NATURE COMPETITION WINNERS 2021 - 2022
Nature 5 - March 16, 2022
There were 47 images presented by 17 members
The competition judges were: Allen Bargen, Michael Easton, and Richard Shapka
There were 47 images presented by 17 members
The competition judges were: Allen Bargen, Michael Easton, and Richard Shapka
ORNITHOLOGY:
BOTANY:
GENERAL:
ZOOLOGY:
- Great Grey Owl by Phillip H. Shapiro (Co-Winner - Class A - Ornithology)
- Male and Female Spotted Sandpiper by Carole Pelletier (Co-Winner - Class A - Ornithology)
- Buses à Épaulettes (Red-shouldered hawk) by Louise Asselin (Winner - Class B - Ornithology)
BOTANY:
- Emerging Fremont's Leather Flower (Clematis fremontii) by Lyne Brissette (Winner - Class A - Botany - Honours)
- Senna Didymobitrya by Judy Yelon (Winner - Class B - Botany)
GENERAL:
- Foggy Rainforest in the Cameron Highlands by Allison Haggarty (Winner - Class B - Nature General)
- Mancos Shale Mesa and Emery Sandstone Butte by Michael Folinsbee (Winner - Class A - Nature General)
ZOOLOGY:
- Dragonfly (Libellulidae) by Heather Loewenhardt (Winner - Class B - Zoology - Honours - Top Mark Nature 5)
- Sciurus Vulgaris by Jean Gouin (Winner - Class A - Zoology - Honours)
Nature 4 - February 16, 2022
The competition judges were: Lance Gitter, Pierre Gauthier, and Scott Joshua Dere
The competition judges were: Lance Gitter, Pierre Gauthier, and Scott Joshua Dere
ORNITHOLOGY:
BOTANY:
GENERAL:
ZOOLOGY:
- Podilymbus Podiceps, by Jean Gouin (Winner - Class A - Ornithology - Honours)
- Atlantic Puffins, by Louise Asselin (Winner - Class B - Ornithology - Honours)
BOTANY:
- Bloodroots (Sanguinaria Canadensis), by Lyne Brissette (Winner - Class A - Botany)
- Milkweed (Asclepias Syriaca), by Heather Loewenhardt (Winner - Class B - Botany)
GENERAL:
- Moon, by Phillip H. Shapiro (Winner - Class A - Nature General)
- Bands of Gold – Vancouver Island, by Heather Loewenhardt (Winner - Class B - Nature General)
ZOOLOGY:
- Cricket, by Carole Pelletier (Winner - Class A - Zoology - Honours)
- Tiger Longwing Butterfly, by Heather Loewenhardt (Winner - Class B - Zoology - Honours - Top Mark Nature 4)
Nature 3 - January 12, 2022
The competition judges were: Danielle LaPointe, Phillip H. Shapiro, and Michael Folinsbee
The competition judges were: Danielle LaPointe, Phillip H. Shapiro, and Michael Folinsbee
ORNITHOLOGY:
BOTANY:
GENERAL:
ZOOLOGY:
- Mergus Merganser Americanus, by Michael Folinsbee (Winner - Class A - Ornithology)
- Sturnus Vulgaris Family, by Cheryl Bramble (Winner - Class B - Ornithology)
BOTANY:
- Common Milkweed, by Sonja Klapper (Winner - Class A - Botany)
- Kale, by Judy Yelon (Winner - Class B - Botany)
GENERAL:
- Altocumulus Lenticularis Sunset, by Lucie Lacava (Winner - Class B - Nature General)
- Mount Chicon, Andes, Peru, by Ron Gesser (Winner - Class A - Nature General)
ZOOLOGY:
- Polyommatus Icarus, by Jean Gouin (Co-Winner - Class A - Zoology - Honours)
- Cricket, by Carole Pelletier (Co-Winner - Class A - Zoology - Honours)
- Dragonfly (Libellulidae), by Heather Loewenhardt (Winner - Class B - Zoology - Honours - Top Mark Nature 3)
Nature 2 - November 10, 2021
ORNITHOLOGY:
BOTANY:
GENERAL:
ZOOLOGY:
- Great Blue Heron by Shelley O'Connell (Winner - Class A - Ornithology - Honours - Top Mark Nature 2)
- Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) by Michael Folinsbee (Honours)
- Gyrfalcon by Amir El Etr (Winner - Class B - Ornithology - Top Class B Mark Nature 2)
BOTANY:
- Blooming Prairie Trillium (Trillium recurvatum) by Lyne Brissette (Winner - Class A - Botany)
- Silène Enflée by Suzanne Pelland (Winner - Class B - Botany)
GENERAL:
- Lenticular Cloud near Jökulsárlón by Lyne Brissette (Winner - Class A - Nature General)
- Maligne Canyon by Petra Niederhauser (Winner - Class B - Nature General)
ZOOLOGY:
- Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) by Norm Weinstein (Winner - Class A - Zoology)
- Capybara dans Un Étang Boueux by Catherine Saint-Denis (Co-Winner - Class B - Zoology)
- Chrysemys Picta by Cheryl Bramble (Co-Wi© 2021 - Winner - Class B - Zoology)
Nature 1 - October 6, 2021
ORNITHOLOGY:
BOTANY:
GENERAL:
ZOOLOGY:
- Acorn Woodpecker by Jake B. Levin (Winner - Class A - Ornithology - Top Mark Nature 1)
- Canard Branchu by Louise Asselin (Co-Winner - Class B - Ornithology - Top Class B Mark Nature 1)
- Common Puffin Île aux Perroquets by Louise Asselin (Co-Winner - Class B - Ornithology - Top Class B Mark Nature 1)
BOTANY:
- Milkweed (Asclepias Syriaca) by Maria Teresa Garavito (Winner - Class A - Botany)
- Cornflower by Petra Niederhauser (Winner - Class B - Botany)
GENERAL:
- The Majestic Granite Peak of Mount Fitz Roy, Patagonia by Ron Gesser (Winner - Class A - Nature General)
- Effects of Global Warming Greenland by Danielle LaPointe (Winner - Class B - Nature General)
ZOOLOGY:
- Red Fox by Jean Gouin (Winner - Class A - Zoology)
- Red Milkweed Beetle by Cheryl Bramble (Winner - Class B - Zoology)