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December 14th, 2022 Reader Photo Gallery

November 2022

Your November photos included split milkweed pods and wind-borne seeds, forest plants in fall color, spectacular autumn skies, and the arrival of ice and snow. In Stoddard, New Hampshire, Sue Lichty found some nibbled cranberries, in St. Albans, Vermont, Leif Tillotson took a beautiful shot of flying geese in silhouette, and in Hawley, Massachusetts, Sharon Bombard captured the bright red fall color of pitcher plants. Check out Ken Hatch’s intriguing image of the folded, compressed remains of ancient seafloor, found in a brook not far from Northern Woodlands’ office.

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Pileated woodpecker Photo: Karinne Heise
Warner, NH. “A pileated woodpecker boring into a snag.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Frozen spider Photo: Meaghan Winders
Campton, NH. “Frozen with a flower.” | Photo: Meaghan Winders
Dalton Mountain Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Prezzies shine from Dalton Mountain viewpoint.” | Photo: Sandy Dannis
Snail Photo: Robert Becker
Tewksbury, NJ. “Snail uncovered on scrap brush pile of buddleia branches.” This appears to be a brown-lipped snail or grove snail - or related species - native to Europe. | Photo: Robert Becker
Cantharellula Photo: Deana Tempest Thomas
West Greenwich, RI. “Forked gills of a Cantharellula mushroom.” | Photo: Deana Tempest Thomas
November leaf Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Hamden, CT. “My five-year-old granddaughter Hamden doing her best leaf peeper impression.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Needle ice Photo: Sheri Larsen
Huntington, VT. “Needle ice that formed on the edge of a muddy hiking trail.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Powderhorn Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Calvert, PA. “Lipstick powderhorn lichen on an old post.” One difference with similar-looking British soldier lichen, is that the latter is often branched at the tip. | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Hepatica Photo: Matt DeLuca
West Stockbridge, MA. Hepatica growing on the banks of the Williams River. | Photo: Matt DeLuca
Chickadee Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “A chickadee in a bush waiting to fly to a feeder. It is so tame it will fly to the feeder as I am hanging it.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Cranberries Photo: Sue Lichty
Stoddard, NH. “Cranberry nibbles.” | Photo: Sue Lichty
Lichen Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “A beautiful lichen blueberry meadow in the northern Adirondacks.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Deer sign Photo: Jackie Robidoux
Merrimack, NH. “Deer sign on mushroom.” | Photo: Jackie Robidoux
Afternoon sun Photo: Molly Andres
Salisbury, VT. “I am enamored with fall sunlight; the long rays spreading across the low sky. This picture was taken at 3:33 PM but the quality of the light makes it feel much closer to sunset.” | Photo: Molly Andres
Coopers hawk Photo: Jackie Robidoux
Merrimack, NH. “Cooper’s hawk.” | Photo: Jackie Robidoux
Dragonflies Photo: Karinne Heise
Warner, NH. “Red dragonflies mating on laundry drying outside during the weirdly warm days of early November.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Pond feathers Photo: Richard Philben
Shelburne Falls, MA. “Feathers of some kind of bird floating in Dragon’s Pond.” | Photo: Richard Philben
Crescent moon Photo: Stephen Fox
Concord, NH. “Crescent moon and white pines at dusk.” | Photo: Stephen Fox
Barred owl Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Typically nocturnal, this barred owl was caught hunting midday.” | Photo: Sandy Dannis
Brook bed Photo: Ken Hatch
Lyme, NH. “The brook bed in this area looked interesting so I looked for information about it on the lymenh.gov website. This is a quote from that website: ‘Here the water spills over dark rocks split by diagonal fractures. These are the folded, compressed remains of a volcanic seafloor caught 600 million years ago between the colliding continents of ancient North America and Africa.’” | Photo: Ken Hatch
Sapsucker Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “A female yellow-bellied sapsucker on an apple tree, one of their favorite trees for a meal of sap and insects.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Oyster mushrooms Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Franconia, NH. “Fruiting bodies of the orange mock oyster fungus.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
White rocks Photo: Irina N. Burnina
Wallingford, VT. “White Rocks.” | Photo: Irina N. Burnina
Winterberries Photo: Judy Sweet
Conway, MA. “Winterberries at a pond’s edge create a stark contrast to November’s gray/brown palette.” | Photo: Judy Sweet
