* designates those photos taken in a park or nature reserve
3 Robin's Nest
4 Young Deer
7 Milkweed*
12 Blackberry Blossoms*
13 Blue-eyed Grass*
14 Wild Hydrangea*
16 Cocoa at Paws on the Run*
22 The Monarch Meadow*
27 Bullfrog in Pond
29 Broken Butterfly
33 Bee Balm*
34 Dragonfly*
35 Praying Mantis*
41 Feeding Time
42 Nesting in the Rain
43 Leaving the Nest
44 Song Sparrow on Cattail*
45 Eastern Bluebird on Mullein Stalk*
46 Purple Martin with Dragonfly*
48 Simple* (Queen Anne's Lace?)
61 Gnome Village*
62 Pileated Woodpecker
63 Wake Robin*
64 Turtlehead
66 Should I Be Concerned?
68 Chickadee*
69 Jewelweed*
70 Praying Mantis*
71 Fall Scene in Duff Park*
72 Oaks Leaves and Acorn*
74 Monarch Butterfly on Liatris
75 Sunlit Swallowtail Butterfly
76 Swallowtail Butterfly on Coneflower
96 Yellow Warbler*
98 Dewdrops on Leaves*
106 Very Berry Sunlight*
111 Make Way for Spring (Skunk Cabbage Pushing up Old Leaf)*
112 Weathered the Early Storm (Snow on Berries)*
113 Norway Spruce Cone
123 Colorful Fungus*
125 Blue-eyed Mary Flower*
126 Fiddlehead Fern*
127 Mayapple Flower*
132 Walter*
133 Trout Lily*
134 Skunk Cabbage*
135 One Dandelion*
139 Needs a Shave*
141 Spider
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 001
2011 Photo 001
Photo file name :Pure Joy
Date of photo, if known :10/2009
Category: Close up
2011 Photo Contest Entry 003
Photo 003
Subject: Photo taken at my house in MurrysvilleTaken Early July 2011
2011 07 Robin's Nest.JPG
Close Up
2011 Photo Contest Entry 004
Photo 004
Subject: Photo taken at my house in Murrysville
Taken November 30, 2010
2011 11 November 30 Deer.JPG
Close Up
Subject: Milkweed
Park or Reserve: PV Park
Photo file name): Milkweed
Date of photo: 3.20.2011
Category : Close-ups
Any comments? (optional): Last Spring we went hiking and I saw some
milkweed left over from the previous year. I attempted to photograph
the simplistic beauty of the pod, when the wind began blowing
fiercely. I was frustrated and frantic as I tried to capture the
remaining seeds. When I got home, I realized the wind and my camera
captured a common, insignificant part of nature and created something
beautiful.
2011 Photo Contest Entry 012
Photo 012
Subject: Blackberry Blossoms
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park
Photo file name : blackberryblossoms.jpg
Date of photo, if known : May 22, 2011
Category : Close-ups
Any comments? :
The Botanical Society of Westmoreland County took a field trip to Duff Park in Murrysville, PA. This photo was taken on that trip.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 013
Photo 013
Subject: Blue-eyed Grass
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park
Photo file name : blueeyedgrass.jpg
Date of photo, if known : May 22, 2011
Category : Close-ups
Any comments? :
The Botanical Society of Westmoreland County took a field trip to Duff Park in Murrysville, PA. This photo was taken on that trip.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 014
Subject: Wild Hydrangea
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park
Photo file name : wildhydrangea.jpg
Date of photo, if known : May 22, 2011
Category : Close-ups
Any comments? :
The Botanical Society of Westmoreland County took a field trip to Duff Park in Murrysville, PA. This photo was taken on that trip.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 016
Photo 016
Subject: Photo Contest Entry
Park or Reserve, : Paws on the Run near the Murrysville Community Park
Photo file name : Cocoa at Paws on the Run
Date of photo, if known : September 24th, 2011
Category : Close-ups photographer
Any comments? Cocoa is all smiles about the great time she had at Paws on the Run Dog Park!
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 022
Hi, I am entering the attached photo into the photo contest for 2011.
Photo was taken at Pleasant Valley Park.
The photo is called 'The Monarch Meadow'.
