VIEWFINDER: Photos from our readers

Joanne Squires of Geneva photographed this cardinal feeding his offspring in early June. She called it a "once-in-a-lifetime" photo. The Finge…

Tim Ryan, up early on June 12, snapped a photo this sunrise on the west side of Cayuga Lake just south of Canoga.  The Finger Lakes Times welc…

Sue Cooley of Benton, who lives on the west side of Seneca Lake, snapped this photo April 13. And no, this is not a lost flamingo. "I was unab…

Karen Castner stopped to capture this vibrant sunrise March 23 on Stape Road near Penn Yan. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us…

Darrin Magee, who lives in the town of Geneva, captured this osprey mid-flight near his home in mid-April. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes rea…

Don Woods of Ovid took this picture of his dog Buddy smelling the spring flowers. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their pho…

Sheila Lutz of Romulus shared this photo of an Easter sunrise service in Ovid. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their photos…

Pat Certo took this picture March 23 from her front porch in Geneva. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their photos of pets, …

As Carol Gibbs noted when submitting this picture, winter hasn’t quite lost its grip on us yet. This ice formed on the Gibbs’ burning bush in …

Kenny Fellers of Ovid came across this double rainbow in Watkins Glen on March 19. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their ph…

Sandy Braverman of Victor shared this photo of the final full moon of the winter season taken at 7:30 a.m. March 18. "It was taken facing west…

Tim Ryan of Canoga Shores on Cayuga Lake captured this full moon and clouds at 9 p.m. March 17. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to sen…

Caroline Mantell of Geneva photographed this swan at Seneca Lake State Park in mid-March. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us t…

Kathie Hayflinger took this photo of a red fox she saw north of Phelps. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their photos of pet…

“Love, said the tree, grows in me.” Caroline Mantell took this picture of a heart-shaped hole in a tree on South Main Street in Geneva just in…

Simon LeRoux, 14, of Ithaca took this picture in his yard after a frozen fog came through and left crystals on everything. He titled the image…

Darrin Magee of Geneva recently snapped a couple of jumping bird pictures under his family's bird feeder.

Jacy Strahan of South Bristol has a 2-year-old dog (a Mountain Feist) named Olive that has nurtured an interesting relationship with 3-year-ol…

Carol Steele of Geneva took this photo of a red-tailed hawk in late February coming out of Seneca Lake State Park. "I had seen him going into …

Wendy Sparks of Seneca Falls took this photo of a still winter scene at Cayuga Lake State Park on March 4. 

Brian Olson of Geneva snapped this photo of a Seneca Lake sunrise around 8 a.m. on Nov. 4, 2021, looking east from about where the Routes 5&am…

Tim Ryan photographed peaceful sunbeams breaking through the clouds on the morning of March 2 on Cayuga Lake's Canoga Shores, one mile south o…

Deer Haven Park employee Gary Hunt spotted these white deer at the former Seneca Army Depot property on March 3.

This large white face hornet’s nest was spotted by Deer Haven Park employee Gary Hunt on March 3. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to s…

Bill Goodman of Phelps took this photo in late February while cutting some firewood. “I happened to look up in the sky and saw this stunning f…

Geneva native Diane Cronk, who now lives in the Fort Hood, Texas, took this picture of her sister, local artist Valentina Yannotti, while visi…

Yingzhen Yang of Geneva took this lakefront picture early on a recent morning, just inside the Seneca Lake State Park boundary. The Finger Lak…

Sandy Adams of Geneva took this picture of the sun about to rise over Seneca Lake. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their ph…

Cheryl Maslyn snapped this picture Jan. 22 from her upstairs window in Canoga, looking toward Cayuga Lake. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes rea…

Newark resident Dorothy Hakes captured this frosty February morning. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their photos of pets, …

Brian Olson took this photo of the Washington Street Cemetery in Geneva last year. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their ph…

David VanAllan of Waterloo snapped this picture of Cayuga Lake State Park. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their photos of …

Robert Albrecht of Phelps snapped this photo at the Finger Lakes Federal Credit Union several years ago. They were waiting for their owner to …

Kim Naimoli of Geneva took this photo from her backyard. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their photos of pets, children, na…

Scott Ostrowski of Geneva took this shot of a BMW against the backdrop of downtown buildings and facades. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes read…

Grandpa Ron Martino and his grandson walk at Barrett Marine in Fayette during much better weather last year. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes r…

Louise Turner of Shortsville took this picture of the full moon through icicles hanging from her eavestroughs. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes…

Tina Schroeder shared a photo taken around 7:30 a.m. March 11 at Seneca State Park in Geneva. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send …

Jeff Henderson of Geneva captured this image on March 10 while out for a bike ride near Fayette.

