three photo submissions per person, please. We regret that we cannot publish all submissions!

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