WALNUT CREEK, CA — Patch reader Elizabeth Salen sent in this photo she took Jan. 16 in a wooded area of Rossmoor. "I love the beautiful color of this squirrel," she wrote in an email to Patch.

A shocked squirrel has scooped the overall prize in this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Out of thousands of entries from around the world, Mary McGowan, from Tampa, Florida ...