Laysan Albatross, Midway Atoll by Isaac Aronow
2025 MDBA Photo Contest
Many thanks to all our participants who submitted some amazing images!
We received 60 photos submitted in 6 categories by 23 contestants.
Many thanks to our judges Alan Krakauer, Jerry Britten, and Bob Lewis.
Here are our winners!
Photo Contest Winners
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Swan Geese
by Sharon Anderson
Concord, CA
Winner, Beauty
Lilac-Breasted Roller
by Virginia Kelley
Serengeti, Tanzania
Runner-Up, Beauty
California Quail
by Jim Ulrick
Point Reyes, CA
Honorable Mention, Beauty
Barn Owl
by Sharon Anderson
Clayton, CA
Winner, Birds and Humans
Great Horned Owl
by Wayne Narr
Consumnes River
Runner-Up, Birds and Humans
Kea
by Jill Hedgecock
New Zealand
Honorable Mention, Birds And Humans
White-Tailed Kites
by Sharon Anderson
Clayton, CA
Winner, Action
Western Bluebird and Yellow-Rumped Warbler
by Jim Ulrick
Orinda, CA
Runner Up, Action
Gray-Crowned Cranes
by WayneNarr
Amboseli, Kenya
Honorable Mention, Action
Cedar Waxwing
by Kevin Shea
Pleasant Hill, CA
Winner, Dining
Anna’s Hummingbird
by Jim Ulrick
Orinda, CA
Runner-Up, Dining
Red-Billed Oxpeckers
by Wayne Narr
Ngongoro Crater, Tanzania
Honorable Mention, Dining
Laysan Albatross
by Isaac Aronow
Midway Atoll
Winner, Habitat
Western Screech Owl
by Alan Bade
Black Diamond Park, CA
Runner-Up, Habitat
Great Blue Heron
by Matt Mahlke
Half Moon Bay, CA
Honorable Mention, Habitat
Scarlet-Rumped Tanager
by Harmony Yu
Costa Rica
Winner, Youth
Anna’s Hummingbird
by Austin Scott
Coyote Hills Reg. Park, CA
Runner-up, Youth
Anna’s Hummingbird
by Asher Leopold
Berkeley, CA
Honorable Mention, Youth