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"Picture This"  at Sycamore Grove Park

Calling all wildlife photographers! Have you captured a picture in one of our open spaces worth sharing?

We are collecting photo submissions for our next "Picture This" contest at Sycamore Grove Park (SGP)!

Send your pictures to natureprograms@larpd.org for a chance to be featured at the Wetmore Entrance at SGP. Please include your name so we can properly credit you. 

(Please note: The submitter agrees to allow LARPD to use their submitted photos in media and publications. )

The next theme is "Mushrooms in Sycamore Grove!" 

The cold and wet season is finally here! Fungal networks of mycelium are hard at work - in the leaf litter, underground or in rotting wood slowly breaking down the dead and dying organic material from past seasons. We invite you to explore the park in search of the fruiting bodies of these incredible organisms and capture some photos to put on display!

Please submit photo entries before January 30th to be considered.

2024 In Review Winners
A young bobcat sits alertly among dry grass, with a blurred natural background.
Shelly Danner - Bobcat Kitten
A coyote walking along a gravel path surrounded by grass and wildflowers.
Connie Davis - Coyote
Colorful sunset sky with orange and purple clouds above silhouetted trees.
Ken Zahora - Sunrise
A bobcat lurking in a tree, partially hidden by leaves.
Kinnon Ernst - Bobcat
May contain: accipiter, animal, bird, buzzard, and hawk
Mari Conaway - Red-Tailed Hawk
A barn owl perched among green leaves and branches.
Bill Conaway - Barn Owl
A small bird perched on a lichen-covered branch with a blurred green background.
Kinnon Ernst - White-Breasted Nuthatch
A young bobcat sits alertly among dry grass, with a blurred natural background.
A coyote walking along a gravel path surrounded by grass and wildflowers.
Colorful sunset sky with orange and purple clouds above silhouetted trees.
A bobcat lurking in a tree, partially hidden by leaves.
May contain: accipiter, animal, bird, buzzard, and hawk
A barn owl perched among green leaves and branches.
A small bird perched on a lichen-covered branch with a blurred green background.
Late Summer Color Theme Winners 
A woodpecker with a red crest perched on a wooden post.
Mari Conaway - Acorn Woodpecker
A silhouette of an owl perched on a tree branch against a vibrant orange sunset.
Bill Conaway - Great Horned Owl Suneset
Trees with autumn leaves, a dirt path, and a rainbow in the sky.
Mari Conaway - Rainbow!
Blue bird perched on a post beside barbed wire.
Bill Conaway - Western Bluebird
A field with yellow wildflowers under a cloudy sky.
Karen Parkinson - Tarweed
A colorful duck swims near dense green foliage by the water.
Kinnon Ernst - Wood Duck
A woodpecker with a red crest perched on a wooden post.
A silhouette of an owl perched on a tree branch against a vibrant orange sunset.
Trees with autumn leaves, a dirt path, and a rainbow in the sky.
Blue bird perched on a post beside barbed wire.
A field with yellow wildflowers under a cloudy sky.
A colorful duck swims near dense green foliage by the water.
Wildlife Theme Winners 
A California quail perched amid green shrubbery with a clear, soft blue sky in the background.
California Quail - Shelley Danner
An owl with outstretched wings perched on a tree branch.
Great Horned Owl stretch - Mari Prieto Conaway
A hummingbird in flight is about to catch a seed tuft in midair, with nature in the background.
Anna's Hummingbird - Lisa Tarte
A sequence of bobcats mid-leap in a dry grassy field.
Bobcat Pouncing - Bill Conaway
Bobcat crossing a stream with ducks.
Bobcat and Wood Ducks - Lisa Tarte
An otter swimming in water, facing the camera.
River Otter - Bill Conaway
A California quail perched amid green shrubbery with a clear, soft blue sky in the background.
An owl with outstretched wings perched on a tree branch.
A hummingbird in flight is about to catch a seed tuft in midair, with nature in the background.
A sequence of bobcats mid-leap in a dry grassy field.
Bobcat crossing a stream with ducks.
An otter swimming in water, facing the camera.
Wildflower Theme Winners 
Purple clustered flowers with yellow centers against a green grassy background.
credit: Mary Prieto - Purple Owls Clover
Vivid red flowers with lush greenery and hills in soft focus background.
credit: Christine Cardosi - Paintbrush
A colorful view of a sunlit sky through blooming flowers and plants, taken from ground level.
credit: Bill Conaway - Flowergarden
A single purple flower against a soft, blurry background.
credit: Shelly Danner - Blue dick wildflower
White flowering shrub under a clear blue sky.
credit: Eric Whiteside - Buckeye
