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PHOTO: Early Winter Day In Reedy Meadow

From time to time, this website runs photos highlighting the open spaces of Lynnfield.

The last couple of winters have been tough from a photography perspective. The New England landscape just calls out for some snow this time of year. But with no snow on the horizon, I'm reminded of one of the earliest outdoor photo galleries to run on this website, from that (briefly) epic winter of 2010-2011. With temperatures expected to rise into the 40s in the coming days, I'm not sure when I'll get to throw the term "Terra Arctica" around again like that. This particular image for today was shot from the boardwalk of Reedy Meadow last week and was not included in a similar gallery that ran at the time. Just for the heck of it, I threw in a second one as well. If and when we get a little more snow this winter, the next stop will be the…

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PHOTOS: Reedy Meadow In Winter

From time to time, this website runs photos featuring the open spaces of Lynnfield.

On Friday morning I took a walk out onto the Reedy Meadow boardwalk to try to record some video. Unfortunately, what came out was just not usable, largely because the camera got too much sun in the field and created an effect looking like a Star Wars lightsaber running up and down the length of the video. So there's that story. Fortunately though, I did take a few images of the marsh, which was frozen and still, but with surprisingly active bird life still going on despite the cold temperatures. A number of the boards are also damaged beneath the ice, so be careful if you go down there this winter.

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PHOTO: A Colorful Cooper's Hawk

These images of a Cooper's hawk spotted in Lynnfield were taken by town resident Greg Pronevitz.

Thanks to Dick Shafner for sending in these photos by Greg Pronevitz of Lynnfield. This colorful bird is one I hadn't been aware of up until now. It's called a Cooper's Hawk, it preys on other birds, and it was reportedly spotted on a fence post in Greg's back yard.

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Some New Nature Photos From Suzy Julian

Lynnfield resident regularly shares images of eagles and other local wildlife on this website.

From time to time, Lynnfield resident Suzy Julian shares photos with this website of the bald eagles, herons and other assorted wildlife that can be spotted near her home. Check out her latest gallery here!

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Check Out This Photography From Diane Hammerbeck

Lynnfield's assistant town clerk provided this website with some great local outdoor photography. Check it out here.

Thanks to Diane Hammerbeck for sending these images in to the website. This owl picture is especially amazing, and pictures like these help serve as a reminder of some of the things that make Lynnfield special. For more great Lynnfield photography sent in by people from town, check out the Pics 'N Clips section.

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PHOTO: An Owl In Lynnfield

Got a photo to share with the community? Email it to william.laforme@patch.com.

Thursday while working on a couple of stories in town, I stopped at Beaver Dam Brook Reservation to see if there were any outdoor photos to be found. And yes, it turns out there were - even if the light and scenery weren't very good that day. In the forested part of the main trail in the reservation, a huge bird suddenly swooped down from a tree and flew back in an arc up toward the top of another nearby tree. My first thought was that it was a hawk, not unlike the one I got a great close-up photo of last summer, or the ones that Suzy Julian has photographed in town in recent months.  Instead, I was even luckier - it turned out to be an owl. A very elusive one who made me work to get any kind of usable photo between those barren tree …

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9:50 am on Friday, November 30, 2012

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Earlier this month, Lynnfield Patch put out the call for photos from town residents to use at the top of its Facebook page. Here it is.

Area Patch.com websites are changing the images on their respective Facebook pages, and in Lynnfield, it's a photo by Susan Washeba Plutsky showing the Centre Congregational Church that will go up this week. As noted before, the image currently used on the Lynnfield Patch Facebook page doesn't actually exist anymore, so there's no time like the present to try out a new look.

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Then And Now: Suntaug Lake, 1902

Each week, Lynnfield Patch runs a photo from the files of the Lynnfield Historical Society and talks about what's there today.

This website has always highlighted the beautiful open spaces of Lynnfield by regularly running outdoor photo galeries and user-submitted photos. However, outdoor photography has been going on in Lynnfield - with equally good results - for more than 110 years now. This image shows Suntaug Lake back in 1902. And I think it's a beautiful shot. It's elegant and artistic, and it almost reminds me of one of those early Ansel Adams shots they just had on display over at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. For some reason I wonder if the photographer was out on a canoe or something at the time. I'm also thinking that the land on the right hand side of the photo may be the island out on the lake. Either way, there is at least one gallery, "A Study …

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CONTEST: Your Photo Could Be Lynnfield Patch's Facebook Cover!

Upload a picture taken by you that best represents Lynnfield.

Our readers are our site’s biggest assets and when we were thinking about what photo to use for the top of the Lynnfield Patch Facebook page, we figured we’d leave it up to you. We are inviting you to share your favorite photo of your hometown. So readers, now is your chance to get your best town photo out there for all to see! Upload a picture taken by you that you think best represents the town of Lynnfield. The winning photo will be the featured photo at the top of the Lynnfield Patch’s Facebook page. You have until noon on Friday, Nov. 16 to upload a photo you think best represents Lynnfield. Here’s how to enter: Our readers will help us pick the winner! You, the reader can vote for the winner in the comments section of an article that…

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