East County weather page photo: September 19

Jeannie Sparks captured a great blue heron near a pond on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.

Go to yourobserver.com/weather to submit a photo, or several photos! Each week, we will choose a photo to run on the weather page of our print edition.

For every photo submitted March 1 through Feb. 15, 2020, Manasota Flooring will donate $5 for each photo submitted. Those donated funds will go toward a flooring makeover gift card, which will be auctioned off, with proceeds going to Manatee Sheriff's Charity. In February 2020, you will vote for your favorite photo, and the submission with the most votes will win a $500 gift card.

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