Whatever draws us into the forest—be it birdwatching or logging, hiking or hunting—all of us are unified by the sense of wonder we feel in the outdoors. The forests, fields, and streams of our region are full of mystery, and if you stop and look closely, you’ll see all sorts of oddities.
Below find a picture of one such woodlands curio. Guess what it is and you’ll be eligible to win a Northern Woodlands woodpecker magnet designed by artist Liz Wahid. A prize winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries. The correct answer, and the winner’s name, will appear when the next column is posted and in our newsletter (sign up here!).
A reader in southern Vermont submitted this collection of seven different cones (not all were found in the forest). Can you ID them all from left to right?
The cones, in order from left to right, are:
Norway spruce
white pine
Douglas fir
red pine
white spruce
hemlock
white cedar
This week’s contest winner was Rob Anderegg of Hartland, VT