What in the Woods is That?

Patricia Liddle took this photo recently in Canaan, New York. Any idea what caused these horizontal deformities in the maple?

What are these football-shaped objects, about .75 inch to 1 inch long, scattered on the snow of a dry site in the Taconic Mountains of Vermont?

Winter Tree ID: Do you know what tree this is, with diamond-shaped bumps along its lower trunk?

Tom Norton sent along this photo at the end of December, with the following note: “Today my wife and I were walking near the Ompompanoosuc River in Thetford, Vermont, and were surprised to…

Jerry Milne sent along this photo taken in Connecticut. The scars, seen on the uphill side of the trees, are about 30 years old, and they all got their start at the same time. Do you know what…

What are these wire-like objects that have been exposed from beneath the bark of this dead ash tree?

What are the thin, oval disks caught in the cobweb above the cavity of this sugar maple tree?

An apple tree with compound leaves? What's going on here?

This worn, round stone stands out among its irregular peers. What's the story behind it?

This still photo captures an action scene spotted by George Thomas in Littleton, New Hampshire. Do you know what is powering this stick boat?

What are these round, ¼- to 3/8-inch-diameter objects scattered on the ground in this enriched northern hardwood forest? It’s not rabbit scat, and no one dropped a jar of capers.

Demery Coppola of Guilford, Connecticut, found this leaf on the Saint Michael's College campus in Vermont during her Environmental Science lab. Do you know what’s on its underside?

What do these three trees have in common? And can you name each: left, center, right?

These ferns were observed recently growing on/near calcareous rock. Do you know what species of fern this is?

What are these small, skinny, pale green objects scattered on the forest floor?

What’s using this beech tree as a den?

Thanks to Felicia Harris for sending along this photo. First, a hint: It's not a bird you're likely to find in the forest. So now for a two-part quiz: Do you know what bird it is?…

These three trees (left, center, right) each have scars facing each other. Why?

This depression was observed shortly after the snow melted in a small opening in the woods of the Green Mountains. What is it?

This time we have a cross between Where’s Waldo? and Battleship. There’s a woodcock nesting in this photo by Sandy Dannis. Can you tell us which box (number/letter) it’s in?