The winner from last month was kind enough to act as the January judge. Larry Clarfeld, at North Branch Nature Center, looked at over 600 photo-observations and selected just 4 amazing images as finalists. Take a close look at each one and vote for your favorite photo-observation. You can vote by replying to this post with the number of the photo-observation you like best.

1. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/515233
2. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/504675
3. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/506413
4. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/491576

The New Year always brings new hopes for naturalists to find amazing things in the wild. But sometimes it's the most common species that evoke wonder from us. An image of an American Robin actively feeding on berries captured this essence. Congratulations to this month's winner, Joanne Russo, for her amazing shot, http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/515233. Keep your photo-observations coming and maybe you will be the February winner!