Our Photo of the Week winner for July and August is Troy Lim, who captured this memorable image of a Bald Eagle preparing to land in a tree. Our judge Robert Strickland, who photographed the Red-shouldered Hawk we published on our October issue cover, noted that the photo "has perfect depth of field, allowing it to be crisp and in focus." Congratulations, Troy!
He wins a one-year subscription to Birder's World and gear from Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, the generous sponsor of our Photo of the Week Contest. Plus, he'll compete for the grand prize: a Zeiss Victory 8x42 T* FL binocular. Next May, we'll ask you, our loyal BirdersWorld.com visitors, to vote for one of six bimonthly winners: Troy's eagle photo, Nick Richter's Lesser Prairie-Chicken (our May-June Photo of the Week winner), and four future bimonthly winners. The top vote getter will be our grand prize winner!
Here's how you can enter our Photo of the Week Contest Sponsored by Zeiss.
Read more about Troy's photo and see our past bimonthly winners from 2010 here.
Ours isn't the only game in town of course. Here are eight other photo contests going on right now that are looking for great photos of birds:
Audubon Magazine Photography Awards: Birds in Focus. Produced in association with Nature's Best Photography magazine. Enter one of three categories: professional, amateur, or youth. Prizes include trips to the Galapagos, Belize, and Peru. Last year's grand prize winner was pro shooter Rob Palmer. We published his photo of a Ferruginous Hawk on page 5 of our October issue. Deadline: 11:59 pm ET, September 7, 2010. (That's next Tuesday!)
National Wildlife Refuge Association's 2010 Refuge Photo Contest. Photos taken at any national wildlife refuge are eligible for this contest. Subjects can include birds, mammals, insects, scenery, or plants. Prizes include $2,000 cash and two round-trip tickets on Southwest Airlines. The entry fee is $10 per photographer. Deadline: September 24, 2010.
Living Ocean Society's Ocean Exposures Photo Contest. The society is looking for photos in two categories: ocean people and ocean ecosystems. Winners in each category will receive a Nikon Coolpix digital camera. Deadline: September 30, 2010.
Nature's Best Backyards. Submit your photos of birds, butterflies, or other wildlife from your backyard. Winners will be published in a future issue of Nature's Best Photography magazine. Deadline: September 30, 2010.
The Nature Conservancy Fifth Annual Digital Photography Competition. Submissions are made via Flickr, and 35 photos will be selected as honorable mentions and finalists. The winner will be selected by public vote and featured on the cover of the Nature Conservancy's 2012 calendar, which reaches more than two million households. The photo of Burrowing Owls at right, by Scott Anderson of Aventura, Florida, was a runner up in last year's contest. Deadline: 11:59 pm PST, October 4, 2010.
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Photography Competition 2010. This U.K.-based conservation group's contest is open to photos taken at any of the nine WWT centers in the British Isles. Or the "quirky" category accepts photos shot elsewhere in the U.K. Visitors to the website can vote for photos. Deadline: October 31, 2010.
International Wildbird Photo Contest. Sponsored by the 21st Bird and Nature Festival, which will be held April 16-25, 2011, at Somme Bay, near Abbeville in northern France. The competition is open to all amateur and professional photographers without regard to age or nationality. Each winner will be invited to an award ceremony at the festival. Deadline: November 15, 2010.
Mississippi Wildlife Federation Youth/Adult Outdoor Photography Contest. You don't need to be a Mississippi resident to compete, but photos of birds or other wildlife must be of species that are native to the state. Kids ages 10-18 as well as adults are invited to enter. Deadline: June 1, 2011.
Good luck! --Matt Mendenhall, Associate Editor
Edited on Sept. 7 to add the National Wildlife Refuge Association contest. --MM
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