A gray fox carries its next meal through a field in Turners Falls.
A gray fox carries its next meal through a field in Turners Falls. Credit: Contributed photo/Lynn Pelland

Congratulations to Lynn Pelland of Turners Falls for winning first place in our July through September Nature Photo Contest with her photo of this gray fox, and to Bob Van Gelder of Conway for his second place photo of a family of blue herons! The October through December round of our Nature Photo Contest has begun. Though photos are used on the Outdoors page each week, only one first and second place winner will be selected from the three months of entries. To participate, send your high-resolution nature photos, along with your name, the town you live in and where the photo was taken, to: outdoor@recorder.com. Questions? Call 413-772-0261, ext. 276.