The results are in!  Thank you to everyone who submitted pictures into this years contest.  The submissions were fantastic and it was difficult to pick winners.  Thank you to our judges Nic Minetor, Zaphir Shamma, and Dave Beadling for coming out to the store to judge.

Judge Selections

Here are the contest winners, as selected by the judges:

First Place Judge Selection: Birds
Wes Boyce
Purple Gallinule
Sarasota, Florida

 

First Place Judge Selection: Wildlife
Elizabeth Kress
Red Fox
West Falls, NY

 

First Place Judge Selection: Scenery
Marie Costanza

 

First Place Judge Selection: Youth
Alissa Bondi
“Sidewalk at My House”
Rochester, NY

 

First Place Judge Selection: Bird House Elite
John Courtney
Snowy Egrets
Fort Meyers, FL

 

Second Place Judge Selection: Birds
Belinda Champeau
Female Cardinal
Rochester, NY

 

Second Place Judge Selection: Wildlife
Kim Hudson
Mantis on Windshield

 

Second Place Judge Selection: Scenery
Kirk M. Miller
Glen Canyon, AZ

 

Second Place Judge Selection: Youth
Mathew Hogg
Williamson, NY

 

Second Place Judge Selection: Bird House Elite
Christopher Cove
Irondequoit Bay

 

Customer’s Choice Selections

Here are the contest winners, as selected by our customers:

First Place Customer Selection: Birds
Belinda Champeau
Female Cardinal
Rochester, NY

 

First Place Customer Selection: Wildlife
Elizabeth Kress
Red Fox
West Falls, NY

 

First Place Customer Selection: Scenery and Judge Honoable Mention
Ed Pickett
Mendon Ponds Park

 

First Place Customer Selection: Youth and Judge Honorable Mention
Miles Stover
Sutter Creek, Avon

 

First Place: Bird House Elite and Judge Honorable Mention
Mary Claire Talbot
Bluebirds
Henrietta, NY

 

Second Place Customer Selection (TIE!): Birds
Christine Dahlberg
Owlets
Pittsford, NY

 

Second Place Customer Selection (TIE!): Birds
Ronda Sick
Baltimore Oriole
Cohocton, NY

 

Second Place Customer Selection: Wildlife
Peggy Dempsey
Brickyard Trail, Brighton

 

Second Place Customer Selection: Scenery
Emily Romig
Adirondacks

 

Second Place Customer Selection: Youth
Lachlan Atkinson
Rush, NY

 

Second Place Customer Selection: Bird House Elite
Sandy Dziok
Greece, NY

Honorable Mentions Selected by the Judges:

Birds Honorable Mention: Christine Dahlberg

 

Birds Honorable Mention: Colleen Coltoniak

 

Birds Honorable Mention: Susan Shaffer

 

Birds Honorable Mention: Belinda Champeau

 

Birds Honorable Mention: Eunice Thein

 

Scenery Honorable Mention: Rick Garvia

 

Scenery Honorable Mention: Brian Stever

 

Youth Honorable Mention: Mathew Hogg

 

Youth Honorable Mention: Miles Stover

 

Honorable Mention: Charlotte Burtner

 

Elite Honorable Mention: Christopher Cove

 

Elite Honorable Mention: Clyde Comstock