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NOTE: This page was archived from the Ding Darling Wildlife Society website, because each year the contest photos are replaced with the new contest winners.

2003 Annual Photo Contest

The entries for the annual "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society photo contest were judged October 9, 2003. There were 131 entries, and the judges selected 14 winning photographs. This year's judges were Kendra Pednault, refuge biologist, and island photographers Charles McCullough, David Meardon, and John Carney. The judging criteria are technical excellence (sharpness, lighting, composition and exposure), originality/creativity, interest, and ability to be reproduced for publication.

2003 Photo Contest Winners

1st place — Snowy Egret by Ligia Dovale-Kiamco of Warwick, RI

2nd place — Spoonbill by Rick Kinney of Cape Coral, FL

3rd place/tie — Raccoon by Gary Hoard of Madrid, IA

3rd place/tie — Spoonbill by Ligia Dovale-Kiamco of Warwick, RI

4th place — Red-Shouldered Hawk by Al Pollack of North Canton, OH

5th place/tie — Tri-Colored Heron by Neil Kaufman of Louisville, KY

5th place/tie — Pelican by Rick Kinney of Cape Coral, FL

6th place — Gull by James O'Donnell of Covingtion, OH

7th place — Hawk with Snake by Sallie Rich of Cockeysville, MD

8th place — Snowy Egret by Henry Bradley of Elm Grove, WI

9th place — Red-Shouldered Hawk by Stanley Cronig of Centerville, MA

10th place — Wood Stork by Dee Faulk of Sanibel, FL

11th place — Snowy Egret by Robert Balogh of North Ft. Myers, FL

12th place — Anhinga by Warren Anderson of Danvers, MA

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