Subject: Discovering Spring
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : Cinder flower.jpg
Date of photo, if known :
Category : D) People & Pets
Any comments? : 3 month old Silver Lab puppy named Cinder takes in a
breath of spring air!
Monday, December 7, 2015
2015 Photo Contest Entry 050
Subject: Discovering Spring
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : Cinder flower.jpg
Date of photo, if known :
Category : D) People & Pets
Any comments? : 3 month old Silver Lab puppy named Cinder takes in a
breath of spring air!
Thursday, December 3, 2015
2015 Photo Contest Entry 047 048 049
Subject: Squirrel
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Karp farm
Photo file name : Eye Contact
Date of photo, if known : October 2015
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? : While sitting dressed in camo behind a fallen log, he
just kept coming closer and closer.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 048
Subject: Rabbit in the pot
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Back yard
Photo file name : Where have all the flowers gone
Date of photo, if known : August 2015
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? : The bunny started by reaching up to eat the flowers
and when he could not reach the top, he jumped in the pot.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 049
Subject: Morning beetle
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Unfinished rails to trails Murrysville PA
Photo file name : Black and gold beetle
Date of photo, if known : July 2015
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? : Not sure what kind of beetle this is but the Steeler
colors caught my attention.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
2015 Photo Contest Entry 046
Subject: A Snowy Morning
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park
Photo file name : Duff Park 2015
Date of photo, if known : January 2015
Category : E) Photos by Young Photographers
Any comments? : My mom and I love walking through Duff Park in all
seasons. This snowy morning was one of our favorites.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 045
Subject: Hickory Hill Vulture
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : Hickory Hill Vulture.png
Date of photo, if known : August 2014
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? :
2015 Photo Contest Entry 044
Subject: Robin's nest
File name: Robins nest.jpg
Date of photo: April, 2015
Category: Wildlife
2015 Photo Contest Entry 041 042 043
Subject: Hummingbird Moth on Bee Balm
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : Hummingbird Moth 102
Date of photo, if known : 6-15
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? : Seldom seen Hummingbird Moth feeding on Bee Balm.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 042
Subject: Clouds
Park or Reserve, if applicable:Duff Park
Photo file name : Foreboding Skies
Date of photo, if known :
Category : C) Landscape
Any comments? : Foreboding Skies
2015 Photo Contest Entry 043
Subject: Castor Bean
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : african 003
Date of photo, if known : 8-15
Category : B) Plant Life
Any comments? :
2015 Photo Contest Entry 038 039 040
Subject: Green Frog
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Murrysville Community Park Wetlands
Photo file name : GreenFrog
Date of photo, if known : 5/27/15
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? : As a Frogwatch USA citizen scientist, I heard and saw
Green Frogs from May to August 2015. I found this Green Frog sitting
on the trail that surrounds the MCP Wetlands and it stayed peacefully
in my hand for several minutes.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 039
Subject: Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Murrysville Community Park Wetlands
Photo file name : FishingSpider
Date of photo, if known : 6/22/15
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? : I saw this spider as I was looking over the bridge at
the far pond of the MCP Wetlands. It has 12 white spots on the top but
it is called a Six-Spotted Fishing Spider because of 6 black spots
underneath and it fishes for its prey.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 040
Subject: Eastern Tiger Swallowtails
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Murrysville Community Park Wetlands
Photo file name : Swallowtails
Date of photo, if known : 7/29/15
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? : These Tiger Swallowtails, which I found at the MCP
Wetlands, have black stripes like a tiger and tails shaped like a
swallow's tail. The female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail has more blue on
its hind wings than the female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
2015 Photo Contest Entry 037
Subject: Greyhills's Dream, "Dreamer", rescued Quarter horse
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : Dreamer2015.jpg
Date of photo, if known : September 2015
Category : D) People & Pets
Any comments? : Dreamer is a rescue horse living at Pleasant Valley
Rescue Ranch in Murrysville
2015 Photo Contest Entry 036
Subject: Tobacco Horn Worm on Angel Trumpet in my backyard taken on 9/26/2015.
