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Home To Roost: Photo Of The Week

Patch loves photos! Share your photos with your local Patch, and your work could be featured.

Guarding the egg.
Guarding the egg. (Melinda Pressler)

HEALDSBURG, CA — Patch reader Melinda Pressler captured this image in September off Lyttton Road in Healdsburg.

She was bike riding and noticed a chicken coop bustling with activity.

"The white chicken was laying eggs, and the two other hens came to shield her," Melinda wrote in an email to Patch.

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Thanks so much for sending, Melissa!

It's Your Shot: Pictures You Take and We Share

Have you got the next incredible photo? If you have an awesome photo of nature, breathtaking scenery, kids caught being kids, a pet doing something funny or something unusual you happen to see, we'd love to feature it on Patch. We're looking for high-resolution images that reflect the beauty of the North Bay and show off your unique talents.

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So, bring 'em on. No selfies. Not here.

Send your photos to maggie.fusek@patch.com. Please include the following information: 1) photographer's first and last name; 2 ) time and day of photo/s; 3) location of photo/s; 4) what you love/don't love about the photo/s. Hope to see your work soon!

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