Skip to Navigation Skip to Content
Decorative woodsy background
April 17th, 2024 Reader Photo Gallery

March 2024

Your March photos showed the early glimmerings of spring, including returning common merganser pairs, worm-hunting American woodcock, and the first brave amphibians returning to vernal pools. This gallery includes two special images of foxes. In Wolcott, Vermont, JoAnne Pereira discovered a fox sleeping in the snow with its face tucked into the warmth of its tail. Meanwhile, in St. George, Maine, Kirk Gentalen watched in surprise as a fox entered Gentalen’s yard, and cached a hen mallard’s head. Check out Sabina Ernst’s photo of the impression left in the snow by a hunting American kestrel, and Karinne Heise’s otter family photo.

The April Gallery will appear shortly, check back soon!

We’re looking for May 2024 photos that relate to northeastern forests. Readers may submit up to three photos for consideration.

May Gallery Submission Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2024. This gallery appears in our bi-weekly e-newsletter. Sign up here!

This gallery is made possible through generous support from the Larsen Fund.

Beaver Photo: Karinne Heise
Warner, NH. “A large beaver trolling for food along the newly melted edges of a pond.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Moist moss Photo: Katie
State College, PA. “Moist moss.” | Photo: Katie
Mating hawks Photo: Danielle Durocher
Windham, NH. “Red-shouldered hawks mating.” | Photo: Danielle Durocher
Deer crossing Photo: Don Wharton
Johnsburg, NY. “Deer migrating home across the Sacandaga River after a very easy winter in the lowlands. Following deer were blocked by a flood so had to wait for another try.” | Photo: Don Wharton
Parasitic moth Photo: Susan Lichty
Lempster, NH. “Fungal parasitized moth.” | Photo: Susan Lichty
Great blue heron Photo: Jackie Robidoux
Merrimack, NH. “Great blue heron reflection.” | Photo: Jackie Robidoux
Happy stump Photo: Sheri Larsen
Burlington, VT. “Happy face carving - Trail maintenance folks at Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington had to get out their chainsaws after wind storms toppled down trees this winter. Someone decided to make a happy face on a tree that was cut down.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Red maple blossom Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “In early spring the red maple blossoms give a reddish tinge to our forest.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Fisher Photo: Don Wharton
Johnsburg, NY. “Adirondack fisher.” | Photo: Don Wharton
Pine growth Photo: Barb Mackay
Derby, VT. “Never underestimate an old stump!” | Photo: Barb Mackay
Salamander egg masses Photo: Autumn Baker
Remus, MI. “Spotted salamander egg masses.” | Photo: Autumn Baker
Cinnabar polypore Photo: Judy Sweet
Buckland, MA. Specimens of cinnabar polypore, a bracket fungus, that have faded in color after exposure to winter weather. | Photo: Judy Sweet
Mossy log Photo: Bruce Barry
Keene, NH. A bumper crop of moss covers a stump in an old logging job. | Photo: Bruce Barry
Pussy willows Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Conway, MA. “Pussy willows seen in a wetland field in late winter.” | Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Sleepy fox Photo: JoAnne Pereira
Wolcott, VT. “Sleepy fox enjoying the sun.” | Photo: JoAnne Pereira
Chickadee Photo: Tim Larsen
Moretown, VT. “Spring soon.” | Photo: Tim Larsen
Tall cedar Photo: Mary Heide
Taylor County, WI. “Looking up a cedar, toward the beautiful blue sky.” | Photo: Mary Heide
Woodcock Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Woodcock in spring camo.” | Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dwarf mistletoe Photo: Kirk T. Gentalen
St. George, ME. “Eastern dwarf mistletoe, this year’s bloom.” | Photo: Kirk T. Gentalen
Beaver skull Photo: Jackie Robidoux
Merrimack, NH. “Partial beaver skull found on tree limb.” | Photo: Jackie Robidoux
Icy treetops Photo: Richard Philben
Shelburne, MA. “A beautiful ice-covered tree after a recent ice storm.” | Photo: Richard Philben
Common merganser Photo: Karinne Heise
Warner, NH. “A common merganser flapping her wings in the pond’s open water.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Icy lichen Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Ice crystals on beard lichen (Usnea).” | Photo: Sandy Dannis
Frogs in amplexus Photo: Autumn Baker
Remus, MI. “Wood frogs in amplexus.” | Photo: Autumn Baker
Canada jay Photo: Tom Grett
Northern Adirondacks, NY. A Canada jay. | Photo: Tom Grett
Trees and sky Photo: Leif Tillotson
Alburgh, VT. Trees and sky. | Photo: Leif Tillotson
Merganser hen Photo: Louanne Nielsen
Colchester, VT. “Common merganser hen.” | Photo: Louanne Nielsen
Merganser drake Photo: Louanne Nielsen
Colchester, VT. “Common merganser drake.” | Photo: Louanne Nielsen
Wetlands view Photo: Nancy Halloran
Atkinson, NH. “Wetland view in Slade Town Forest.” | Photo: Nancy Halloran
Old beech Photo: Judy Sweet
Buckland, MA. “Old greets new as last year’s beech leaves cling to a branch while new spring growth appears.” | Photo: Judy Sweet
Northern cardinal Photo: Michael V. Wilson
Otego, NY. “Mrs. Northern Cardinal.” | Photo: Michael V. Wilson
Polypore fungus Photo: Mary Heide
Taylor County, WI. A polypore fungus - what appears to be tinder polypore. “I think the hair (possibly from a deer) sticking out from the edge is interesting.” | Photo: Mary Heide
