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SNAPZ: Nature's Beauty
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What we asked our Snapz participants to submit this month was their favorite nature shots. What we got was a gallery of gorgeous scenes from backyards, big canyons and beyond. Hope you enjoy these as much as we did:
Tim Long just shot this on Memorial Day from Grandview Park in West Virginia.
These buttercups at Clingman’s Dome, N.C., were snapped May 24 by Dan Shields of Canfield.
This shot of Great Smokey Mountain National Park at Cades Cove, Tenn., was taken by Dan Shields of Canfield while looking into the forest.
Cathy Ferenchak of Canfield sent in this photo. She's posing with a huge turtle in Hawaii.
Brenda Pearson of North Benton sent in this photo.
Ken Johnson sent in this photo of Lake Glacier at Mill Creek Park in Youngstown.
Someone seems to be hungry. Photo sent in by Meg and Jim Creighton.
A Barred owl is perfectly camouflaged against the tree trunk on the Big Willow Trail in Poland. Photo by David Gemmel.
The winter of 2012 displayed some beautiful shades. Lana Vanauker of Canfield sent in this photo.
Mill Creek Park, looking regal. Photo sent by Lana Vanauker of Canfield.
The photographer who sent in this photo didn't include a name.
The photographer who sent in this photo didn't include a name.
The photographer who sent in this photo didn't include a name.
Cathy Ferenchak of Canfield sent in this photo of a house in Hawaii.
Here's a shot of Berlin Lake in the winter. Photo sent in by Lana Vanauker of Canfield.
Linda Martin of Youngstown submitted this photo she took last year at Mill Creek Park.
Linda Martin of Youngstown submitted this photo she took last year at Mill Creek Park.
Linda Martin of Youngstown submitted this photo she took last year at Mill Creek Park.
A silhouette taken this year in New Wilmington, Pa., by Lana Vanauker of Canfield.
Brenda Pearson of North Benton sent in this photo.
Brenda Pearson of North Benton sent in this photo.
Brenda Pearson of North Benton sent in this photo.
Ruth Ann Snyder of Hanoverton submitted this photo.
Brenda Pearson of North Benton sent in this photo.
Tina Downard of Canfield sent in this photo taken recently at a golf course in Myrtle Beach. She said the little critter was very friendly!
Brenda Pearson of North Benton sent in this photo.
A Barred owl is perfectly camouflaged against the tree trunk on the Big Willow Trail in Poland. Photo by David Gemmel.
A butterfly enjoys a morning feast at Kyle State Preserve. Photo by David Gemmel.
Patricia Krepps of New Middletown took this photo of the sunset at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A butterfly enjoys a morning feast at Kyle State Preserve. Photo by David Gemmel.
David Gemmel submitted this photo, taken in late summer of last year, of a common grasshopper on a daylily leaf.
A Barred owl is perfectly camouflaged against the tree trunk on the Big Willow Trail in Poland. Photo by David Gemmel.
Brenda Pearson says this is one of her favorite photos.
This photo was sent in without a name, but the photographer did have this to say: "The female was sitting on a branch above a feeder and the male would take seed from the feeder and hop up to her branch and feed her! It was precious to watch."
David Krepps of New Middletown sent in this photo of his wife, Patricia Krepps, exploring nature in Sun City, S.C.
What's that slowing down the traffic at Yellowstone National Park? Oh. Photo by Nick and Andrea Gentile.
A water snake sunbathes on the rocks on the Vondergreen Trail in Beavercreek State Park. Photo sent in by David Gemmel.
This photo of Denny and Bev Craig's lake in Salem is called "A Tranquil Morning on the Lake." Photo submitted by Beverly Craig.
Kara Miller sent in this photo that was taken in Geneva, Ohio.
Here's a country scene in Holmes County, Ohio, sent in by J.E. Ferrett of Hubbard.
