November 7, 2018
2018 Photo Competition awards
Wow!
Those of you, who were at the meeting this week were afforded a real treat. 96 truly wonderful photographs of Australian birds. If you were not there then you can console yourself with a view of the eleven best pictures knowing that the judges had a really tough time making this selection from such a wonderful batch of entries.
Congratulations to the prizewinners and indeed to all who submitted entries.
Overall winner: Maria Mazo with a photograph of Crested Terns in flight
Runner up: Michael Hanvey with a photograph of a Great Crested Grebe and chick
Best Single bird Prize went to Anne Brophy for a photograph of an Eastern Ground Parrot (also ranked third)
4th place Machael Hanvey’s White-winged Black Tern in flight
5th Place Michael Hanvey’s Gang-Gang Cockatoo (f)
6th place Michael Hanvey’s Victoria’s Riflebird
7th place and the prize for best In-Flight photo Roksana Borelli’s Shy Albatross
8th place Maria Mazo’s Crested Tern
9th place Richard Murray’s Australian Raven
10th place Maria Mazo’s Australian Kestrel
Best photo of a group of birds prize went to Geoff Ball for Wandering Whistling-ducks
Treat yourself to this short view:
October 16, 2018
Latest report on the Regent Honey-eater survey at Capertee Valley
Full report here
Previous reports here:
September 24, 2018
Twitchathon 2018 registrations are open!
Join the race or sponsor a team. Details here.
August 30, 2018
Annual Photo competition entries closed September 25.
All images will be shown, the results announced and the prizes distributed at the 6th November meeting of Birding NSW at 19;30 in the Mitchell Theatre, Level 1, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt ST, SYDNEY