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Scroll through your monthly weather and nature photo contest winners for Fall

See your September through December winners here!


  • By Observer Staff
  • | 12:00 p.m. December 7, 2017
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Here are our monthly weather and nature photo contest winners for September, October and November! You also can keep track of the weekly winning weather photos on our Facebook page. We receive so many beautiful photos from our readers every day. Thanks for sharing your images with us and with your fellow Observer readers!

Each week, we choose one of your nature or weather photos to run on our weather page. Each weekly winner is entered into a monthly contest for a $25 gift card, and those winners' photos are displayed here.

One grand prize winner will receive a $2,500 flooring makeover from Manasota Flooring Inc. (The grand prize winner must own a home in Sarasota County or Manatee County.) 

Go to yourobserver.com/weather to submit a photo, or several photos!

See the gallery of winners from June, July and August here.

September: Scott Veix captured this photo after Hurricane Irma dropped the top of a Cook pine, giving an up-close look at something not normally seen in Braden Woods.
September: Scott Veix captured this photo after Hurricane Irma dropped the top of a Cook pine, giving an up-close look at something not normally seen in Braden Woods.
September: Phil Stone photographed this “delightful family portrait” of a black skimmer family at Lido Beach.
September: Phil Stone photographed this “delightful family portrait” of a black skimmer family at Lido Beach.
September: Katie Hipsher captured this image at Siesta Key Beach just before a thunderstorm at sunset.
September: Katie Hipsher captured this image at Siesta Key Beach just before a thunderstorm at sunset.
October:  Gordon Silver photographed this thunderstorm approaching the Shoppes at University Center, at University Parkway and Interstate 75.
October: Gordon Silver photographed this thunderstorm approaching the Shoppes at University Center, at University Parkway and Interstate 75.
October:  Nancy Jordan captured birds flying across the beach on Siesta Key at sunset.
October: Nancy Jordan captured birds flying across the beach on Siesta Key at sunset.
October:  Don Judd photographed this sunset from Longboat Key.
October: Don Judd photographed this sunset from Longboat Key.
November: Bruce Lehman photographed this chorus line of seagulls that seemed ready to dance at the bayfront by the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
November: Bruce Lehman photographed this chorus line of seagulls that seemed ready to dance at the bayfront by the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
November: Ashley Lyons captured this spider web covered in sparkling dew at sunrise in east Manatee County.
November: Ashley Lyons captured this spider web covered in sparkling dew at sunrise in east Manatee County.
November: Nikki Smith captured this photo of a green heron stalking prey off a mangrove at Longboat Key.
November: Nikki Smith captured this photo of a green heron stalking prey off a mangrove at Longboat Key.
December: Paddi Juliano photographed this cloudy sky at River Club.
December: Paddi Juliano photographed this cloudy sky at River Club.
December: Belinda Russell photographed these black skimmers during a walk on Longboat Key Beach.
December: Belinda Russell photographed these black skimmers during a walk on Longboat Key Beach.
December: Cecil Fox photographed three gators during a boat tour at Myakka River State Park.
December: Cecil Fox photographed three gators during a boat tour at Myakka River State Park.

 

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