To the left, you will see a night shot of a black bear sow (female). And to the right, a daytime shot of a beech tree some of the local bears have climbed. They will sit in the crook of a bough and pull branches to themselves to feast on the nuts. This seems to be a popular tree!

To the left, here, you will see a daytime shot of a doe, taking an autumn stroll through a clearing in John's woods, while, to the right, you see a night shot of a young buck, velvet still on most of his antlers, which he has yet to scrape off in his territorial rubbings.

Here, we have a male red-spotted newt, together with the hand of the photographer. Newts are a fairly odd salamander, found all along the eastern states, as well as the Maritime Provinces of Canada. What makes them particularly odd is the extra stage in their life cycle. They hatch in the water, and then eventually climb out onto land, like most salamanders. These are the red salamanders you see, with brighter red spots. Then, they turn the olive color seen at left, which signals the beginning of their return to water. Shortly after turning this olive color, they also grow a tail fin and head back into the water, to spend the rest of their lives.