2023 MDAS Photo Contest

Many thanks to all our participants who submitted some amazing images!
We received 59 photos submitted in 6 categories by 23 contestants.
Many thanks to our judges Jerry Britten, Bob Lewis and Arnold Joe.

Here are our winners!

 

Photo Contest Winners

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Wood Ducks
by Chris Wills
Yosemite

First Place, California Birds

Cactus Wrens
by Maren Smith
Anza Borrego

Runner Up, California Birds

White-Faced Ibis
by Sharon Anderson
Colusa NWR

Honorable Mention, California Birds

Hood Mockingbird
by Wayne Narr
Galapagos

First Place, International Birds

Scintillant Hummingbird
by Paul Schorr
Costa Rica

Runner Up, International Birds

Violet-Crowned Woodnymph
by Don Bauman
Costa-Rica

Honorable Mention, International Birds

Bald Eagles
by Sharon Anderson
Sacramento NWR

First Place, Birds in Action

Northern Shovelers
by Carmelo Salgado
Cosumnes NWR

Runner Up, Birds in Action

Great Egrets
by Wayne Narr
High Island, Texas

Honorable Mention, Birds in Action

American Avocet
by Sharon Anderson
Mono Lake

First Place, Dining Birds

White-Tailed Kite
by Don Bauman
Grizzly Island

Runner Up, Dining Birds

Cedar Waxwing
by Alan Krakauer
Gyuto Monastery

Honorable Mention, Dining Birds

Wild Turkey
by Alan Krakauer
Wildcat Canyon

First Place, Worst Photo

Steller’s Jay
by Cynthia Fritz

Runner Up, Worst Photo

Puffin
by Mike Altabet
Norway

Honorable Mention, Worst Photo

Great Blue Heron
by Parham Pourahmad
Lake Lagunita, Stanford

First Place, Youth

Oak Titmouse
by Ellie Soulette
Morgan Territory

Runner Up, Youth

Black Oystercatcher
by Parham Pourahmad
Pacific Grove

Honorable Mention, Youth