Mammals

1^st Gary M. Anderson, “Lunch Time”

2^nd Hope Rutledge, “Winter Hoard”

3^rd Erik Huebler, “Back Off!”

Birds

1^st Hope Rutledge, “Sentinel”

2^nd Joseph Motto, “Dickcissel on a Windy Day”

3^rd Joseph Motto, “You Say What?”

 Youth

1^st Blake Johnson, “Turtle”

2^nd Erin Arneson, “Big Falls”

3^rd Emma Mattison, “Pricklies”

 Man and Nature

1^st John Lauson, “Overlap”

2^nd John Lauson, “Boreal Borderland”

3^rd Jeff Guettinger, “October Snow”

Dynamics of Nature

1^st Adam C. Johnson, “Webbed Raindrops”

2^nd Vince Aiello, “Thin Ice”

3^rd Carol Knabe, “Hoarfrost Fence”

Landscapes and Plant Life

1^st Carol Knabe, “Circles & Lines: Marigold & Horsetail”

2^nd John Lauson, “Bee-ing Busy”

3^rd Erik Huebler, “Seeds of Inspiration”

Other Wildlife

1^st John Lauson, “Reed Repose”

2^nd John Lauson, “Frog on a Log”

3^rd Joseph Motto, “Fearless Fox Snake”

Beaver Creek Reserve Calendar Photo Contest

It's not too late to start shooting photos for next year's photo contest. Contest entry deadline is Tuesday, July 5. Categories are:

• Birds   
• Mammals        
• Other wildlife   
• Dynamics of nature
• Landscapes and plant life                     
• Man and nature           
• Youth category (16 years and younger)

 Contestants may enter up to 10 photographs with no limit on the number entered in a category. Adult photographers will be charged $2 per photo; youth photographers will be charged $1 per photo. The winning photos will be exhibited at the Wise Nature Center from mid-September through mid-November. There is a maximum size limit of 200 square inches (12” x 16”) for each photo including its matting and framing.

Photos for the 2011 Beaver Creek Reserve Nature Calendar are selected from these entered in the contest. Photos are judged on technical quality, clarity, composition and intrinsic beauty.

Contest entry forms are available at the Wise Nature Center, Sharp Photo and Portrait Store and or download the entry form here next spring.  Please use one form per photo.