November 2014 Photo of the Month Contest - Wildlife Gardeners

EllenW · 11-06-2014, 10:41 AM

How many Turkey pictures can we get for November?

Thanks all for the great photos that you submit to these contests.

EllenW · 11-16-2014, 08:01 PM

ok first.....where are your November photo entries?

second. I'm confused about the schedule. If entries can be accepted until the 5th of the following month then does the current month start on the 1st or the 6th?

dapjwy · 11-16-2014, 08:26 PM

Not sure where the entries are, but the month goes from the first day to the last day of the month..however, people want/need a few more days to get their photos uplodded to their computer and sorted through. If someone takes a picture on the last day (or last few days) of the month, they want enough time to enter. However, the photos still need to be taken in that month (regardless of the year). So th e contest always starts on the 1st...but the winner is usally announced after the 5th of the following month.

Hope that was clear.

Rebek56 · 11-16-2014, 08:42 PM

Just to get things started: an oakleaf hydrangea from last year.

dapjwy · 11-16-2014, 08:49 PM

Thanks, Rebek.

Nice color...and I really like how the veins stand out in green. Cool.

dapjwy · 11-16-2014, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EllenW

How many Turkey pictures can we get for November?

I've only seen a turkey here on our property once in 6 years. I'd be thrilled to see one (or more) before the month is out...getting photos would be even better.

EllenW · 11-17-2014, 09:00 AM

I've only seen Turkeys on the property next to me once. This year for some reason they let the field grow long and there is a lot of bristle grass. I'm hoping maybe that will attract Turkeys. They always have deer there in the winter.

linrose · 11-17-2014, 09:42 AM

We have a lot of turkeys here but I mostly see them in March when they are looking for mates and the toms are in full display and then again in summer when the hens have their broods following behind. I think I saw them one year actually on Thanksgiving Day which was pretty cool but I don't have any pictures of them from November.

I love the variation in color of the oakleaf hydrangeas from orange to bronze to deep purple. It's one of the few shrubs here that turn that deep purple color in autumn.

dapjwy · 11-17-2014, 05:19 PM

I guess I'll have to keep an eye out for them year round, but especially in the times of the year linrose suggests.

Good luck in spotting some, Ellen.

The one I came across was standing in the path when I came around a corner...it flew off and startled me before I even realized that I had a camera in my hand. This happened a few years ago, and I'll bet it is not the first time I told this story on WG.

EllenW · 11-17-2014, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dapjwy

The one I came across was standing in the path when I came around a corner...it flew off and startled me before I even realized that I had a camera in my hand. This happened a few years ago, and I'll bet it is not the first time I told this story on WG.

That's ok dap. I never get tired of talking Turkey! haha!

11-06-2014, 10:41 AM	#1
EllenW Alternate POM Judge Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Maryland	November 2014 Photo of the Month Contest How many Turkey pictures can we get for November? Thanks all for the great photos that you submit to these contests. __________________ In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle

11-16-2014, 08:01 PM	#2
EllenW Alternate POM Judge Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Maryland	ok first.....where are your November photo entries? second. I'm confused about the schedule. If entries can be accepted until the 5th of the following month then does the current month start on the 1st or the 6th? __________________ In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle

11-16-2014, 08:26 PM	#3
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Not sure where the entries are, but the month goes from the first day to the last day of the month..however, people want/need a few more days to get their photos uplodded to their computer and sorted through. If someone takes a picture on the last day (or last few days) of the month, they want enough time to enter. However, the photos still need to be taken in that month (regardless of the year). So th e contest always starts on the 1st...but the winner is usally announced after the 5th of the following month. Hope that was clear. __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

11-16-2014, 08:42 PM	#4
Rebek56 Offical Silphium Abuser Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southeast Ohio	Just to get things started: an oakleaf hydrangea from last year. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." --Cicero ~http://rebeccas-window.blogspot.com/~

11-16-2014, 08:49 PM	#5
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Thanks, Rebek. Nice color...and I really like how the veins stand out in green. Cool. __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

11-17-2014, 09:00 AM	#7
EllenW Alternate POM Judge Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Maryland	I've only seen Turkeys on the property next to me once. This year for some reason they let the field grow long and there is a lot of bristle grass. I'm hoping maybe that will attract Turkeys. They always have deer there in the winter. __________________ In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle

11-17-2014, 09:42 AM	#8
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	We have a lot of turkeys here but I mostly see them in March when they are looking for mates and the toms are in full display and then again in summer when the hens have their broods following behind. I think I saw them one year actually on Thanksgiving Day which was pretty cool but I don't have any pictures of them from November. I love the variation in color of the oakleaf hydrangeas from orange to bronze to deep purple. It's one of the few shrubs here that turn that deep purple color in autumn. __________________ “To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.” ― Terry Tempest Williams

11-17-2014, 05:19 PM	#9
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	I guess I'll have to keep an eye out for them year round, but especially in the times of the year linrose suggests. Good luck in spotting some, Ellen. The one I came across was standing in the path when I came around a corner...it flew off and startled me before I even realized that I had a camera in my hand. This happened a few years ago, and I'll bet it is not the first time I told this story on WG. __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

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