The results are in!  Thank you to everyone who submitted pictures into this year’s contest.  The over 200 submissions were fantastic and it was difficult to pick winners.  Thank you to our judges Nic Minetor, Dave Beadling and John Kucko for coming out to the store to judge, and thank you to everyone who came out to make their voice heard during the customer’s choice voting!

Judge Selections

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

First Place Judge Selection: Birds
Dick Horsey
White-breasted Nuthatch
Mendon Ponds Park

First Place Judge Selection: Wildlife
Gina Kreutter
Red Fox
Avon, NY

First Place Judge Selection: Scenery & First Place Customer Selection: Scenery
Ken Ogden
Oak Hill

First Place Judge Selection: Youth & First Place Customer Selection: Youth
Teddy Campagna
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
Pittsford, NY

First Place Judge Selection: Pets & Second Place Customer Selection
Kathleen Gottschalk
Cat in the Garden
Gates, NY

First Place Judge Selection: Bird House Elite
Aaron Winters
Snowy Owl
Charlotte, NY

First Place Judge Selection: Employee Photos & Second Place: Employee Photos
Kim Kelly
Raccoon
North Chili, NY

Second Place Judge Selection: Birds
Tom Kredo
Eagles
Syracuse, NY

Second Place Judge Selection: Wildlife & First Place Customer Selection: Wildlife
Karissa Cuttino
Frog
Rochester, NY

Second Place Judge Selection: Scenery
Audrey Seibert
Rush, NY

Second Place Judge Selection: Youth 
Rebecca Camilleri
Tiger Swallowtail
Lancaster, PA

Second Place Judge Selection: Pets
Dawn Cuozzo
Fairport, NY

Second Place Judge Selection: Bird House Elite
Marie Costanza
Heron with Fish
Montezuma

Second Place Judge Selection: Employee Photos
Patti Pirz
Zinnas
Henrietta, NY

Customer’s Choice Selections

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

First Place Customer Selection: Birds
Dick Horsey
Screech Owl
Pittsford, NY

First Place: Pets
Brianna Sick

First Place: Bird House Elite & Honorable Mention from the judges
Michele Miner
Flickers

First Place: Employee Photos & Honorable Mention from the judges
Angie Armstrong
Hawk

Second Place Customer Selection: Birds
Marshall Handfield
Bluebirds

Second Place Customer Selection: Wildlife
Daniel Glueck
Deer
Fairport, NY

Second Place Customer Selection: Scenery
Amy Vallone
Webster Park

Second Place Customer Selection: Youth
Abby David
Butterfly

Second Place Customer Selection: Bird House Elite
Ronda Sick
Monarch Butterflies

Honorable Mentions Selected by the Judges:

#24, Robin Pollot, House Wrens, Palmyra, NY

#197 Paul Barrows Yosemite Park, CA

#20 Daniel Glueck Herons, Montezuma

#57 Mary Courtney, Dragonfly, Honeoye Falls.

#193 Dick Beery, Wood Stork, St Augustine FL

#15 Christopher Cove, Terns, Ft Lauderdale

#110 Chris Marshall, Short-eared Owl, Geneva

#178 Jeff Frew, Short-eared Owl, Geneseo

#26 Rick Scheltz, Ducklings, Webster