Posting Date: 08/07/2012

Elizabeth Beacham, who resides in Highland Manor, won the Mesquite Citizen Journal July Photo contest with her snapshot of three baby owls resting in a palm tree in her brother's backyard.

"Each year I visit my brother in Florida," Beacham explained. "When I was there this May, I took the photograph. He told me recently that there are now five owls and a family of squirrels in his yard."

Beacham won $50 for her photograph. "I'm going to WalMart tomorrow so this will come in handy."

Congratulations Elizabeth.

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Posting Date: 07/17/2012

Basking in the morning sun at Hafen Park.

Corbin VanNest

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Posting Date: 07/17/2012

Baby owls visit my backyard

Elizabeth Beacham

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Posting Date: 07/17/2012

Aah, the beauty of God's creation was taken at my son's home last month. I was so excited to see a beautiful butterfly (they seem so rare anymore) that I followed it for what seemed all morning; it almost knew I was taking its picture because it remained on the same bush for over a half hour.

Yoli Bell

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Posting Date: 07/17/2012

A juvenile bluebird watches as its mother brings a meal to its second batch of young ones this season. If you look closely through the opening of the bird box, you can see the open, yellow beak of one of the baby birds ready to be fed. Mom and Dad are kept busy from sunrise to sunset.

David Boyarski

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Posting Date: 07/17/2012

Taken at Cedar Pockets, AZ near I-15 when there didn't appear to be any water in the Virgin River.

Dick Emenegger

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Posting Date: 07/17/2012

This is my Navidad....wearing her glasses so that she can read her book in the park on these really sunny mornings. We love our Marilyn Park and our friends who meet there 5 mornings each week. Lots of pups and pals.

Ann-Marie Isenburg
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Posting Date: 07/17/2012

Six photographs have been entered in this month's Mesquite Citizen Journal Photo Contest.

Now it's up to you to help decide who will win this month's $50 gift certificate purchased by the MCJ from a Mesquite business selected at random.

To vote, click on the left menu button titled "July Photo Contest." Scroll down your computer screen until you see the poll listing all six entries. Click in the small round circle next to your favorite photograph. Make sure you click on the "Vote" button at the end of the list of photographs.

That's all you have to do.

Voting will be open until Midnight July 31. Please, one person, one vote.

Because of suspected voting irregularities, the Mesquite Citizen Journal will make the absolute final decision on the winner regardless of the number of votes if ballot stuffing is suspected. Just be honest people, it's not that big of a deal.

The winner will be announced August 1.

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Posting Date: 07/01/2012

The staff of the Mesquite Citizen Journal sponsors its continuing monthly feature–a contest for all amateur photography bugs out there who, like us, take a gazillion photos.

Monthly winners will receive a $50 gift certificate (purchased by MCJ) from a randomly chosen Mesquite business. Monthly winners will compete in an annual online contest for a $100 certificate to a local business. [Read more]