2011 #7 - Nature (open) #2
Returns: June 1, 2011

Judged by: Gary Stewart


Division A and AA Winners
Division A: Advaned - Division AA: Intermediate


1st Place - Group A
Black Crowned Night Heron on nest feeding chicks - Point Lobos State Park, California
Peter Monteforte
1st Place - Group AA
Snowy Egret with minnow catch
Jerry Gifford

2nd Place - Group A
Otters Sharing Crab
Greg Magee

2nd Place - Group AA
Pair of California Condors mate on the rocky cliffs above the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California
Ben Grasmuck


3rd Place - Group A
Great Blue Heron with gopher
Peter Monteforte
3rd Place - Group AA
Sunning Painted Turtle
Chris Johnson

Honorable Mention - Group A
Snowy Egret bathing
Greg Magee
Honorable Mention - Group AA
American Alligator lays in wait in bayou, Bay City Texas
Ben Grasmuck
Honorable Mention - Group A
Mother and baby elephant in Tanzania
Doug Steakley
Honorable Mention - Group AA
Snowy Egrets face off over common prey
Jerry Gifford
Honorable Mention - Group A
Checkerbloom
Sharon Blaziek
Honorable Mention - Group AA
Buttercups within the drip zone of a Valley Oak
Elke Ideda