The Winning Photos In Florida’s Native Nature Contest Will Surprise You

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First Place: Emerald with Diamonds – Double-crested Cormorant
Locale where photographed: Everglades National Park
Photographer: Amy Marques, Port St. Lucie
Member St. Lucie Audubon Society

Second Place: Bobcat
Locale where photographed: Green Cay, Boynton
Photographer: Ruth Pannunzio, West Palm Beach
Member Everglades Audubon Society
Member Orange Audubon Society

Third Place: American Alligator and Gar
Locale where photographed: Myakka River State Park
Photographer: Marina Scarr, Tampa
Member Sarasota Audubon Society

Honorable Mention: Sandhill Crane Chick on Mom’s Back
Locale where photographed: Green Swamp
Photographer: Larry Lynch, Tampa

Honorable Mention: Feeding Time – Black Skimmers
Locale where photographed: Indian Shores
Photographer: Nancy Elwood, Winter Springs

Honorable Mention: Pine Lily and Pines
Locale where photographed: Tiger Bay State Forest
Photographer: Paul Rebmann, Ormond Beach
Member Halifax River Audubon Society

Honorable Mention: Roseate Spoonbill Bathing
Locale where photographed: Myakka River State Park
Photographer: Larry Lynch, Tampa

First Place: If I Could Fly – Loggerhead Shrike Juvenile
Locale where photographed: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Photographer: Bob Stalnaker, Longwood
Member Orange Audubon Society

Second Place: Great Egret in Flight
Locale where photographed: Winter Park
Photographer: Jill Rundle, Oviedo

Third Place: Swamp Thing
Locale where photographed: Myakka River State Park
Photographer: Janine Edmondson, Apopka
Member Orange Audubon Society

Honorable Mention: Wood Stork Mom and Chicks
Locale where photographed: Gatorland
Photographer: Yian Chen, Tampa
Member Orange Audubon

Honorable Mention: Great Egret Mating Dance
Locale where photographed: Winter Park
Photographer: Jill Rundle, Oviedo

Honorable Mention: Tricolored Heron Mom
Locale where photographed: Gatorland
Photographer: Yian Chen, Tampa
Member Orange Audubon Society

Honorable Mention: Great Egret
Locale where photographed: Alligator Farm, St. Augustine
Photographer: Melissa Gilmer, Valrico

First Place: Preening Willet
Locale where photographed: Ft De Soto
Photographer: Megan Authement, St. Petersburg
Member Orange Audubon Society

Second Place: Blue Heron
Locale where photographed: Lake Ivanhoe
Photographer: Alicia Devine, Orlando

Third Place: Rustled Feathers
Locale where photographed: Ft De Soto
Photographer: Megan Authement, St. Petersburg
Member Orange Audubon Society

Honorable Mention: Hello There – Scrub Jay
Locale where photographed: Titusville
Photographer: Sheyenne Lake, Sanford

Honorable Mention: Perched Egret – Great Egret
Locale where photographed: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Photographer: Jack Dunkerton, Titusville

Honorable Mention: Ring-billed Gull
Locale where photographed: Boca Raton
Photographer: Alicia Devine, Orlando