The photo was taken on Sunday, September 25, 2011.
This would be considered to be in the close-ups category.
This photo was taken while my son, husband and I were taking a hike at Pleasant Valley Park in Murrysville, PA.
2011 Photo Contest Entry 027
Photo 027
Subject: Bullfrog in Pond
Park or Reserve: Pond near King's Nature Reserve
Photo file name: Bullfrog_Saxton.jpg
Date of photo: Summer 2011
Category: Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 029
Subject: Broken Butterfly
Park or Reserve: House porch near King's Nature Reserve
Photo file name: Broken_Butterfly.jpg
Date of photo: Summer 2011
Category: Close-ups
2011 Photo Contest Entry 033
Photo 033
Wildflowers – Bee Balm
Wetlands at Murrysville Community Park
Bee Balm Beauty
July 9, 2011
Close-ups
Photo 034
Insects
Wetlands at Murrysville Community Park
Dragonfly
July 9, 2011
Close-ups
Insects
Wetlands at Murrysville Community Park
Praying Mantis
July 9, 2011
Close-ups
2011 Photo Contest Entry 041
Photo 041
Subject: Feeding time
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : IMG_2140
Date of photo, if known : August 2011
Category : Close-up or Action
Any comments? : Not sure if these photos belong in close-up or action
category. Please change if necessary.
Photo 042
Subject: Nesting in the rain
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : IMG_2166
Date of photo, if known : August 2011
Category : Close-up or Action
Photo 043
Subject: Leaving the nest
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : IMG_2170
Date of photo, if known : August 2011
Category : Close-ups or Action
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 044
Photo 044
Subject: Song Sparrow on Cattail
Park or Reserve: Murrysville Community Park Wetland
Photo file name: song sparrow on cattail_MCP_03202011
Date of photo: 03/20/2011
Category: Close-ups
Any comments?: Song Sparrows are frequently found near scrubby shores
of ponds and stream banks.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 045
Photo 045
Subject: Eastern Bluebird on Mullein Stalk
Park or Reserve: Murrysville Community Park
Photo file name: bluebird on mullein flower stalk_MCP_03202011
Date of photo: 03/20/2011
Category: Close-ups
Any comments?: A newly established bluebird trail with ten boxes has
increased the population of bluebirds at Murrysville Community Park.
This male Bluebird briefly posed on the mullein seed head while
defending a nearby territory.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 046
Photo 046
Subject: Purple Martin with Dragonfly
Park or Reserve: Murrysville Community Park Wetland
Photo file name: purple martin with dragonfly for chicks_MCP_07152011
Date of photo: 07/15/2011
Category: Close-ups
Any comments?: A female Purple Martin brings it's favorite food, the
dragonfly, to the nesting box to feed growing chicks.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 048
Photo 048
Subject:Park or Reserve, if applicable: Townsend Park
Photo file name : Simple
Date of photo, if known : October 2011
Category : Close-ups
2011 Photo Contest Entry 061
Photo 061
Subject:
Park or Reserve, if applicable: weistetown park
Photo file name :gnome village
Date of photo, if known :6/10/2010
Category : close-up
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 062
Subject: Pileated Woodpecker
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : P1010903C46
Date of photo, if known : May 11, 2011
Category : Close-ups
Any comments? : Very near to - but not in - Duff Park where this bird resides.
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Photo 063
Subject: Wake Robin
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park along Fernwood Trail
Photo file name : P10160606C46
Date of photo, if known : April 20, 2010
Category : Close-ups
Any comments? : This is an rare specimen of the Wake Robin which is
normally bright red.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 064
Photo 064
Subject: Turtlehead
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Along a Road bordering Duff Park
Photo file name : P1030321C46
Date of photo, if known : August 27, 2011
Category : Close-ups
Any comments? : I have also photos from the same plant taken in Duff
Park, but this is a less damaged specimen.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 066
Photo 066
Subject: Should I be concerned?
