I won!!!

I'm so excited to be one of the winners of the photo contest by Arizona Game and Fish and Arizona Highways Nature Photography Competition.

My Least Bittern photo will be the month of April in the Nature Photography Calendar for 2017.

There were over 180 photographers that entered and over 1900 photos submitted.  I know I submitted around 30 myself :-)

I am so honored to be among such great photographers and to also have one of my cottontail photos as an honorable mention.

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Here is my winning photo and honorable mention photo.

Winning Photo - Least Bittern

Photo taken at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch

Honorable Mention - Cottontail Rabbit

Photo taken at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch

Award Winning and Feature Photos

Not to toot my own horn but I'm going to :-)  I'm keeping track of my awards and photo features so I have them in one place.  I'm creating a resume of my work so this is a great place to start.

2016

Silver Medal - iPhotography Website (May 2016)

Snowy Egret - can't believe I captured the dander and feathers flowing around its body

Bronze Medal - iPhotography Website (May 2016)

Great Blue Heron

 

Silver Medal - iPhotography Website (April 2016)

Curve-billed Thrasher

Winner Viewbug Website - People's Choice in 1 Photo Challenge (April 2016)

Snowy Egret

Finalist of the Arizona Highways 2015-2016 Photo Contest

Snowy Egret

 

Arizona Highways Website - Photo of the Day, March 3, 2016
 

Red-tailed Hawk

 

Arizona Highways Facebook Page - Friday Photo, theme "Red, White & Blue"

Arizona Highways Facebook Page - Friday Photo, theme "Hot"

Arizona Highways Facebook Page - Friday Photo, theme "Rocks"

Arizona Highways Facebook Page - Friday Photo, theme "Wild"
 

Mandarin Duck

Arizona Highways Facebook Page - Friday Photo, theme "Trees"
 

Morning Reflection - Papago Park
 

Gold Medal - iPhotography Website (February 2016)

Reflections in a Mud Puddle

Gila Woodpecker



Birds and Bloom Magazine Website - 2016 Bird Gallery

Black-crowned Night Heron Juvenile

Peach-faced Lovebird

Snowy Egret

Great Blue Heron

Female House Sparrow

Curve-billed Thrasher

Gambel's Quail

American Avocets

Great Egret

European Starling

Burrowing Owl

Lesser Goldfinches

Gila Woodpecker

Snowy Egret

Green Heron

Great-tailed Grackles

 

 

Arizona Highways Facebook Page - Friday Photo, theme "New"

 

Grasshopper molting - Dead Horse Ranch, Cottonwood, AZ

 

Winner Viewbug Website - Water Reflections Photo Challenge (January 2016)

 



 

2015

Winner Viewbug Website - Won People's Choice in Animals in Action Photo Challenge (December 2015)

 

 

 
 

Snowy Egret

 Winner Viewbug Website - Won Staff Winter Selection (December 2015)

Tempe Town Lake

 

Feature Photo of the Week on Bird Watching Magazine Website (November 2015) - (http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/blog/2015/11/30/photo-of-the-week-snowy-egret/)

 

Snowy Egret



Arizona Highways Facebook Page - Friday Photo, theme "Red" (November 2015)

Mesa Pow Wow

 

Arizona Highways Website - Photo of the Day (November 28, 2015) - https://www.arizonahighways.com/photography/photo-archive

Mesa Pow Wow

Arizona Highways Facebook Page - Friday Photo, theme "Favorite Places in AZ" (November 2015)

Canada Geese 

 Birds and Bloom Magazine Website - 2015 Bird Gallery

Gila Woodpecker

 



Black-necked Stilt