Woodpecker Photo: Jackie Robidoux
Merrimack, NH. “Pileated woodpecker.” | Photo: Jackie Robidoux
Milkweed Photo: Sue Lichty
Lempster, NH. “And in a poof! They were gone!” | Photo: Sue Lichty
Mountain Photo: Sheri Larsen
Huntington, VT. “Rime ice on trees near the summit of Camel’s Hump on November 22 with a snow-capped Mt. Mansfield beyond.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Geese Photo: Leif Tillotson
St. Albans, VT. “Geese in silhouette.” | Photo: Leif Tillotson
Witch hazel Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “Witch hazel, a shrub that flowers in the fall. Witch hazel is used for a variety of medicinal purposes.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Autumn puppy Photo: Vivian Ennis
Essex, VT. “My black lab puppy Archie enjoying the fall leaves.” | Photo: Vivian Ennis
Snowy mountain Photo: Karinne Heise
Franconia, NH. “Snow beginning to appear on Lonesome Lake and Franconia Ridge.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Pitcher plants Photo: Sharon Bombard
Hawley, MA. “Pitcher plants - Hawley Bog.” | Photo: Sharon Bombard
Chickadee Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “The ‘little boy of the woods’ a black-capped chickadee.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
River reflection Photo: Abby Jackman
Essex, VT. “Cloudy afternoon along the Winooski river.” | Photo: Abby Jackman
Oak gall Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
West Haven, CT. “A wooly oak gall attached to the underside of a scarlet oak leaf.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Beaver lodge Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “Adirondack beaver pond.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Frozen pond Photo: Lucas Harris
Addison, VT. “Frozen pond near snake mountain with exciting snowflake-esque ice patterns!” | Photo: Lucas Harris
Maple leaf Photo: Molly Andres
Salisbury, VT. “This late fall maple leaf against the dirt road caught my eye; I Iike the complexity of the patterns and textures of both and how they mirrored each other.” | Photo: Molly Andres
Wet turkey Photo: Jen Danly
Woodstock, VT. “Wild turkey in the rain.” | Photo: Jen Danly
Jack in the pulpit Photo: Kirk T. Gentalen
Tenants Harbor, ME. “Jack in the pulpit.” | Photo: Kirk T. Gentalen
Sunset Photo: Michael V. Wilson
Otego, NY. “Sunset in Otego.” | Photo: Michael V. Wilson
Hypholoma Photo: Meaghan Winders
Campton, NH. “Holy hypholoma!” | Photo: Meaghan Winders
Williams river Photo: Matt DeLuca
West Stockbridge, MA. “The Williams River.” | Photo: Matt DeLuca
Milkweed Photo: Richard Philben
Shelburne Falls, MA. Milkweed seed tufts, found at Dragon’s Pond. | Photo: Richard Philben
Crowned kinglet Photo: Ken Hatch
Bethel, VT. “Golden-crowned kinglet in our apple tree.” | Photo: Ken Hatch
Lichen Photo: Sandy Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Miniature lichen in a wild apple tree.” | Photo: Sandy Dannis
Hawley bog Photo: Sharon Bombard
Hawley, MA. “Hawley Bog.” | Photo: Sharon Bombard
Mushroom Photo: Judy Sweet
Conway, MA. “Tree dwelling mushrooms on an early November morning.” | Photo: Judy Sweet
Ice pond Photo: John Snell
Calais, VT. “Ice on a small pond.” | Photo: John Snell
Cardinal feather Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Tenants Harbor, ME. “Cardinal feather.” | Photo: Kirk Gentalen
Eagle twins Photo: Jaska Plumb
Ludlow, VT. “Lake Rescue, twins in the mist.” | Photo: Jaska Plumb
Marsh trail Photo: Sue Seppa
Washington, MA. “Washington Mountain Marsh, October Mountain State Forest on a pretty November day.” | Photo: Sue Seppa
Milkweed Photo: Sheri Larsen
Stowe, VT. “Milkweed seeds backlit by the sun in early November.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Hauling brush Photo: Tom Grett
Adirondacks, NY. “Hauling brush to make wildlife piles in the northern Adirondacks.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Winter fruit Photo: Michael V. Wilson
Otego, NY. “Winter fruit, crabapple.” | Photo: Michael V. Wilson
Turkey buzzard Photo: Richard Philben
Shelburne Falls, MA. “A neighborhood turkey buzzard looking for lunch. Fortunately, I wasn't it.” | Photo: Richard Philben
Winter berries Photo: Ken Hatch
Ripton, VT. “Still some spots of bright color out there after we are into what people now call ‘stick season.’ This is wild clematis gone to seed and highbush cranberry on the Robert Frost Trail.” | Photo: Ken Hatch
Primerose Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
South Trescott, ME. “Evening primrose waiting for spring.” | Photo: Nate Rosebrooks
Snake Photo: Sue Seppa
Pittsfield, MA. “Garter snake warming up on a November day in the Berkshires.” | Photo: Sue Seppa
Frozen pool Photo: Sue Lichty
Lempster, NH. “Water pooling in a stream...or is it?” | Photo: Sue Lichty

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