Photo File Name: DSC_0205
Date of Photo: 08/06/2010
Category: Close-ups
Comments: at driveway
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 068
Subject: Chickadee
Park or Reserve: Pleasant Valley Park
Photo file name: Chickadee
Date of photo: 1-3-2011
Category: Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 069
Subject: Flower
Park or Reserve: Pedora Park
Photo file name: Jewelweed
Date of photo: 8-26-2011
Category: Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 070
Subject: Praying Mantis
Park or Reserve: Pedora Park
Photo file name: Praying Mantis
Date of photo: 8-26-2011
Category: Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 071
Subject:
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park
Photo file name : Image_1563.jpg
Date of photo, if known : 2010
Category : Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 072
Photo 072
Subject:
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park
Photo file name : IMG_2869.JPG
Date of photo, if known : 2010
Category : Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 074
Photo 074
Subject: Monarch Butterfly on Liatris
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name: Monarch on Liatris
Date of photo, if known : Summer 2011
Category : Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 075
Photo 075
Subject:Sunlit Swallowtail Butterfly
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : Sunlit Swallowtail
Date of photo, if known : Summer 2011
Category: Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 076
Photo 076
Subject: Swallowtail Butterfly on Coneflower
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : Swallowtail on Coneflower
Date of photo, if known :Summer 2011
Category : Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 096
Subject:
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Murrysville Community Park
Photo file name : Warbler, Yellow, crpd., resized
Date of photo, if known : 5-2-09
Category : Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 098
Photo 098
Subject: Dewdrops on Leaves
Park or Reserve: Murrysville Community Park
Photo file name: Dew Drops on the Milkweed (DSCN0077_.JPG)
Date of photo: June 16, 2011
Category: Close-ups
Comment: This shows early morning dew in the wetlands.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 106
Red Berries and Sunlight
Murrysville Community Park
Very Berry Sunlight
September 23, 2010
Close-up
Sunlight reflecting on the berries
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 111
Photo 111
Subject: Skunk Cabbage pushing up old leaf
Park: Duff Park
Photo file name: Make way for spring
Date of photo: April 25, 2011
Category : Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 112
Photo 112
Subject: Snow on berries
Park: Pleasant Valley Park
Photo file name: Weathered the early storm
Date of photo: October 29, 2011
Category: Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 113
Subject: Norway Spruce Cone
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Clarence Skena's yard
Photo file name: cone
Date of photo, if known : Fall, 2010
Category:Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 123
Photo 123
Subject: Colorful Fungus
Park or Reserve: Townsend Park
Photo file name
Date of photo: November 2011
Category: close ups
Any comments? : This fungus was initially dark brown with a white lace
like border.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 125
Photo 125
Subject: Blue-eyed Mary flower
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff
Photo file name : Blue-eyed Mary.jpg
Date of photo, if known: 5-9-10
Category : Close-ups
Any comments? : Photo taken on Violet trail
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 126
Photo 126
Subject: Fiddlehead fern
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff
Photo file name : Fiddlehead fern.jpg
Date of photo, if known : 5-1-10
Category : Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 127
Photo 127
Subject: Mayapple flower
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff
Photo file name : Mayapple.jpg
Date of photo, if known :5-5-10
Category : Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 132
Photo 132
Subject: "Walter"
Park or Reserve: Walter Nature Reserve
Photo file name: jdm_walter.jpg
Date of photo: 4/23/2011
Category: Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 133
Photo 133
Subject: Trout Lily
Park or Reserve: MCP (Wetlands)
Photo file name: jdm_troutlily.jpg
Date of photo: 4/23/2011
Category: Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 134
Photo 134
Subject: Skunk Cabbage
Park or Reserve: Potter Nature Reserve
Photo file name: jdm_skunkcabbage.jpg
Date of photo: 4/23/2011
Category: Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 135
Subject: One Dandelion
Park or Reserve: Duff Park
Photo File Name: Dandy Dandelion
Date of photo: Spring 2009
Category: Close-ups
Comments: Dandelions are delightful for children, and they are
dreadful for adults.
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 139
Photo 139
Subject: Needs a Shave
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Pleasant Valley Park
Photo file name : IMG_6491.jpg
Date of photo, if known : 12/30/11
Category : Close-ups
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2011 Photo Contest Entry 141
Photo 141
Subject: SpiderPark or reserve, if applicable: n/a
Photo file name: Thpider.jpeg
Date of photo, if known: July 1, 2011
Category: Close-ups
