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January 5th, 2017 Reader Photo Gallery

December 2016

In your photographs, coyotes prowled, climbers ascended an icy summit, and snow buntings arrived on Christmas Day. Ice formations were also a popular subject this month – and none were stranger than the ice stalagmites produced in an abandoned railroad tunnel. The cover weasel from this winter’s Northern Woodlands magazine returned and once again posed for a photo.

We’re now on the hunt for January 2017 photos. We encourage you to share images about anything that relates to the Northeast’s forests, and that you take this month. Here are examples – but by no means an exclusive list – of photo topics that fit this category: nature, weather, education activities (any age), forest management/logging, recreation, wood manufacture, art, workshops, events. As long as it relates in some way to the Northeast’s forests, we’ll consider it.

December 2016 Photo: C. Eves-Thomas
Saint Albands, ME. “Seedheads glazed with ice after the December 18, 2016, ice storm.” Credit: C. Eves-Thomas | Photo: C. Eves-Thomas
December 2016 Photo: Laurie Dirkx
Ontario, NY. “A mature, nine point buck bedded near a doe, biding his time for her to give the go for a late-rut breeding. He's aware of me, but is not about to move away from the doe he is patiently pursuing. I'm also not doing anything to stress him to bolt.” Credit: Laurie Dirkx | Photo: Laurie Dirkx
December 2016 Photo: Ed Patterson
Indiana, PA. A bird in hand. “Chickadees will readily accept a seed offering at this local park. Tufted titmice and nuthatches also accept seeds at this location.” Credit: Ed Patterson | Photo: Ed Patterson
December 2016 Photo: Neal W. Chapman
Roseville, MN: “Early winter in the Northwoods.” Credit: Neal W. Chapman | Photo: Neal W. Chapman
December 2016 Photo: Helene Grogan
Buckland, MA. “Coyote pausing on a fallen tree.” Credit: Helene Grogan | Photo: Helene Grogan
December 2016 Photo: Patricia Liddle
Canaan, NY. “Voles write in cursive.” Credit: Patricia Liddle | Photo: Patricia Liddle
December 2016 Photo: Karen Maineri
White Mountains, NH. Climbers approaching the top of Liberty Mountain. Credit: Karen Maineri | Photo: Karen Maineri
December 2016 Photo: Ed
Hermon, ME. “A pileated woodpecker feasts on suet designed for smaller birds.” Credit: Ed | Photo: Ed
December 2016 Photo: Elle
Ashland, NH. “Sunrise over Little Squam.” Credit: Elle | Photo: Elle
December 2016 Photo: Mary Jane Grace
Waterbury, VT. “Hooded mergansers in Little River, Waterbury, VT.” Credit: Mary Jane Grace | Photo: Mary Jane Grace
December 2016 Photo: Ed Patterson
Indiana, PA. “Inside an abandoned railroad tunnel the constant dripping of water creates stalagmites once winter arrives. [They] persist until Spring.” Credit: Ed Patterson | Photo: Ed Patterson
December 2016 Photo: Matt Spinner
Southern MA coast. A huge burl, “found while doing conservation easement monitoring.” Credit: Matt Spinner | Photo: Matt Spinner
December 2016 Photo: Susan Elliott
Pittsford, VT. “Ice forming along Furnace Brook.” Credit: Susan Elliott | Photo: Susan Elliott
December 2016 Photo: Declan McCabe
Colchester, VT. A coyote “obligingly circles back to my trail camera.” Credit: Declan McCabe | Photo: Declan McCabe
December 2016 Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford, VT. A hawk, doing what hawks do. Credit: Tig Tillinghast | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
December 2016 Photo: Krista Munger
Pound Ridge, NY. “What in the woods is this? Credit: Krista Munger | Photo: Krista Munger
December 2016 Photo: Lynn Dickerson
Lempster, NH. “Beautiful Long Pond.” Credit: Lynn Dickerson | Photo: Lynn Dickerson
December 2016 Photo: Fred McCagg
East Nassau, NY: “Out for a swim! Mud Pond is a rare, acidic bog lake. Our town’s Mud Pond Preserve is located around [it].” Credit: Fred McCagg | Photo: Fred McCagg
December 2016 Photo: Deborah
Pittsburgh, NH. A classic backroad covered bridge, decked in holiday lights. Credit: Deborah | Photo: Deborah
December 2016 Photo: David Ellis
Washington, MA. “Interesting design made by porcupine cambium-feeding on beech tree.” Credit: David Ellis | Photo: David Ellis
December 2016 Photo: Elle
Ashland, NH. “Cold squirrel warming up in the first rays of the December sun.” Credit: Elle | Photo: Elle
December 2016 Photo: Sheelagh Higginson
Riverwalk, Littleton, NH. Cherries “dress for the holidays.” Credit: Sheelagh Higginson | Photo: Sheelagh Higginson
December 2016 Photo: Mena Schmid
Franconia Notch, NH. “Lonesome Lake has begun to freeze over.” Credit: Mena Schmid | Photo: Mena Schmid
December 2016 Photo: Patricia Liddle
Canaan, NY: Black bear and fisher tracks. Credit: Patricia Liddle | Photo: Patricia Liddle
December 2016 Photo: Barbara Tarvainen
Durham, NH. A view from the University of New Hampshire’s West Foss Farm. Credit: Barbara Tarvainen | Photo: Barbara Tarvainen
December 2016 Photo: Diana Todd
Halifax, VT. “Christmas Day snow buntings.” Credit: Diana Todd | Photo: Diana Todd
December 2016 Photo: Dana Hillesland
Wells River, VT. In winter, erstwhile cloud watchers have a whole new set of formations to look at in the form of strange river ice. Is that a chicken drumstick? Credit: Dana Hillesland | Photo: Dana Hillesland
December 2016 Photo: Nan Peckham
Granby, CT. Taken in the McLean Game Refuge. "Peaceful woods, icy stream, birch with polypore.” Credit: Nan Peckham | Photo: Nan Peckham
December 2016 Photo: Michael Kuhni
Cherryfield, ME. “Rudy stares from forest edge.” Credit: Michael Kuhni | Photo: Michael Kuhni
December 2016 Photo: Patricia Liddle
Canaan, NY. “Beaver dam ice sculpture.” Credit: Patricia Liddle | Photo: Patricia Liddle
December 2016 Photo: Linda Reed
Constantia, NY. After a “lake effect” snow. Credit: Linda Reed | Photo: Linda Reed
December 2016 Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Thetford, VT. A weasel appears on the cover of the current Northern Woodlands magazine. The same weasel (or a cousin) showed up at the same location for another photo session this December. This is probably a long-tailed, Mustela frenata. Credit: Tig Tillinghast | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
December 2016 Photo: Marian Feldman
Shelburne, VT. Snow squall at Shelburne Farms. Credit: Marian Feldman | Photo: Marian Feldman
December 2016 Photo: Helene Grogan
Buckland, MA. Barred owl on a fallen tree. Credit: Helene Grogan | Photo: Helene Grogan
December 2016 Photo: Rebecca
Bolton, MA. “The end of a great day!” Credit: Rebecca | Photo: Rebecca

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We are looking for images taken in the past month. We will select approx. 60 images to feature in each gallery. Considerations include: variety of topics, quality of image, resolution (size), and geographic diversity. Special consideration is also given to first-time photographer submissions.

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