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October 17th, 2021 Reader Photo Gallery

September 2021

Your September photos included mountain scenes and bright leaves, chicken of the woods fungi in the woods and American lady butterflies out in the fields. Michelle Wainer encountered a little-seen sight: mating common eastern bumblebees, and Tom Grett got up close with a beautiful box turtle (soon to head underground for the winter). Check out Fhar Miess’s cool photo of a northern caddisfly egg mass, deposited on a dogweed leaf that, presumably, was hanging over water.

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Wild Raisin Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Fruit of wild raisin (Viburnum nudum) aka withe-rod.” | Photo: AM Dannis
Gray jay Photo: Mary Kent
Breton Woods, NH. “Sharing some Pringles with a gray jay on the summit of Mount Jackson.” These extroverted corvids are formally called Canada jays. | Photo: Mary Kent
Wooly adelgid Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Elimsport, PA. “The beech wooly adelgid is also known as the ‘Boogie-woogie Aphid’ for the ‘dance’ it does when the branch on which it's feeding is disturbed.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Lichen Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Charlemont, MA. “A thick blanket of lichen covers the rocks on Mt. Negus. A fine Labor Day hike up the steep trail of this pinnacle overlooking the Deerfield River offered panoramic views and beauty right at one's feet.” | Photo: Geoffrey Bluh
Bumblebees Photo: Michelle H. Wainer
North Yarmouth, ME. “Rare capture of mating common eastern bumblebees. Small is drone, large is queen.” | Photo: Michelle H. Wainer
Box turtle Photo: Tom Grett
Lancaster County, PA. “A beautiful box turtle in Pennsylvania.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Bark Photo: Steve Eustis
Essex Junction, VT. “Surprise face under the bark.” | Photo: Steve Eustis
Red tailed hawk Photo: Al Robertson
Baldwin, ME. A juvenile red-tailed hawk. | Photo: Al Robertson
Berries Photo: Alfred J. Sorensen
Ware, Quabbin Reservoir, MA. “Jack-in-the-Pulpit Berries.” | Photo: Alfred J. Sorensen
Moose Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Ashland, ME. “On the run.” | Photo: Lonnie Jandreau
Shelterwood Photo: Andrew Sheere
Hartland, VT. “A second stage shelterwood harvest where young trees (light green) are given room to grow by harvesting some of the overstory trees.” | Photo: Andrew Sheere
Stinkhorn Photo: Amy Quist
Rowe, MA. “The veiled stinkhorn sure knows how to attract attention.” | Photo: Amy Quist
Willoughby Lake Photo: Andrei Burnin
Westmore, VT. “Willoughby Lake.” | Photo: Andrei Burnin
Destroying angel Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Williamsport, PA. “The destroying angel is the most deadly mushroom in the northeast, it's also a mycorrhizal fungus supplying nutrients and water to many tree species.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Yellowlegs Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Errol, NH. “Greater yellowlegs on the shores of Lake Umbagog.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Kestrel Photo: Karinne Heise
Williamstown, MA. “Kestrel perched atop a white birch.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Hickory Photo: Deborah DeSalvo
Oldwick, NJ. “Shagbark Hickory.” | Photo: Deborah DeSalvo
Mushrooms Photo: Linda L Brownson
Wentworth, NH. “Laetiporus sulphureus, commonly called chicken of the woods or sulfur shelf, measured about 26 inches across, growing on a red oak stump amidst blackberry vines.” | Photo: Linda L Brownson
Monarchs Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “Getting energy for the flight south a monarch butterfly feeds on a purpletop vervain.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Lizard Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Snydertown, PA. “I was so tickled to see this young fence lizard frolicking about the garden today.” | Photo: Bonnie Honaberger
Praying mantis Photo: Deborah DeSalvo
Oldwick, NJ. “Shimmery praying mantis.” | Photo: Deborah DeSalvo
Salamander Photo: Dolores Struckhoff
Enfield, NH. “Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum).” | Photo: Dolores Struckhoff
Hummingbird moth Photo: Tom Grett
Lancaster County, PA. “A hummingbird moth in Pennsylvania.” | Photo: Tom Grett
Milkweed Photo: Erika Senglaub
Naples, NY. “Milkweed lover.” | Photo: Erika Senglaub
Northern Flicker Photo: Karinne Heise
