The results are in!  Thank you to everyone who submitted pictures into this year’s contest.  The 270 submissions were fantastic and it was difficult to pick winners.  This year, we had a surprising amount of overlap with the Judge’s Selections and the Customer’s Choice selections which usually is not the case.  Thank you to our professional judges Aaron Winters, Ed Pickett and Kevin Tubiolo 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 AND First Place Customer’s Choice: Birds
Suzie Webster
Bluebird with Berries
Webster, NY

First Place Judge Selection: Wildlife
Toni Johnson
Tiger Swallowtail
Virginia

First Place Judge Selection AND Second Place Customer Selection: Scenery 
Laurie Knapp
Rochester, NY

First Place Judge Selection AND First Place Customer’s Choice: Youth
Quincy Sangudolce
Bee on Flower

First Place Judge Selection AND First Place Customer’s Choice: Pets 
Marleigh Joyce
Webster, NY

First Place Judge Selection: Bird House Elite
Jacquelyn Courtney
Wolcott, NY

First Place Judge Selection AND Second Place Customer’s Choice: Employee Photos
Kim Kelly
Bee Swarm
Churchville, NY

First Place Judge Selection AND First Place Customer Selection: Legends Listeners
Laurie Knapp
Webster, NY

Second Place Judge Selection: Birds
Chris Marshall
Owlets
Buffalo, NY

Second Place Judge Selection: Wildlife
Bob DiMarco
Fawn
Webster, NY

Second Place Judge Selection AND First Place Customer’s Choice: Scenery
Rob Pietropaoli
Cummings Nature Center

Second Place Judge Selection AND Second Place Customer Choice: Youth 
Abby Westerman
Webster Park

Second Place Judge Selection AND Second Place Customer’s Choice: Pets
Lori Porte
Butterfield Lake

Second Place Judge Selection: Bird House Elite
Gina Kreutter
Owl Nestlings
Montezuma

Second Place Judge Selection: Employee Photos
Kim Kelly
Moon
North Chili, NY

Second Place Judge Selection AND Second Place Customer’s Choice: Legends Listeners
Michael Fratangelo
Loons in the Adirondacks

 

Customer’s Choice Selections

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

First Place Customer Selection and Honorable Mention from the Judges: Wildlife
Roxanne Noeth
Fox Cubs
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge

First Place Customer Selection: Bird House Elite
John Romero
Duck Chasing Heron
Webster, NY

First Place Customer Selection and Honorable Mention from the Judges: Employee Photos
Stephany Moore
Susquehanna River, Isle of Queue, PA

 

Second Place Customer Selection: Birds
Stephen Barsell
Montezuma

Second Place Customer Selection: Wildlife
Chris Marshall
Fox Cubs
Rochester, NY

Second Place Customer Selection: Bird House Elite
Clyde Comstock
Kingfisher Diving
Fairport, New York

Honorable Mentions Selected by the Judges:

Kate Rubin
Flying Egret
Venice, FL

Alan Bloom
Robin with Berry
Durand Eastman Park

Richard Scheltz
Gosling Under Wing
Webster, NY

Toni Johnson
Pintail
Virginia

Kate Rubin
Herons
Venice, FL

Charles Cianfrocoa
Red Squirrel
Webster, NY

Suzie Webster
Fox Cub
Webster, NY

Jiwon Heo
Watkins Glen

Marcia Thor
Sunflowers
Wickham Farms

Nicholas DeLee
Irondequoit Bay Outlet

Clementine Worden (Youth)
Chipmunk
Brighton, NY

Rebecca Camilleri
Hickory Tussock Moth Caterpillar
Vermont

Grace Westerman
Webster, NY

Jacquelyn Courtney
Osprey
Wolcott

Betsy Marshall
Short-eared Owl
Rochester, NY

Elizabeth Kress
Chipmunk with Flowers

Anna Pasquini
Butterfield Lake

Martha Henry
Henrietta, NY

Mary Beth Steele
Swans
Irondequoit Bay

Marie Coveney
Hummingbird
California

Elijah Schoenhardt
Powers Farm Market

Laura Barrows
Starfish
S. Padre Island