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December 10th, 2020 Reader Photo Gallery

November 2020 - Part One

Yet again, we received many gallery submissions, so we’re sharing selections in two batches. In this first gallery, Steve Eustis admired the final logs from a harvest, Matt DeLuca discovered an octopus tree, and Dianne Engleke found an eight-point buck, hiding out during hunting season. Kirk Gentalen inspected the contents of an otter spraint: digested amphibian, with two worms on top.

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Snowshoe hare Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Snowshoe hare botches the winter forecast. Hard to be more vulnerable than a white rabbit in a green and brown forest!” | Photo: AM Dannis
Chickadee Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “My wife Nancy with chickadee.” We appreciate how this image matches up with our winter magazine cover of a boy and a chickadee! | Photo: Tom Grett
Seboomook dam Photo: Jill Keels
North East Carry, ME. “Seboomook dam.” | Photo: Jill Keels
Turkey tail Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Lyman, NH. “Turkey tail mushroom is one of the most common mushrooms in the northern woodlands and one of the most varied in color.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Log landing Photo: Steve Eustis
Starksboro, VT. “Last logs of the season on the landing….The fire wood pile is closest to the camera (one truck). The large log pile is one truck to Canopy Timber Alternatives in East Middlebury and one truck and trailer to LaBranche Lumber in Newport. In the background behind the log pile I also have a truck load of spruce headed to Clifford Lumber in Hinesburg.” | Photo: Steve Eustis
Ruffed grouse Photo: Peter Hollinger
South Strafford, VT. “Ruffed grouse on a mossy roadside.” | Photo: Peter Hollinger
Canoe Photo: John Blaser
Hitchens Pond, Adirondacks, NY. An inviting canoe-side view. | Photo: John Blaser
Mushrooms Photo: Jessica Mumford
Sturbridge, MA. Mushrooms discovered during walk alongside the Quinebaug River. | Photo: Jessica Mumford
Nuthatch Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “Red breasted nuthatch.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Moose bed Photo: Gordon Gould
Waterford, VT. “I came across this fresh moose bed on the edge of one of our woods roads Thanksgiving morning.” | Photo: Gordon Gould
Hermit thrush Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “Hermit thrush are still passing through on their way south.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Sunset Photo: Randi Barrett
Huntington/Duxbury, VT. “Waiting for sunset – Camel’s Hump.” | Photo: Randi Barrett
Rattlesnake plantain Photo: Toby Kravitz
Hartford, VT. “Rattlesnake plantain.” | Photo: Toby Kravitz
New ice Photo: Marcy Stanton
Lyndeborough, NH. “New ice forming.” | Photo: Marcy Stanton
River otter Photo: Kirk Gentalen
St. George, ME. “River otter spraint, digested amphibian, two worms on top.” | Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Aspen Photo: Ronald Becker
Onondaga County Highland Forest NY. “Last candle in the woods. This aspen retains its leaves long after its neighbors are bare.” | Photo: Ronald Becker
Hawk Photo: Caroline Haines
Gloucester, MA. “Red-tailed hawk having lunch.” | Photo: Caroline Haines
Woodpeckers Photo: Marion Simao
Barkhamsted, CT. Multiple views of a hairy woodpecker. Note the length of its beak – this feature is one of the easiest ways to distinguish the bird from the smaller, shorter-beaked downy woodpecker. | Photo: Marion Simao
Tree Photo: Matt DeLuca
Brownfield, ME. “Octopus tree.” | Photo: Matt DeLuca
Ribbon ice Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “Ice ribbon formation in my garden...A beautiful work of art by Mother Nature.” Also called ice needles, these formations occur when damp soil is exposed to freezing air. As the surface soil freezes, capillary action pulls more water up from the soil. | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Puffball Photo: Anonymous
Thetford, VT. A girl helps puffballs spread their spores by stomping them. | Photo: Anonymous
Teaberry plants Photo: Cindy Morin
Pownal, ME. “Teaberry plants making a home on an old stump.” The plant is also known as American wintergreen. | Photo: Cindy Morin
Brook trout Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “A heritage strain of brook trout spawning in an undisturbed stream in northcentral Pennsylvania.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Burrage Pond Photo: Jenn Merlan
Burrage Pond Halifax , MA. “A serene late afternoon.” | Photo: Jenn Merlan
Garter snake Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “A garter snake's last bask of the year.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Barred owl Photo: Tucker Thayer
Sugar Hill, NH. “Who's watching you? Barred owl on a local woods walk.” | Photo: Tucker Thayer
Lake fog Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Littleton, NH. “Lake fog lifting in the early morning light.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Forest mushroom Photo: Carol Conant
Weld, ME. “Decomposers in the forest ground.” | Photo: Carol Conant
Black crustose lichen Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Minute black crustose lichen on granite boulder along woodland trail.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Trail Photo: Fredric Chanania
West Newbury, MA. “Poorhouse land trail.” | Photo: Fredric Chanania
Buck courting Photo: Fred G. Stone
Pawlet, VT. “Buck courting doe.” | Photo: Fred G. Stone
Common redpoll Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “Common redpoll. As a licensed bird bander, I look forward to winter finch irruptions which give me a chance to view these beauties up-close and personal.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Tree rock Photo: Rebecca Chauvin
Ferrisburgh , VT. A tree grown over a rock on Shellhouse Mountain. | Photo: Rebecca Chauvin
Blue jay Photo: Deb Clough
Grafton, NH. “This blue jay was dancing a jig after she saw the winter birdfeeders go up! (Actually, I caught her starting to fly.)” | Photo: Deb Clough
Gummosis Photo: Kirk Gentalen
St. George, ME. “Gummosis on cherry.” These formations, typically on fruit trees, develop as sap oozes out of a canker or wound. | Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Deer woods Photo: Dianne Engleke
Millerton, NY. “Seeking safety.” | Photo: Dianne Engleke
Osage oranges Photo: Deborah DeSalvo
Oldwick, NJ. “Osage oranges.” Native to the southwestern United States, the trees occasionally appear in warmer areas of Northeast. | Photo: Deborah DeSalvo
Chickadee Photo: Benjamin Wymer
Sandwich, NH. A black-capped chickadee. | Photo: Benjamin Wymer
Coneflower Photo: Jack Nelson
Plainfield, MA. “Goldfinch feasts on echinacea seeds.” | Photo: Jack Nelson
Flicker Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. A northern flicker. | Photo: Ross Lanius
Adirondacks, NY. “British soldier lichen.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Snowfall Photo: Clare Lise Kelly
Richmond, MA. “Snow with autumn color in mid-Berkshires.” | Photo: Clare Lise Kelly
Bluebird Photo: Anonymous
Thetford, VT. A migrating bluebird. | Photo: Anonymous
Sunrise Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “Autumn sunrise.” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Mushrooms Photo: Alfred J. Sorensen
Amherst, MA. “Woodland mushroom.” | Photo: Alfred J. Sorensen

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