Category: Best overall (of birds)
-
- Barred Owl: Sunbathing
-
- Black Vultures: Birdwatching Goes Both Ways
-
- Female Cardinal: Ready for International Women’s Day
-
- Ring-billed Gull: Yawning
-
- Cooper’s Hawk: Who’s looking for lunch?
-
- Bald Eagle: Hunting in plain sight
-
- Male Cardinal: Striking pose
-
- Northern Pintail Duck: Eloquence in eloquence
Category: Bird Behavior
-
- Bald Eagles: It’s mating season
-
- Red-Tailed Hawk: A ‘Light’ Dinner eating on lamp post
-
- Female Hairy Woodpecker: Searching for lunch
-
- Cardinal: Winter camouflage
-
- Bluebirds: Curious about us and watching us while hiking!
-
- Ring-billed Gull: Head for cover
-
- American Robin: Celebrating the 80th anniversary of being the official state bird of CT
Category: Rarest bird
-
- Female Kestrel: Hunting while field is being destroyed/developed.
-
- Monk Parakeets: First time seeing them in New Britain CT
-
- Baltimore Oriole: Oran’t you glad I stopped by.
-
- Oregon Junco: Surprised to see this bird along with 60 other juncos!
-
- Snow Goose: Taking off
Category: Birders
-
- As well as a birder, I am an environmentalist. For every location we visit, whether hiking, walking or birding, we collect trash that is harmful to all habitats as well as unsightly.
Category: Oops! The one that got away…
-
- Bald Eagle: Flying away
-
- Raven, Crow, Fish Crow? We’ll never know!
-
- Red-Tailed Hawk: Had just gotten it in focus!
-
- Monk Parakeets Stadium: Frameless Audience
-
- Barred Owl: Leaning / Taking a snooze
Category: Funniest
-
- Swans: Auditions for Swan Lake/Bottoms Up
-
- Canada Goose: Who’s a pretty goose?
-
- American Goldfinch: Bottoms up!
-
- Bald Eagle: Caught in a yawn