J. Peter Gregoire of Romulus photographed these resting snow geese (which look like a band of ice) on Cayuga Lake in mid-March. The Finger Lak…

Caroline Mantell of Geneva snapped this photo of a Northern Harrier on Johnson Road in Geneva. "He looks like he’s taking a bow after an amazi…

Ralph DeFelice titled this photo “Spring Hasn’t Sprung,” taking a picture of this chilly Seneca Lake scene March 12 from North Kashong. The Fi…

Nancy Lofaro of Varick photographed this scene March 12, looking west and away from Lakeshore Winery on Cayuga Lake. She called it “the last b…

Ralph DeFelice photographed this male-hooded merganser on the west side of Seneca Lake on March 13. "The migratory waterfowl are on the move,"…

Don Woods of Ovid photographed this lonely rocking chair on his cousin’s porch near Romulus on March 13. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes reade…

Robert Stopper of Lyons snapped a picture of an ice jam at the Lyons dock on Feb. 20. 

Twyla Keeler of Seneca Falls submitted this photo of John Robinette setting the clock outside his jewelry store on Fall Street in Seneca Falls…

Chad Lahr of Geneva snapped this picture while duck hunting on a Finger Lakes pond in early November. Lahr noted it was the first hard frost o…

James Trombino, who lives on the east side of Seneca Lake, provided this photo of his cat, Poppy, who loves to be outside and climb trees. The…

Something to warm the heart on a cold winter’s day: Barb Rokow provided this photo of one of the many monarchs spreading its gorgeous wings on…

Larraine Mahoney of Tyre was up early on Jan. 12 to take this picture of a sunrise on Gravel Road. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to …

Trisha Coble of Romulus snapped this picture of Long Pier in Geneva before the holiday season. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send…

Jim Kennedy of Geneva snapped this picture while on an excursion to Watkins Glen State Park to hike an icy rim trail. The Finger Lakes Times w…

Upside down or right-side up? This picture of Trinity Episcopal Church reflecting off the VanCleef Lake water was taken by Jay Devries of Sene…

This picture of Grace Willowdale Episcopal Church on East Lake Road in Fayette, taken by Kevin Colton, had the makings of a postcard. The Fing…

Elfredia Frick snapped this photo of the moon rising over Seneca Lake. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their photos of pets…

Rich Adams of Geneva took this photo of an squawking gull at the Finger Lakes Welcome Center in Geneva. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes reader…

Ted Flock of Seneca Falls snapped this photo of the squirrel getting the seed — a challenge nearly everyone who has hung a bird feeder has enc…

Mary Anne Hanna of Geneva spotted and snapped this heart on a tree along Slosson Lane and added “Love is where you find it.” The Finger Lakes …

Charlie Cappellino of Seneca Falls, a retired engineer from ITT Goulds Pumps and an amateur photographer, took this photo of the National Wome…

Borrowing a line from the famous James Taylor tune “Carolina in My Mind” seemed appropriate for the picture Roseann Moffe took from the shore …

Fred Geyer of Penn Yan submitted this chainsaw-carved bald eagle on Keuka Lake, soaring 30 feet above the water below. The wing span is eight …

Geneva resident Ken Camera snapped this picture of a heron at the lakefront gazebo in Geneva. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send …

Don Woods took this photo of a sun-splashed, early-morning sky from his cabin above Cayuga Lake, near Ovid. See many more reader-submitted pho…

Laurel Callahan of Waterloo jokes that she didn’t know giraffes grew fangs. The icicles are a sign of the season, for sure, with this statue i…

Romulus resident J. Peter Gregoire took a picture of this barn-raising on Route 414. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their …

Nancy Lofaro took this image of Greg Lofaro taking a picture of Cayuga Lake making its own weather. The Lofaros live next to Lakeshore Winery.…

This pheasant showed up in Penn Yan resident Mike Christensen’s back yard last fall. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their …

Hank Pearson of Geneva submitted this image of Seneca Lake State Park, by the marina. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their…

Jane Clewell of Sodus Point took this photo of the lighthouse on the pier at Sodus Point. The late afternoon sun lit the lighthouse, the snow …

This is a shot of a lake-effect cloud on Jan. 22, just past Long Point in Yates County, taken by Shawn Michelle Orcutt. The Finger Lakes Times…

Eileen Venuti took a picture of these odd footprints while walking down the Erie Canal trail path in Lyons. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes re…

Ben Guthrie of Interlaken nabbed this recent picture of window frost on Route 96 after a night when temperatures dove below zero. The Finger L…

Pam Stearns of Clifton Springs submitted this winter shot. The Finger Lakes Times welcomes readers to send us their photos of pets, children, …

Times Evening Editor Louise Hoffman Broach shot this photo in Galen at a church Sunday at one of the homes of an Amish farm selling firewood, …

A picture taken at Seneca Lake State Park on the evening of Feb. 15 by Rebecca Harris of Dundee.

Nancy Middlebrook sent this photo of the sunrise on Keuka Lake, from West Lake Road in the town of Jerusalem, on a 12-degree morning. The Fing…

Rebecca Harris of Dundee took this photo at Kauffman Gardens in Kansas City, Missouri, in August of 2020. She said her mother loved hummingbir…