East County weather page photo: Nov. 19

John Smith submitted this photo of a snowy egret and its reflection as it glides inches above a lake in Bradenton.

The winner has been chosen for this year’s weather and nature photo contest grand prize, courtesy of Manasota Flooring Inc.! Our next contest is set to start sometime after Thanksgiving. (We’ll keep you updated!) Until then, email your weather and nature photos to Meghan at [email protected], and we’ll keep choosing photos to run on our weather page each week.

To see our weekly winners from the past year, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ObserverGroup.