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What in the Woods is That?

Mystery in Hand

Thanks to Kyle Jones for sending in this photo. What is he holding?

The Munching Tree

An animal was eating the bark near the crown of this sumac tree. What kind of animal was it?

Scat Secrets

We’ll try to make this the last WITWIT photo of the season with snow in it. At least the white background makes things clearer! Can you identify the sources of this scat (from left to right)?

Deceitful Design

What explains this pattern that forester Beth Daut spotted in the snow?

White Pine Weirdness

Glen Roberts noticed this white pine while working in the woods in New York. Why does it look like this?

Something Above

What’s going on up there?

Snow Sitter

What’s this on the snow?

Mystifying Matter

There’s foreign matter on this tree trunk. What is it?

No Hikers Here

Richard Carbonetti sent us a series of these photos from the Northeast Kingdom. It isn’t a hiking trail; what is it?

Stumper on Snow

This item was seen on the snow at the edge of an old field. What is it?

Forest Pests

Though they were spotted this fall at the Maine Tree Farm of the Year event at the Hidden Valley Nature Center, these forest pests seem appropriately festive for this time of year. Can you…

Hardly Coincidental

Why are there stripes on this forest floor following a light dusting of snow?

Tag Along

Meghan Oliver found this on her dog after a walk in the woods in early November. What is it?

Woodland Orb

Bruce Connor of New York sent along a photo of this “large growth by the leaf pile,” noting that the multi-tool included for reference is 6 inches long. What is it?

Muck Walker

Tracker Lynn Levine sent along this neat shot. She knows what made the tracks, do you?

Filthy Forest Mystery

This small black patch was seen on the forest floor in early October in southern Vermont. What is it, and what helped cause it?

The U-ey Tree

What the heck happened to make this tree “turn” out this way? (Thanks to Rick Russack in New Hampshire for the photo.)

Foliage Fail

Leaves are turning beautiful colors this time of year, but these spots aren’t so pretty. What are they? Bonus points for identifying the tree.

Fresh Quiz

This photo was taken just this morning. What is it?

What’s Going On?

What is happening with this (now dead) caterpillar that Karla Salathe photographed in South Sutton, New Hampshire? Bonus question, what type of leaf is it on?