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : FullSizeRender.jpg
Date of photo, if known :
Category : Wildlife
Comment: Not sure if plant or wildlife category
2015 Photo Contest Entry 035
Subject: Leaf Ice Explosion
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : P1000414.jpg
Date of photo, if known : 1/1/2015
Category : B) Plant Life
Comment: A leaf frozen in a slab of ice, photographed with sunlight
backdrop. Not sure which category because this is more abstract. Taken
along my driveway in Murrysville.
Monday, November 23, 2015
2015 Photo Contest Entry 034
Subject: Duff Park Fall Walk
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park
Photo file name : DuffPark2015kc.png
Date of photo, if known : 11/05/2015
Category : B) Plant Life
Friday, November 13, 2015
2015 Photo Contest Entry 032 033
Subject: My nephew, Tyler, and dog, Jake
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Edge of wooded area, Maple Court Cul de Sac
Photo file name : Boy and His Dog (IMG_9567.jpeg)
Date of photo, if known : October 9, 2015
Category : D) People & Pets
Any comments? : When I have time to spend with my nephew, I try to
capture at least one image that sums up our adventure. On this day, he
and I took my parents' dog for a walk. When we reached the end of the
cup de sac, Tyler wanted to hold the leash. Between his excitement at
performing a grown up role and the sun shining against his face, this
quickly became one of my favorite moments.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 033
Subject: Bench in Duff Park
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park
Photo file name : IMG_9938.jpeg
Date of photo, if known : November 3, 2015
Category : C) Landscape,
Any comments? : While taking a recovery walk through the lower trails
of Duff Park, I paused to sit on the bench. I liked the visual
connection between nature and the idea of treating it as a donation.
Monday, November 9, 2015
2015 Photo Contest Entry 031
Subject: Three Carolina Wrens
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name: three carolina wrens
Date of photo, if known: 5-11-2015
Category: A - Wildlife
Any comments? : After the chicks left the nest and learned to fly,
they reunited on the same branch for a few moments before they all
flew in different directions.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 029 030
Subject: Early Morning Fall Sunrise
Photo File Name: Early_Morning_Fall_Sunrise.jpg
Date of Photo: October 27, 2015
Category: C - Landscape
2015 Photo Contest Entry 030
Subject: Shadow Walking
Photo File Name: Shadow_Walking.jpg
Date of Photo: October 24, 2015
Category: D - People & Pets
Comment: and a little real tail
2015 Photo Contest Entry 028
Subject: Townsend Park, Murrysville
Photo File Name: FB_IMG_740853.jpg
Date of Photo:
Category: Landscape
Comments:
2015 Photo Contest Entry 027
Subject: Townsend Park, Murrysville
Photo File Name: FB_IMG_664751.jpg
Date of Photo:
Category: Landscape
Comments:
2015 Photo Contest Entry 026
Subject: Townsend Park, Murrysville
Photo File Name: FB_IMG_556168.jpg
Date of Photo:
Category: Landscape
Comments:
2015 Photo Contest Entry 025
Subject: Townsend Park, Murrysville
Photo File Name: FB_IMG_531165.jpg
Date of Photo:
Category: Landscape
Comments:
Friday, November 6, 2015
2015 Photo Contest Entry 024
Subject: Lion over Elephant Ears
Photo File Name: IMG_4884.JPG
Date of Photo:
Category: Landscape
Comments: Taken with IPhone 6 in my backyard.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 023
Subject: Golden Fall
Photo File Name: IMG_3368.JPG
Date of Photo:
Category: Landscape
Comments: Taken with IPhone 6 in my backyard
Thursday, November 5, 2015
2015 Photo Contest Entry 022
File name:Misty Morn
Taken 11/2/15
Category: Landscape
Comments: Sunrise on a foggy day
2015 Photo Contest Entry 021
Subject: Birdnest
Photo File Name: Birdnest
Date of Photo: May 2015
Category: E) Photos by Young Photographers (15 & under)
Comments: This photo was taken in our backyard.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
2015 Photo Contest Entry 018 019 020
Subject:Coexistence
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : Coexistence.jpg
Date of photo, if known: 7/26/2015
Category : B) Plant Life
Any comments? :
2015 Photo Contest Entry 019
Subject:Fallen Petals
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : K5_1577_LTU.jpg
Date of photo, if known: 5/5/2015
Category : C) Landscape
Any comments? :
2015 Photo Contest Entry 020
Subject:Butterfly on Echinacea
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Murrysville Community Park
Photo file name : P103058_LTUXX
Date of photo, if known : 7/11/2015
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? :
2015 Photo Contest Entry 015 016 017
Subject: The Buck Stops Here
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Woods across from King Nature Reserve
Photo file name : 11 8 11 Buck Stops Here ps.jpg
Date of photo, if known : 11/8/11
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? : Captured in our Murry Woods back yard. Perfect lighting
2015 Photo Contest Entry 016
Subject: Log Cabin on Hay Lane off Windover in Spring
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : Murrysville Log Cagin
Date of photo, if known : Spring 2005
Category : C) Landscape
Any comments? : Drove by and just had to capture this serene scene. Classic!
