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By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 - 1:37 pm
Above: A photo of a bear taken by a trail cam in Margaretville. Courtesy of Adam Varsano.
Last week, we urged you to send us your bear photos -- and did you ever. Thanks to Adam Varsano, whose furry subject appears to have noticed that his cover has been... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 28, 2012 - 3:21 pm
John of Catskills Photography surprised this fellow in his Monticello backyard a few days ago:
Lately I have seen a number of deer in my neighborhood and today I caught this one contemplating a nap in my hammock under our apple trees. He posed for this... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 26, 2012 - 2:26 pm
Last week, Watershed Post reader Steve Messina got a few shots of a mama bear and her three cubs from a surveillance camera at his camp on Perch Lake Road, near the Pepacton reservoir in Andes. Great picture, if a little close for comfort.
Got bears? Send... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2012 - 9:50 am
Leaf-peeper season is getting underway in the Catskills, as the green hills of summer begin to blaze with rich reds and vibrant yellows. Photographer Ethan Myers spied some delicious autumn color in Denning over the weekend -- and got a great view of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 21, 2012 - 2:53 pm
"This is an unedited photo," writes the photographer on this photo's Flickr page. You sure about that, MccWolf? We know the Catskills has more than its fair share of rainbows per capita, but this is just outrageous.
Photo of rainbow over Bloomville in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 17, 2012 - 9:58 am
Above: The Schoharie Creek as dawn is just breaking, still wreathed in early-morning mist. A local photographer -- known only to Flickr as A Man Called ACME -- took this shot in the Schoharie County town of Esperance on Sunday. For a bigger view, check... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 10, 2012 - 11:14 am
Watershed Post reader David snapped this shot of a fawn trying to blend in with his lawn ornaments from his front door in Delhi. Thanks David! (Send us two more, and you're on your way to earning our "Where The Wild Things Are" badge.)
Photo taken on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2012 - 9:53 am
Friday, August 31 was a blue moon -- the second full moon in a single calendar month, a phenomenon that only rolls around every couple of years. The next blue moon won't be seen in the night sky until July 31, 2015.
John of Catskills Photography took this... Read more
By Jason Dole on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 - 3:41 pm
Above: 4-H Moo Juicer Brittney Burk of Bethel NY hangs with her pal Lily, a 4-month-old dairy cow at the 133rd Annual Little World’s Fair in Grahamsville. Young people bring their livestock, produce, and crafts for judging & exhibit days before the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 - 12:23 pm
Through this Saturday, August 18, the Delaware County Fair in Walton is going strong with rides, horse and livestock shows, bull riding, country music, and demolition derby.
Reader Ann Roberti visited the fair earlier in the week, and sent us some photos... Read more