What in the Woods is That?

Kyle Jones took this close-up shot of a tree's root wad with a small hole at its center. What do you suppose made this hole?

Penny Harris of Cambridge, Vermont took this photo of a pine branch near her home. What’s protruding from the branches?

Bennington County forester Chris Stone took this picture on Friday, September 16. Well?

We gathered these seeds from members of the maple family. Clockwise from top, what species are they?

Some trees continue to "flower" throughout the summer – like this one. What kind of tree produced this "flower?"

Reader Dick Pearson submitted this picture of two tiny fleur de lis’. What are they? And where did they come from?

This skull was found in southern Vermont in a small patch of woods at the edge of a farm field. What kind of animal is it?

Our Executive Director found these in his garden. Is this Animal? Or Botanical?

Yes, we know it’s a woman. The plant. What’s the plant she’s holding?

Our friend Elinor Osborn took this surreal picture. What is it?

We’ll only say that yes, you do know what it is. Maybe this will be the week we’ll finally get to keep our book.

Our friend Alfred Balch submitted this picture of a nest he found recently. What kind of bird made it?

OK, gastronomes, what are they?

Reader Ellen Snyder took this picture last weekend at College Woods in Durham, New Hampshire. What is this dark splotch?

Reader Garry Plunkett took this photo on his small suburban woodlot in Tiverton, Rhode Island. What is it?

Found this hanging from the rafters of an old barn. What is it and what was it used for?

This long rusty mark was found on a black cherry near our office in Corinth, Vermont. What caused it?

Reader Ben Haubrich was X-C skiing recently in Francestown, New Hampshire, off trail, when he came across this odd mound in the snow. A closer look revealed . . . we'll tell you, but you…

You’d all be able to identify this plant in the summertime, but what about now?

Our friend Dan Wing found this old car out in the woods behind our office. OK, antique car buffs, what is it? We're after make and model, and justify your guesses.