2015 Photo Contest Entry 017
Subject: Squirrel Proof Feeder, Not!
Park or Reserve, if applicable:
Photo file name : Squirrel Proof
Date of photo, if known : Winter 2006
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? : Squirrel and Bird enjoying the seed buffet
2015 Photo Contest Entry 014
Subject:
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Pleasant Valley Park on "Hanks Trail"
Photo file name : Hanks Trail
Date of photo, if known : 10/26/2015
Category : D) People & Pets,
Any comments? :
2015 Photo Contest Entry 013
Subject: Daisy
Park or Reserve, if applicable: my backyard
Photo file name : Daisy's 1st Days
Date of photo, if known : 2/8/15
Category : D - People & Pets
Any comments? :
2015 Photo Contest Entry 011 012
Subject: White Trillium and Wake Robin (Red Trillium)
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park
Photo file name: DSC03758mod.jpg
Date of photo, if known : 2015
Category : B) Plant Life
Any comments? Snow White and Rose Red
2015 Photo Contest Entry 012
Subject: Hummingbird Moth and Flower
Park or Reserve, if applicable: near or in Townsend Park
Photo file name : DSC02220.jpg
Date of photo, if known :2009
Category : A) Wildlife,
Any comments? :
2015 Photo Contest Entry 010
Subject: Oh Deer, you look white as a ghost
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Duff Park
Photo file name : 2015-09-23 18.39.49
Date of photo, if known : 2015-09-23
Category : A) Wildlife
Any comments? :
2015 Photo Contest Entry 008 009
Subject: Sun Rise Murrysville
Photo name: DSC00094
Photo date: 1/13/2014
Category: Landscape
2015 Photo Contest Entry 009
Subject: Small eyed sphinx male moth
Photo name: small eyed sphinx moth photo - title.JPG
Photo date: 6/8/2014
Category: Wildlife
2015 Photo Contest Entry 007
Photo three: blueberries.jpg
Blueberry picking with Ms. Rennie
Category: People and Pets
2015 Photo Contest Entry 006
Subject: Butterfly on leaf
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Murrysville Community Park
Photo file name : Nice Butterfly
Date of photo, if known :
Category : A) Wildlife,
Any comments? : I saw this butterfly resting on a leaf, it just looked
so beautiful.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 005
Subject:
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Murrysville CommunityPark
Photo file name : Chipmunk
Date of photo, if known :
Category : A) Wildlife,
Any comments? This little guy was happily eating his dinner,and didn't
mind me taking his picture at all.
2015 Photo Contest Entry 004
Subject:
Park or Reserve, if applicable: Murrysville Community Park
Photo file name : Spider
Date of photo, if known :
Category : A) Wildlife,
Any comments? Even the smallest insect can be interesting
2015 Photo Contest Entry 001 002 003
Subject: Spring time 2015
Photo name: RSCN0058
Photo date: 4/5/2015
Category: Plant life
2015 Photo Contest Entry 002
Subject: Successful find 2015
Photo name: RSCN0075
Photo date: 4/7/2015
Category: Wildlife
2015 Photo Contest Entry 003
Subject: Bluejay on a branch
Photo name: DSCN0367
Photo date: 5/7/2015
Category: Wildlife
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