Junco birds Photo: Tim Larsen
Moretown, VT. “Singing junco.” | Photo: Tim Larsen
Salamander migrating Photo: Autumn Baker
Remus, MI. “Spotted salamander during evening migration.” | Photo: Autumn Baker
Snow geese Photo: Tom Grett
Stevens, PA. “A blizzard of snow geese at Middle Creek WMA.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Fox dinner Photo: Kirk T. Gentalen
St. George, ME. “The red fox brought a female mallard to the yard. It ripped the duck’s head off and buried it. Then left with the rest of the headless corpse (photo). Not sure how anything could top this for me for the year.” | Photo: Kirk T. Gentalen
Otter family Photo: Karinne Heise
Warner, NH. “An otter family taking a fishing break.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Snow prints Photo: Sabina Ernst
Jericho, VT. “An American kestrel caught some breakfast in the snowy meadow.” | Photo: Sabina Ernst
Goose egg Photo: Richard Philben
Hadley, MA. “An oddly unattended goose egg seen the day before St. Patrick’s Day.” | Photo: Richard Philben
Snowy woodcock Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dalton, NH. “In search of worms after ‘Snowmaggedon 2024’.” | Photo: Sandy Dannis
Downy woodpecker Photo: Sheri Larsen
Essex Town, VT. “Male downy woodpecker pecking on a tree in my yard. Downy woodpeckers have shorter beaks and are smaller than hairy woodpeckers.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Hairy woodpecker Photo: Sheri Larsen
Essex Town, VT. “Female hairy woodpecker pecking on a tree in my yard. Hairy woodpeckers have longer beaks and are bigger than downy woodpeckers.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Squirrel snack Photo: Sabina Ernst
Jericho, VT. “Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) snacking on a cache of white pine seeds.” | Photo: Sabina Ernst
Squirrel midden Photo: Stephen Fox
Canterbury, NH. “Patio dining.” | Photo: Stephen Fox
Maple peep hole Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Conway, MA. “An old sugar maple in Conway, MA, has a view right through its trunk from the decayed scar left from a long-ago limb that was lost.” | Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Red crossbills Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Conway, MA. “A male and female red crossbill. It’s been a great winter for seeing this species as they have ventured south for food.” | Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Salmon falls Photo: Judy Sweet
Shelburne, MA. “Swiftly flowing water tumbles over the rocks at the Glacial Potholes in Shelburne Falls.” | Photo: Judy Sweet
Mummified wood frog Photo: Kirk T. Gentalen
St. George, ME. “Freeze dried and mummified wood frog.” | Photo: Kirk T. Gentalen
Trout brook falls Photo: Steven Arcone
West Lebanon, NH. “Several waterfalls along Trout Brook on March 7, during snowmelt and a few hours after two days of rain.” | Photo: Steven Arcone
Wood frogs Photo: Grace Arpie
Stratford, CT. “Wood frogs have started gathering in vernal pools in a town forest.” | Photo: Grace Arpie
Water plants Photo: Susan Lichty
Lempster, NH. “Reflections.” | Photo: Susan Lichty
Winter walk Photo: Tom Grett
Northern Adirondacks, NY. “A snowy winter walk with our corgis.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Forest tree Photo: Rodney Johnson
Lake Luzerne, NY. “What beat up this tree?” | Photo: Rodney Johnson
Owl and redpoll Photo: Tim Larsen
Moretown, VT. “Redpoll with barred owl.” | Photo: Tim Larsen
Tree on trail Photo: Mary Heide
Taylor County, WI. “Along a Perkinstown walking trail.” | Photo: Mary Heide
Samara root Photo: Sharon Bombard
Lenox, MA. “Samara sending out a root (but it’s in the middle of the trail, so....).” | Photo: Sharon Bombard
Dying beech Photo: Amy Johnson
Lake Luzerne, NY. Photo shows how dying beech trees provide food for the pileated woodpeckers. “We suspect there are at least two pairs in this 76-acre parcel of forest.” | Photo: Amy Johnson
Merganser Photo: Richard Philben
Hadley, MA. “An uncommon common merganser back in town early, the day before St. Patrick’s Day. I hope he survived the snow and ice storm the following week!” | Photo: Richard Philben
Lichen collage Photo: Nancy Halloran
Sandown, NH. “Collage of lichen, leaves, and pine needles on rock in a town forest.” | Photo: Nancy Halloran
Winter home Photo: Stephen Fox
Canterbury, NH. “The accommodations aren’t fancy, but the roof appears sound.” | Photo: Stephen Fox

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!

Please read and agree to the terms and conditions below, which provide Northern Woodlands a perpetual license to use your photographs. If your photo isn’t selected for our gallery but we wish to use it for another purpose, we will contact you.

If you have trouble submitting your images (such as an error message saying your photo is too large) please email your picture and caption to: Nancy (at) northernwoodlands.org with the email subject line: Reader Photo Submission. Important: Please confirm in your email that you agree to our terms and conditions outlined below.

By checking the box above, you are agreeing to our Reader Photo Gallery Terms and Conditions.

© by the author; this article may not be copied or reproduced without the author's consent.

Visit the Reader Photo Gallery archive…