AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month by viewers just like you.

We want to showcase some of the best pictures we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month. March’s picks inevitably featured lots of bluebonnets, as well as photos of the incredible lightning Austin saw in the middle of the month.

The winning photo will move on to represent March in the best viewer photos of the year competition once 2023 is said and done. Here are the results:

#10. Brewing Storm (3.3% of votes)

Horseshoe Bay, March 16.

Storm clouds as seen from a field of bluebonnets in Horseshoe Bay on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)
Storm clouds as seen from a field of bluebonnets in Horseshoe Bay on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)

#9. Texas Thistle (3.7% of votes)

Sun City, March 5. Courtesy R.A.F.

Closeup of a Texas thistle in Sun City on March 5, 2023. (Courtesy R.A.F.)
Closeup of a Texas thistle in Sun City on March 5, 2023. (Courtesy R.A.F.)

#8. Field of Blue (3.9% of votes)

Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area, Spicewood, March 25. Courtesy Darlene.

Field of bluebonnets at the Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area in Spicewood on March 25, 2023. (Courtesy Darlene)
Field of bluebonnets at the Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area in Spicewood on March 25, 2023. (Courtesy Darlene)

#7. Camp Mabry Bluebonnets (4.8% of votes)

Austin, March 7. Courtesy Karen Walcott.

Bluebonnets at Camp Mabry on March 7, 2023. (Courtesy Karen Walcott)
Bluebonnets at Camp Mabry on March 7, 2023. (Courtesy Karen Walcott)

#6. NASCAR Flyover (5.3% of votes)

Circuit of the Americas, March 26.

A flyover over a NASCAR race at the Circuit of the Americas on March 26, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)
A flyover over a NASCAR race at the Circuit of the Americas on March 26, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)

#5. Downtown Flowers (6.0% of votes)

Austin, March 14.

Flowers in downtown Austin during SXSW on March 14, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)
Flowers in downtown Austin during SXSW on March 14, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)

#4. Luke Jaxson (7.6% of votes)

Kingsland, March 12.

Dog Luke Jaxson enjoying the bluebonnets in Kingsland on March 12, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)
Dog Luke Jaxson enjoying the bluebonnets in Kingsland on March 12, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)

#3. Lightning Show (8.6% of votes)

Dripping Springs, March 17.

Lightning over Dripping Springs on March 17, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)
Lightning over Dripping Springs on March 17, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)

#2. Spaceship Lightning (23.2% of votes)

Lockhart, March 16.

Storm clouds over Lockhart on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)
Storm clouds over Lockhart on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)

#1. Electric Skies (33.6% of votes)

Cedar Creek, March 17. Courtesy Frank Kristof.

Lightning in Cedar Creek on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Frank Kristof)
Lightning in Cedar Creek on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Frank Kristof)

If you’d like to submit a photo for April’s competition, email it to reportit@kxan.com. Be on the lookout as KXAN may contact you to send a permission form so we can use your photo on air and online. All submissions must be taken in April 2023.

Here’s a look at our other photos of the month this year: