Saturday, December 27, 2008

Winners of the Salem County Nature Club Fun Photo Contest
Thanks to everyone for participating!

There were a number of ties so we decided to award the same place prize to each of the winners.

Grand Prize Winner – Jeff White with a lovely fall photo of trees reflecting in the lake. His prize was a $25.00 gift certificate to Rushes Restaurant.

First Place Prize Winners in each of the six categories.
Prize is 6 months free dues.
General Wildlife: Gary Baldwin with a picture of a buck in velvet
Plants: Gary Baldwin with a photo of flower with a skipper butterfly
Humor: Jane Gandy with photo of squirrels
Scenic: Jeff White with the picture also chosen as Grand Prize Winner
Birds: Sina Kurman with a photo of a baby swan
Insects: Cathy White with a close-up of a dragonfly

Second Place Prize Winners in each of the six categories.
Prize is 3 months free dues.
General Wildlife: Gary Baldwin with photo of an otter tied with
Jeff White’s photo of a snake in the grass
Plants: Marilyn Patterson tied herself with a photo of an Indian Pipe and a
White Fringed Orchid
Humor: Gary Baldwin with photo of cat and woodpecker tied with
Jane Gandy with squirrel on feeder
Scenic: Gary Baldwin with photo of building on Abbot’s Farm
Birds: Gary Baldwin with photo of Eagle
Insects: Jeff White with photo of Spicebush Swallowtail

Third Place Prize Winners in each of the six categories.
Prize is one month free dues.
General Wildlife: Marilyn Patterson with frog photo
Plants: Ava Harvey with mushroom photo tied with
Elyce O’Malley with bee on Cosmos
Humor: Marilyn Patterson with hummer photo
Scenic: Jeff White with L.A.C photo tied with
Gary Baldwin with melting ice photo
Birds: Sina Kurman with photo of Papa Swan tied with
Jeff White’s hummingbird
Insects: Eugene Seabright with photo of spider web