Warner, NH. “Northern flicker.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Hornet nest Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. “Massive bald-faced hornet (Dolchovespula maculata) nest. Look carefully and you can see one that just exited the nest!” | Photo: AM Dannis
Osgood River Photo: John W. Blaser
Brewster, NY. “Upper Osgood River, Adirondacks.” | Photo: John W. Blaser
Frog Photo: Yung Morgan
Quabbin Reservoir, MA. A pickerel frog. | Photo: Yung Morgan
Katydid Photo: Penelope Harris
Cambridge, VT. “Katydid.” | Photo: Penelope Harris
Coral fungus Photo: Tricia Knoll
Williston, VT. “Clavicorona pyxidata (coral fungi) in Williston woods.” | Photo: Tricia Knoll
Wood frog Photo: Mary Kent
Corinth, VT. “Camouflaged wood frog.” | Photo: Mary Kent
Mountains Photo: Sheri Larsen
Fayston, VT. “Mixed forest with south face of Camel's Hump in the background, with the mountain ash trees adding a bit of color.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Warbler Photo: Karinne Heise
Warner, NH. “An acrobatic black-and-white warbler.” | Photo: Karinne Heise
Moth Photo: Kathy Bross
New Vernon, NJ. “Camouflage.” | Photo: Kathy Bross
Dragonfly Photo: Stanley Holz
Whitefield, NH. “A meadowhawk dragonfly at the Whitefield Airport Marsh.” | Photo: Stanley Holz
Wild cucumber Photo: AM Dann
North Haverhill, NH. “Wild cucumber (Echinocytis lobata).” | Photo: AM Dann
Moth Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Franconia, NH. “Two members of the geometrid moth family resting on fallen leaves.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Katydid Photo: Tom Grett
Lancaster County, PA. A tiny katydid inside a lily. | Photo: Tom Grett
Morning Mist Photo: John W. Blaser
Brewster, NY. “Morning mist on the Upper Osgood River, Adirondacks.” | Photo: John W. Blaser
Fritillary Photo: Stephen Fox
Pembroke, NH. “Great spangled fritillary.” | Photo: Stephen Fox
Squirrels Photo: Kevin McDonough
Lake Placid, NY. “Young red squirrel siblings.” | Photo: Kevin McDonough
Fly agaric Photo: AM Dannis
Dalton, NH. A yellow amanita, probably fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) rises from under the leaves. | Photo: AM Dannis
Wheeler Pond Photo: Irina Burnina
Barton, VT. “Wheeler Pond.” | Photo: Irina Burnina
Wasp Photo: Charlie Schwarz
South Williamsport, PA. “This ichneumon wasp is so small that its beautiful colors can't be seen without a hand lens or in a macro photograph.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Fungus Photo: Ross Lanius
North Haven, CT. “Circle of life in the forest. Fungus supporting a white wood aster while feeding on a dead log.” | Photo: Ross Lanius
Bird Photo: Kathy Bross
New Vernon, NJ. “Feeding fledgling.” | Photo: Kathy Bross
Caddisfly eggs Photo: Fhar Miess
Brattleboro, VT. “Northern caddisfly egg mass on a red osier dogwood leaf.” | Photo: Fhar Miess
Moth Photo: Danielle Mattraw
Enosburg Falls, VT. “Camo cape.” | Photo: Danielle Mattraw
Flowers Photo: Sheri Larsen
Stowe, VT. “Purple gentians - my favorite fall wildflower.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Fungus Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Holderness, NH. “Chicken of the woods fungus - an 18 inch span.” | Photo: Eric D'Aleo
Vireo Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Elimsport, PA. “Insect eaters in the summer, red-eyed vireos gradually switch to eating fruit in fall and winter.” | Photo: Charlie Schwarz
Horse Photo: Tom Grett
Lancaster County, PA. “My horse Ty watching a deer in Pennsylvania. | Photo: Tom Grett
Loon Photo: Sarah D. Hofmann
Norton, VT. “Loon on Norton Pond.” | Photo: Sarah D. Hofmann
Mount Mansfield Photo: Sheri Larsen
Stowe, VT. “View south from the Mt. Mansfield Ridgeline.” | Photo: Sheri Larsen
Monarch Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Lyman, NH. “Newly hatched monarch butterfly drying its wings as a storm approaches.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Coral fungus Photo: Toby Kravitz
White River Junction, VT. “Violet coral fungus.” | Photo: Toby Kravitz
Rusty car Photo: Stephen Fox
Concord, NH. “Along the newly constructed trout lily trail, there's got to be a story to this.” | Photo: Stephen Fox
Viburnum Photo: Steve Eustis
Starksboro, VT. “Mapleleaf viburnum, aster, and goldenrod September color.” | Photo: Steve Eustis
Slug Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
Franconia Notch, NH. “Slug chowing down on the last remnants of a puffball mushroom.” | Photo: Frank Kaczmarek
American Lady Photo: Michelle H. Wainer
North Yarmouth, ME. “American Lady Butterfly.” | Photo: Michelle H. Wainer

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