Amy Doutt took this photo of a bald eagle in the area of Beagle Club Road in Morgan Township.

Brook Ward took this photo under the bridge in Schenley Park in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh.

Estelle Woodburn took this photo of a huge hornet nest that fell from a tree on Eldersville Road in Burgettstown during a recent storm.

Gary Yarbrough of Canonsburg took this photo of a great blue heron while paddling a kayak through a mangrove forest in Florida.

Jerry Newland said he came across this "plane crash site" while walking his dog in Mingo Park. No word on the "pilot."

Carrie Gourley spotted this sign of spring in the middle of February in South Franklin Township.

Connie Rice captured this wintry scene in her yard in Somerset Township.

Nick Santillo took this photo while watching the trains go by at the West End Bridge in Pittsburgh.

Denise Rice of Amwell Township was on her deck near sunset when she spotted this heart-shaped cloud.

Doug Corwin of East Washington took this photo of the Day Bridge near Prosperity.

Marylou Polasky had been trying to spot eagles at Canonsburg Lake for a week when she finally saw these two in a nest.

It was only February, but Rich Popeck had an explosion of color in his flower bed.

Doreen Peterson of Canonsburg was cleaning leaves from her flower bed when she uncovered this early sign of spring.

Shelby Lee McGilton took this photo on Champion Drive in Waynesburg after a recent snowstorm.

On a recent chilly morning, Tom Guckert of Eighty Four spotted this patch of hoarfrost on periwinkle plants.

Estelle Woodburn took this early morning photo at a camp in Independence Township.

Marylou Polasky of Washington spotted this song sparrow singing its heart out in a tree in the Cracker Barrel parking lot.

Brook Ward took this photo looking toward Pittsburgh's North Shore from a room at the Renaissance Hotel.

Nick Santillo took this photo of a tattered flag next to a gravestone in a Pittsburgh cemetery during a recent snowstorm.

Allan Jack took this photo of a robin that came back just in time for some snow.

Jane Caldwell took this sunset photo from her back porch in Washington's West End.

Estelle Woodburn took this photo of a longhorn in Independence Township.

John Carlisle of Hopewell Township sent us this photo of Julia Carlisle's colt, Maverick, looking for his mother.

Denise Rice said her daughter's orange tabby, Bruce, didn't mind the tight squeeze as he went after the last drops in a drinking glass.

William Crumrine took this photo while walking his dog on a snowy morning at a park in South Strabane Township.

Albert Hall of Houston took this photo of a stained-glass window in a small church in South Carolina.

Marcus Kairush took this photo while in Orlando, Fla., during spring break from California University of Pennsylvania.

Karen Mansfield/Observer-Reporter Marilyn Franko, who died March 22, loved horses and was known for her sense of humor. She made loved ones smile with her final wish, to have her casket carried by horse-drawn carriage instead of a traditional hearse. Her funeral procession on March 27, led by a professional driver, departed First United Presbyterian Church in Houston and arrived at Oak Spring Cemetery in Canonsburg.

Joe Unitas captured this wintry scene from his backyard in McMurray. We'll hope not to see anything like this again until very late this year.

Amanda Durbin of Washington was on her way to work one morning when she spotted this albino squirrel having its breakfast.