Oh Snap!

May is National Photography Month and we asked you to celebrate with us by submitting your very best nature photos in our photography contest! Thank you for sending us such lovely pictures. Check out our winners below!

Animals

First Place: Heron and Turtle at Towpath Trail

Heron and Turtle

Photographer: Donaven James Pudoka
Age: 27
"Got a really lucky shot while biking down the trail near Wilbeth Road!"

Second Place: Golden Hour Goose

Golden Hour Goose

Photographer: Donald Healy
Age: 21
"I took this picture of a goose in Chagrin Falls."

Third Place: Frog Days of Spring

Frog Days of Spring

Photographer: Melissa Dumitrescu
Age: 31
"This is one of the beautiful frogs that lives in my little backyard pond! We miss them over the winter, and are so glad they’re back! They seem to be getting used to us being around them too; they don’t hop away when we watch them sitting in the pond or sunning on a rock."

Landscape and Plant Life

First Place: Beauty and the Butterfly

Beauty and the Butterfly

Photographer: Sue Van Hook
Age: 50
"This photo was taken in one of our beautiful Summit County Metro Parks."

Second Place: Break Forth

Break Forth

Photographer: Sherry Galland
Age: 46
"Spring Tulip."

Third Place: Hidden in Plain Sight

Hidden in Plain Sight

Photographer: Sarah Lucic
Age: 37
"This is some of the dry landscape in South Africa on Safari during the month of August. Hidden within the picture is a beautiful leopard."

Isn't Nature Funny?

First Place: Acrobatic Squirrel

Acrobatic Squirrel

Photographer Name: Dan Knauss
Age: 31
"The squirrels outside my parents' house love to do sit-ups while eating sunflower seeds from the feeder, leaving the shells on their bellies."

Second Place: Do you have a worm?

Do you have a worm?

Photographer: Susan Calvin
Age: 45
"Our girls loves worms and think anytime you approach them, you have a worm for them. Norris was excited and came running when she saw me with the camera."