Purple clustered flowers with yellow centers against a green grassy background.
Vivid red flowers with lush greenery and hills in soft focus background.
A colorful view of a sunlit sky through blooming flowers and plants, taken from ground level.
A single purple flower against a soft, blurry background.
White flowering shrub under a clear blue sky.
April '24 Winners - Macro theme
A butterfly on a leaf with a green blurred background.
credit: Kinnon Ernst - Mourning Cloak Butterfly
A bee on a flower with visible pollen.
credit: Bill Conaway - Hoverfly sampling almond blossom
A spider on a flower with a captured bee.
credit: Eric Whiteside - Crab Spider Mules Ear
A close-up of a delicate white feather resting on twigs.
credit: Bil Conaway - Downy Feather
A blue butterfly on a green leaf with wings spread open.
credit: Bil Conaway - Silvery Blue Butterfly
A single mushroom among wet grass and leaves.
credit: Eric Whiteside - mushroom
A butterfly on a leaf with a green blurred background.
A bee on a flower with visible pollen.
A spider on a flower with a captured bee.
A close-up of a delicate white feather resting on twigs.
A blue butterfly on a green leaf with wings spread open.
A single mushroom among wet grass and leaves.
Feb '24 Winners - Birds theme
Three woodpeckers on a branch with autumn leaves in the background.
credit: Kinnon Ernst - Acorn
A bird with gray head and yellow underparts perched on a branch against a blue sky.
credit: Bill Conaway - Kingbird
A bird with a berry in its beak perched on a branch with red berries.
credit: Sue Griffin - Cedar Waxwing
A bird perched on a tree branch against a pink and purple twilight sky.
credit: Shelley Danner - Great Blue Heron
A bird peeks from a tree hole.
credit: Bill Conaway - Acorn
A hawk perches on a "Cattail Pond Loop Trail" sign amidst golden-hued grasses.
credit: Karen Parkinson -Red Tail Hawk
Two woodpeckers on a tree branch.
credit: Sue Griffin - Nuttall's Woodpecker Pair Chatting
Three woodpeckers on a branch with autumn leaves in the background.
A bird with gray head and yellow underparts perched on a branch against a blue sky.
A bird with a berry in its beak perched on a branch with red berries.
A bird perched on a tree branch against a pink and purple twilight sky.
A bird peeks from a tree hole.
A hawk perches on a "Cattail Pond Loop Trail" sign amidst golden-hued grasses.
Two woodpeckers on a tree branch.
Dec '23 - Sunset and Sunrise theme
A sky filled with small, fluffy clouds at sunrise or sunset with silhouetted trees at the bottom.
credit: Daryl Carlson -sunrise
Sunset with silhouetted trees, colorful sky, and photographer's watermark.
credit: Gloria Fulford
A tranquil water body at dusk with reed beds and a pastel-hued sky.
credit: Emily Muniz
A sunlit sky with dramatic crepuscular rays emanating from behind clouds over a silhouette of trees at sunset.
credit: Ken Zahora
A majestic tree with a sunset in the background illuminating a grassy field.
credit; Eric Whiteside
A serene scene with sunlight peeking through lush trees in a grassy field.
credit: Stan Griffin
A sky filled with small, fluffy clouds at sunrise or sunset with silhouetted trees at the bottom.
Sunset with silhouetted trees, colorful sky, and photographer's watermark.
A tranquil water body at dusk with reed beds and a pastel-hued sky.
A sunlit sky with dramatic crepuscular rays emanating from behind clouds over a silhouette of trees at sunset.
A majestic tree with a sunset in the background illuminating a grassy field.
A serene scene with sunlight peeking through lush trees in a grassy field.
Oct '23 Winners - Coyote theme
Coyote standing among fallen leaves, looking at the camera.
credit: Shelley Danner
A coyote stands in a stream amidst rocks and vegetation.
credit: Kinnon Ernst
A fox standing by purple flowers and grass.
credit: Sue Griffin
A coyote standing in dry brush.
credit: Irina Mitine
A coyote stands in tall, golden grass with trees in the background.
credit: Daryl Carlson
A young fox sitting in dry grass, looking to the side.
credit: Bill Conaway
A young fox pup standing in a forest, looking to the side.
credit: Marie Prieto Conaway
A coyote standing in shallow water surrounded by rocks, looking attentively to the side.
credit: Joe Galkowski
Coyote standing among fallen leaves, looking at the camera.
A coyote stands in a stream amidst rocks and vegetation.
A fox standing by purple flowers and grass.
A coyote standing in dry brush.
A coyote stands in tall, golden grass with trees in the background.
A young fox sitting in dry grass, looking to the side.
A young fox pup standing in a forest, looking to the side.
A coyote standing in shallow water surrounded by rocks, looking attentively to the side.