Christine Sanders

Judges Comments: beautiful execution of composition and exposure. Use of the texture and leading line of the branch- while keeping the tree in the background out of focus and positioned to the side to keep from merging with the Barred Owl.

Kimberly Robbins

Judges Comments: Action shots are difficult to time- capturing the Osprey low on the water just after catch with the wings in the upward position and having light in the eye shows the photographer understood the subject and planned for the situation.

Rob Foley

Judges Comments: Great shot of a small Screech Owl! Composition is spot on, great use of depth of field to isolate the subject and good light in the eyes. I was especially drawn to the contrast and color of the scene.

Sarah Devlin

Judges Comments: So darn CUTE!! And also well executed- shallow depth of field keeping focus on the chick, but enough detail in the adult Tern so you can read the story. You can almost hear the chick saying “like this?” This is a great example of telling a story and also how bird photography is not always “in flight”,  “action shots” or hard to find/exotic subjects.

Andrew Young

Judges Comments: Great image of a Yellow Rumped Warbler, these little guys move fast! Great texture and lighting, my only critique is it's a bit tight for my taste on the left side- I would have liked to see just a little more looking room if possible- but it's a super sharp image and love the details. 

Anne Seminara

Judges Comments: This is so good! Love the action and sharpness right on the beak/face of the bird. The blur of the wings is great to show the motion and grace of birds in flight. My only critique is, the composition is shifted towards the left a bit with extra room on the right- cropping or centering the action coming straight at you would put this up in the next category.

Christine Sanders

Judges Comments: Snowy Owls are such incredible animals and capturing them is such a pleasure. Whenever you can get a shot like this that shows their bright yellow eyes and feathered feet, it's a win. Great placement, and separation from the background and foreground. 

Greg Anderson

Judges Comments: I absolutly love this one! Great capture of motion and speed.

John King

Judges Comments: Great shot of an American Bald Eagle- when they lock on to something, you can really capture that look and that's what you have done here. This is one that maybe could take a little more crop on the left side and bring it in tighter, but really great shot!

Josh Higgins

Judges Comments: You can just hear the song from the Tree Swallow in this shot. Great color and exposure as well as use of the background.

Leslie Johnson

Vivian Teague

Vivian Teague

Victoria Goldsmith

Tom Brenneman

Sue Carr

Ted McGrory

Sue Carr

Steve Barcan

Steve Barcan

Sandy Mason

Sarah Devlin

Sandy Mason

Rose Goldman

Roger Dupuis

Rose Goldman

Rose Austin

Rob Foley

Rebecca Lawrence

Rick Branscomb

Rebecca Lawrence

Rachel Doddridge-Spring

Rachel Doddridge-Spring

Peter Blatz

Peter Black

Peter Blatz_

Peter Black

Meryl Brown

Melissa Marchand

Melissa Marchand

Meryl Brown

Maxwell Boulerice

Maxwell Boulerice

Mary Rabadan

Mary Rabadan

Marty Hassell

Marjorie Blackwell

Marty Hassell

Marcy Ford

Lynn Travers

Marcy Ford

Lydia Leclair

Lydia Leclair

Leslie Johnson

Lisa Cohen

Lisa Cohen

Leelee Maclay

Leelee Maclay

Laurence Sachs

Laurey Simkin-Silverman

Laurey Simkin-Silverman

Laurence Sachs

Kimberly Robbins

Kenneth Johnson

Ken Rowell

Kenneth Johnson

Ken Rowell

Kathleen Coggeshall

Kathleen Coggeshall

Karen L.

Karen L.

Josh Higgins

Karen Kennedy

Joyce Phillips

Jeffrey Norgeot

John Kielb

John Kielb

Jeffrey Norgeot

Jean Arnold

Jean Graham

Jean Graham

Janet Antonacci

Jean Arnold

James Lawrence

Janet Antonacci

James Lawrence

Heather Fone

Heather Fone

Gordon Tempest

Greg Anderson

Gordon Tempest

Gonzalo Giribet

Gonzalo Giribet

Fritz Luft

Gene Tremblay

Elliott Carr

Elliott Carr

Elliott Arluck

Ellie Holmes

Elliott Arluck

Donna Wald

Don Bonci

Christine Lighty

Cheryl Patterson

Cheryl Patterson

Beth Bourque

Anton Yereniuk

Barry Desilets

Beth Bourque

Andrew Young

Anne Seminara