Readers submitted thousands of fantastic entries to the 2022 Birds & Blooms Annual Photo Contest, and our team picked four standouts from each category: birds, blooms and butterflies. Turn the page to see the 12 finalists, and vote for your favorites in each category at birdsandblooms.com/votedj23 by November 30.
KEEP YOUR CAMERAS UP!
Next year’s Annual Photo Contest will be announced in our August/ September 2023 issue. In the meantime, follow us on Instagram (@birdsblooms) and use #birdsandblooms to share your best nature photos with us.
Jason Patterson
SAFETY HARBOR, FL
2021 GRAND PRIZE WINNER!
My son and I love to take pictures of owls. When he’s out of school, we go on short trips to search for them. We decided to look for burrowing owls in Cape Coral, Florida. We sat in the car to watch from a distance and not disturb them. These owls are on Florida’s threatened species list, mainly due to loss of habitat. The picture is special not only because the burrowing owls are close to each other, but because of the time my son and I spent together.
MORAGA, CA
1
ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD Stephanie Becker
BURKE, VA
INDIGO BUNTING James Stone
ISLIP, NY
COMMON BUCKEYE Thom Lutz
SINKING SPRING, PA
1
MONARCH Joe Endy
MIDLOTHIAN, VA
ICELANDIC POPPY Ann Fulcher
MADISON, AL
1
WATER LILY Christopher Baker