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December 22nd, 2020 Reader Photo Gallery

November 2020 - Part Two

In your second November gallery, Megan O’Toole found a wood frog hunkered down in the leaf litter, Dahlia the Corgi posed in a bright red field of blueberries, and Jack Nelson discovered a brave pine seedling pushing up through the snow. Red squirrel caching activity continued with gusto.

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Chickadee Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “Black-capped chickadee in a witch hazel tree.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Wood etchings Photo: Michael S. George
Jaffrey, NH. “Porcupine wood etchings.” | Photo: Michael S. George
Red tailed hawk Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “A camera shy juvenile red-tailed hawk.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Frosted leaves Photo: Sally Cornwell
Brookfield, NH. “Frosted leaves.” | Photo: Sally Cornwell
Frog Photo: Megan O'Toole
Braintree, VT. “Find the frog.” A wood frog, soon to burrow under the leaves for winter. | Photo: Megan O'Toole
Leaves Photo: Jean Marchant
Moultonboro, NH. “On its own.” | Photo: Jean Marchant
Lenox Mountain Photo: Clare Lise Kelly
Lenox, MA. “Climbing through hemlocks near Lenox Mountain summit, Hazel pauses to listen for critters.” | Photo: Clare Lise Kelly
Plants Photo: Jack Nelson
Plainfield, MA. “Nature doesn't give up hope.” A pine seedling rises up through the snow from a nurse log. | Photo: Jack Nelson
Junco Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “A few dark-eyed juncos nest in the mountains of Pennsylvania, most that winter here nest north of Pennsylvania.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Hawks Photo: Clare Lise Kelly
Richmond, MA. “Seen through a scope in the mist, a pair of red-tailed hawks on a meadowside snag scan for breakfast.” | Photo: Clare Lise Kelly
Catamount Mountain Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “Catamount Mountain, Sable Highlands.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Dog walk Photo: Cindy Morin
Pownal, ME. A woman and her dog enjoy a walk together on a sunny fall day. | Photo: Cindy Morin
Puffballs Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Lyman, NH. “Looking like a studded golf ball, this species of puffball mushroom is commonly found growing in grassy areas.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Greylock Photo: Clare Lise Kelly
Richmond, MA. “View of Mount Greylock with birches illuminated at day's end.” | Photo: Clare Lise Kelly
Dog in blueberries Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “Our corgi Dahlia in lowbush blueberry meadow.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Carrion beetle Photo: Deborah DeSalvo
Oldwick, NJ. An American carrion beetle. | Photo: Deborah DeSalvo
Pine grosbeak Photo: Anonymous
Norwich, VT. “A female pine grosbeak – a winter visitor from Canada.” | Photo: Anonymous
Squirrel Photo: Randi Barrett
Grafton, VT. “Acorn in mouth.” | Photo: Randi Barrett
Seboomook dam Photo: Jill Keels
North East Carry, ME. “Seboomook dam.” | Photo: Jill Keels
Big Buck Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “Blinded by love! This big boy took a few steps toward me as if to say, ‘you ready to rumble?’ It's important to respect bucks in rut and give them plenty of space!” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Buck scrape Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “November in Pennsylvania is the height of the rut for white-tailed deer. Bucks are leaving scrapes in the woods, where their scents advertise their presence.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Acorn Photo: Cindy Morin
Pownal, ME. “A squirrel found a perfect hiding spot, courtesy of a woodpecker, to stow away an acorn for leaner times.” | Photo: Cindy Morin
Cone stash Photo: Gordon Gould
Waterford, VT. And speaking of squirrels: “A red squirrel has been very busy building up his stash of cones around his winter quarters.” | Photo: Gordon Gould
Blue cohosh Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Last fruit of blue cohosh seen in rich mesic forest.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Needle ice Photo: Carol Conant
Weld, ME. “Needle ice through the frosty camp ground.” As noted in the first photo gallery this month, 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: Carol Conant
Mallard Photo: Benjamin Wymer
Rumney, NH. A mallard drake. | Photo: Benjamin Wymer
Lichen Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “Old man beard lichen.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Mourning cloak Photo: Ronald Becker
Onondaga County Highland Forest NY. “A mourning cloak warms in a bit of November sun. Soon it will hibernate in some protected nook until early spring.” | Photo: Ronald Becker
November sky Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Plymouth, NH. “November has its colors too!” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Beaver dam Photo: John Blaser
First of two images. Hitchens Pond, Adirondacks, NY. “Beaver dam.” | Photo: John Blaser
Lodge Photo: John Blaser
Second image. Adirondacks, NY. “Beaver lodge.” | Photo: John Blaser
Fifteen Mile falls Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Looking north from the hills above the Fifteen Mile Falls to the snow-kissed Percy Peaks in New Hampshire's Nash Stream Forest.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Gray jay Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “Gray jay.” The boreal forest birds are also called Canada jays and whiskey jacks. | Photo: Tom Grett
Pitch pine Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Vinalhaven, ME. “Pitch pine in the Basin Preserve.” | Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Mushroom Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Franconia, NH. “This species of mushroom (Phebia radiata) commonly fruits on debarked trees and logs.” A common name for the mushroom is wrinkled crust. | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Root tree Photo: Marcy Stanton
Lyndeborough, NH. “Tree captured rock as it grew from an uprooted tree.” | Photo: Marcy Stanton
Hollow tree Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “This hollow tree reminds me of an apartment building with a different tenant occupying each hole.” The photographer recently wrote about tree cavities for Northern Woodlands’ Outside Story essay series. | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Pussy willows Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Pussy willows at the end of November?!...confused by the weather...” | Photo: AM Dannis
Nuthatch Photo: Tami Gingrich
Middlefield, OH. “What's not to love about the red-breasted nuthatch?” | Photo: Tami Gingrich
Sunset Photo: Clare Lise Kelly
Richmond, MA. “Sunset trees in Berkshires.” | Photo: Clare Lise Kelly

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