Results of the 2025 Photo Contest

Congratulations to all participants, especially the winners. Thanks to the host and coordinator, Navin Sasikumar, and the judges – Barb Bassett, Peter Hamner, and Robin Irizarry.

See all the winning photos here

Birds:

1. Ed Norman – Peregrine Falcon Dives

2. Bill Kunze – Palawan Flowerpecker

3. Bill Kunze – Philippine Frogmouth

Fauna:

1. Ed Norman – Red Fox Kits Relax

2. Susan Jarnagin – Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth

3. Kristen Cooney – Inside Passage Breach

Honorable Mention – Manuel Dominguez, Jr. – Spot-winged Glider

Flora:

1. Kristen Cooney – Iris in the Rain

2. Judy Stepanaskie – Witch hazel Phila.

Scenery:

1. Patty Rehn – Tranquility

2. Kristen Cooney – Lunar Eclipse over the Salton Sea

3. Susan Jarnagin – Sunset from the Pelagic

Birders:

1. Brian Quindlen – A Good Day at the Office

2. Linda Widdop – Beach Babes

3. Tanya Burnett – BFFs

DVOC Area:

1. Kein Berkoff – Golden-winged Warbler

2. Christian Scheibe – Curious Junco

3. Doug Wechsler – Purple Sandpiper

Bird of the Year:

1. Doug Wechsler – Chimney Swifts

2. Ed Norman – Great Egret Displays

3. Manuel Dominguez, Jr.  – Chimney Swifts in flight

Avocet Award for Artistic Excellence:

Kristen Cooney – Fisher in the Mist

The Steve Kacir Memorial Award for Photographic Achievement:

Martin Dellwo – Where’s the party?