Tracy Tustin took this photo of a bald eagle that perched on a tree branch along the Monongahela River.

Jeff Filby took this photo of a bear lounging about at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Check out the size of those claws.

Bracken Burns took this photo at the Gettysburg battlefield, which was much quieter on the day of his visit than it was 150 years ago today, the second day of the pivotal Civil War battle.

Kristen Stedman submitted this photo of her son, Jacob Stedman, 4, fixing a veteran's flag that had fallen over in Washington Cemetery. Jacob's great-grandfather, George Gift, has always told him to never let a veteran's flag fall.

Brook Ward took this shot of the interior of the dome at Washington County Courthouse.

Caroline, Beth, Tom and Grant Frye of Waynesburg stand in front of the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg, Va.

Aaron Kendeall/Observer-Reporter Items in the basement of the Clark residence on Herron Road in Midway were damaged by flooding Wednesday. Phyllis Clark said water was coming up through the drains in her basement during the worst of the storm.

Brook Ward took this photo of the recent "super moon."

Susan Pace submitted this photo of planters Lisa Guzman crafted from jeans for display in the yard of her home on Lincoln Street in Washington.

Brook Ward took this photo of an Atlantic puffin near Vik, Iceland.

John and Thelma McCartney of Clarksville managed to get a photo of this fellow who has been stealing from their strawberry patch.

Scott Beveridge/Observer-Reporter Greenwald Automotive has come up with a clever approach to advertise its services along Route 51 in Elizabeth Township.

Patty Pryor sent us this photo of a ringneck pheasant at her house on Lagonda Road in South Franklin Township. Patty said the pheasant seemed to be eyeing up the nearby birdhouse but found it a bit small for his needs.

Emily Harger/Observer-Reporter An orange sunset glows over the foggy hills of Mingo Creek County Park after a day full of thunderstorms on Wednesday evening, June 10.

After heavy storms on July 10, a rainbow appeared over PNC Park in Pittsburgh, and the Pirates were able to get in their game after a three-hour delay. This photo was taken by Brandy Rossi of Canonsburg.

Everybody likes something sweet after dinner, including this red-bellied woodpecker spotted by Debbie Sicilia at her hummingbird feeder.

Tom Kudas took this photo of a swimming and fishing hole at the old No. 3 dam in Cokeburg, also known as "The Flows."

Estelle Woodburn took this photo of flowers blooming on a cactus at her Independence Township home.

Ruth Johnston took this photo of an impressive cloud formation when a storm passed over near sunset in Fort Myers Beach, Fla.

Angelo Brunetti took this photo in the backyard of his Peters Township home. He says orioles visit every year when his "hot pokers" are in bloom, but once the blooms are gone, so are the birds.

Katie Roupe / Observer-Reporter Cousins Cheryl Merlo and Pat Lacock of Washington peruse the glass at the Duncan Miller Glass Show at the Washington County Fairgrounds Saturday, July 20. Vendors from around the area came to sell their glassware.

Carol Campbell of Monongahela took this photo of one of her pink peonies, which she said were especially beautiful this year.

Ellen Weekly took this photo of two baby killdeer that had just hatched in the driveway of her Wind Ridge home.

Jeff Filby of Shaker Heights, Ohio, formerly of Claysville, took this photo of a lioness at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Kerry Pigeon took this photo of a hummingbird moth feeding from a fragrant lily in her garden in Scenery Hill.

Bob Perri took this photo of sun rays poking through clouds over Lake Erie in Ashtabula, Ohio.

Ron Parry took this photo of a World War II-era Douglas C-54 Skymaster transport plane taking off from Washington County Airport in mid-July.

Cindy Morrison says this tree at Burnside Bridge on the Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland was just a sapling at the time of the Civil War. She says her daughter, Dusty, couldn't wait to touch this piece of living history.

Why did the vulture cross the road? We may never know. Ellen Weekly took this photo of a turkey vulture walking across a beam over the driveway in Wind Ridge.

Nick White of Canonsburg took this photo of a piggyback zucchini grown by Kathryn White.

Kerry Pigeon of Scenery Hill took this close-up of some of the honeysuckle that was perfuming her yard.