You captured beautiful nature photographs throughout 2019 and here are just a few of the submissions we received.
A magnificent sunset over the Gulf one evening from Siesta Key | Stephen Jordan
A juvenile brown pelican at North Jetty beach in Nokomis | Thomas Norton
Siesta Key Beach | Sara Grimm
Shell tree on Anna Maria Island | Melody Nelson
The Moorings marina, Longboat Key | John Caviglia
2 deer and a great blue heron sharing space around a pond in Del Webb | Gordon Silver
Palm Aire Sarasota | Scott Brantley
Rye Wilderness | Richard Bottorff
Lido beach seagulls | Yilan Monroe
Beautiful duck at Celery Fields | Jeannie Sparks
Del Webb at Lakewood Ranch | Sharon Piotrowski
Main St. in Lakewood Ranch | Fernando Ugarte
Peacock butterfly | Gordon Silver
Birds of Paradise in Greenbrook Village | Barbara Austin
Siesta Key Beach | Laurie Richardson
Dragon Fly | Ssenyonyi Derrick
Great Egret Snack | Michael Cohen
Sarasota Sunset | Lyn Riley
Beautiful Florida Flora | Jeannie Sparks
A Sandhill Crane close up | Gordon Silver
Stilts in formation at Myakka State Park | Tom McGee
Island Park | Allison Forsyth
Quick Point, Longboat Key | Billie Dawson
Young rabbit | Gordon Silver
Hydrangea spotted on a neighborhood bike ride in Lakewood Ranch | Jeannie Sparks
Siesta Key fair day ahead | Pepsi Freund
Sunrise through the palm trees in Country Club East | Gordon Silver
Beachplace on Longboat Key | David Holliss
Sarasota Lantern Festival | Jeannie Sparks
Unusual wave-made sand formations at Turtle Beach on Siesta Key | Richard Wulterkens
Curious fawn at Country Club East in Lakewood Ranch | Kathy VanVleet
This cloud formation was taken towards the east and taken at Del Webb at LWR | Sharon Piotrowski
Beautiful Butterfly at Robinson Preserve | Jeannie Sparks
Manatees love fresh Longboat Key rainwater | Ron Horn
The rainy season | Richard Bottorff
Siesta Key Beach | Nick Charalambous
Tree frog in Edgewater Sound, Lakewood Ranch | Peter Miller
Longboat Osprey views pending storm | Ron Horn
Taken at Siesta Key Beach while waiting for sunset | Loeky Salvini
Nokomis beach jetty | Allyson Galuska
SeaPlace in Longboat Key Florida | Elizabeth Walsh
Glorious Sunset on Lake Uihlein | Linda Lehman
Grubbing Armadillos at Del Webb in Lakewood Ranch | Rick Davis
Splashing wave seen off Lido Beach | Michael Cohen
Siesta Key, Florida | Stephen Jordan
Taken at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens | Stephanie Wallace
Frogs guarding the front door in Garden Lakes | JoAnne Klement
This line of trees greeted us on our bicycle ride out to Turtle Beach | Shauna Lundquist
Siesta Key storm clouds with birds in flight | Pepsi Freund