Nancy Bigley of Austintown calls this photo "Momma-Doe." She said this was taken in her back yard and there were smaller deer close to their mother.
An Eastern Tiger Swallow Tail butterfly recently visited the flower garden of Rachell Joy, so she took a photo of it.
A nest that's nestled in and filled with eggs. Photo sent in by Nancy Bigley of Austintown.
A shot of the Grand Tetons, sent in by Meredith Deichler.
Tom Walker of Canfield took this photo of the Yellowstone Upper Falls.
Carol Sika Walker of Canfield took this photo in Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina in early May.
Ken Johnson of Youngstown sent in this photo of a stroll on the beach.
Christine Raubenstraw of Canfield submitted this photo.
Annette McCarthy of Youngstown sent in this photo of a green lizard popping out of the center of a bright red poinsettia in Babson Park, Fla.
Christine Raubenstraw of Canfield submitted this photo.
Christine Raubenstraw of Canfield submitted this photo.
Sunny Osman sent in this photo and this comment: "I took this picture in Glacier Bay, Alaska. It was the most beautiful place I have ever traveled to."
Annette McCarthy, who sent in this photo, calls it "Predator and Prey." It was taken in her back yard in Youngstown.
Here is a photo of part of the Mill Creek Experimental Farm on Leffingwell Road. Photo by Billy Ray of Canfield.
Lori Detwiler took this photo of the beautiful sunset in Negril, Jamaica, at her daughter's wedding.
Cathy Duck of Struthers sent in this photo taken on the way to the Finger Lakes, N.Y., region. She uses it as her screen saver at work, saying, "When I look at this sunset, a sense of calm comes over me."
A view of the "Grand Canyon of the East," as it is fondly called, near Wellsboro, Pa. Photo taken during a horseback ride by Lisa and Dominic Pannunzio.
This close-up photo of a bumblebee was submitted by Ken Johnson.
Looking up at beautiful palm trees against the backdrop of a blue sky in Orlando, Fla. Photo sent in by Diane Theis of Boardman.
A view of the "Grand Canyon of the East," as it is fondly called, near Wellsboro, Pa. Photo taken during a horseback ride by Lisa and Dominic Pannunzio.
A trio of bright blue eggs, still in the nest. Photo submitted by Meg and Jim Creighton.
Dominic Pannunzio, son Anthony and daughter Andrea enjoy the view at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Ken Johnson sent in this photo of the Oregon Coast.
Dominic and Lisa Pannunzio and their children, Andrea and Anthony, go horseback riding in Hocking Hills State Park in southern Ohio.
Emilia Clune of Hermitage said, "I noticed a very big, beautiful butterfly hanging around my flowers ... she didn't seem to mind 'posing' for a picture."
Lana Vanauker of Canfield took this photo of the sun over Berlin Lake.
A close-up look at some feathered friends. Photo sent in by Roberta Cencer of Poland.
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A butterfly perches on a flower in the front yard of Olga Ziobert's North Jackson home.
These fall leaves in the water at West Branch Reservoir were shot by Jennifer McNair.
Jennifer McNair sent in this colorful shot of fall leaves at West Branch Reservoir.
Reflections on the Canfield Bike Trail. Photo by Lana Vanauker of Canfield.
Here's a great blue heron having dinner at the Lily Pond in Mill Creek Park. Photo sent in by Nancy Wilkens of Hubbard.
Joseph Puntel of Austintown submitted this photo of Lake Milton.
Fields at sunset in Canfield, as seen by Lana Vanauker of Canfield.
The water's reflections almost makes it looks as if the Canfield Bike Trail cuts through the sky. Photo by Lana Vanauker of Canfield.
Pretty as a postcard is this shot of Lake Milton, taken by Lana Vanauker of Canfield.
Against the sunset, taken in New Wilmington. Photo by Lana Vanauker of Canfield.
Michael Lacivita of Youngstown sent in this photo titled "Mother Earth."