Dennis' 2012 Photo Contest

[Kinderchick]

Congratulations, eagle & TPC! All photo entries were great!

[allikat]

Amazing photos all! 
And, congrats to all and the winners!
Kinda weird how there was another tie... 

[Saoirse]

Great pictures, both of you! Actually, I liked all of the photos this year, wish I'd taken several of them!

[Pam]

Congrats to the winners, great photos everyone!

[RCF]

Congratulations to both winners! 

[susha]

And a beautiful shot it is, Eagle.  The colours are stunning.

Thanks for the explanation, TPC.  Too cute for words indeed.  At first, I thought they were baby sea turtles then thought they were birds of some kind...then thought turtles again...   Must look them up now for more info.  Can't seem to get enough of birds these days!

[eagle63_1999]

Thank-you !  I was out and about that day and went to the ponds and saw birds but this little guy caught my interest in that I wondered if I could get a shot of him.  I did and the rest is history as they say

[The Peregrine Chick]

Secondly, and this is why I'm posting here, TPC, who are those adorable faces in your photo?  I've tried to figure out what they are and can't

They are baby barn swallows.  They are too cute for words and there always seems to be more in a nest than a nest can hold.   You can see five chicks in this photo, in fact there were seven in the nest and they all stay there until "poof" they fledge.  It's hard to tell in the photo but the space from the edge of the nest to the roof above them is about three inches, so they are very "carefully" packed in there.

And I'm very glad you enjoyed the photo!

[susha]

First of all - Congratulations to Eagle and TPC for two great photos.  Understandable that there was a tie - they're both wonderful pictures

Secondly, and this is why I'm posting here, TPC, who are those adorable faces in your photo?  I've tried to figure out what they are and can't

[The Peregrine Chick]

Photo contest for this year is now ended and the results are in...appears we have a tie.
 
Each will receive a 8x10 photo of choice...the winners are: (drum roll please)
 
Eagle 63 for her "Dragonfly"
              and
TPC for her "Beware the Big Bad World"
 
Congrats ladies.
 
All great photos, thanks for entering everyone...till next year.
Winners just need to email me with their photo selection and mailing info.
 
Cheers !
Dennis

[The Peregrine Chick]

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[The Peregrine Chick]

What are YOU looking at
Pam

[The Peregrine Chick]

Umm, let's just stay here
Dupre501

[The Peregrine Chick]

Passion Flower
Kinderchick

[The Peregrine Chick]

Morning on Five Mile Lake
Sandie