Audubon Announces the Winners of the 2020 Wildlife Photography Contest

More than 400 entries came from around the world for Audubon Community Nature Center’s 2020 Nature Photography Contest. Twelve countries plus 41 U.S. states and Puerto Rico were represented. Winners and finalists are from India, Saudi Arabia, Chile, northern Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania, and Western New York.

Photographs from the following categories were accepted:

Wildlife Portraits (any wild animal; no photos of animals in captivity, such as pets, zoos, or rehab animals)
Macro Abstracts (anything that is natural/wild such as flowers, insects, leaves, water droplets, eyes/feathers of animals, close-up textures in nature, etc.)
Habitats and Landscapes (places that any wild animals live in and/or waterfalls, sunsets, mountains, etc.)

Each winning photographer received a $200 cash prize, and their photographs are on display at the Nature Center in Jamestown. Frequent photography contest winner Alex Shepherd judged this year’s competition. As not all of the building is accessible due to COVID-19 restrictions, admission is by donation only.

Best wildlife photography award winner greater roadrunner by christopher smith Best wildlife photography award winner an indigo bunting by scott Best wildlife photography award winner mourning doves by heather roskelley Best wildlife photography award winner least bittern by petebrannon Best wildlife photography award winner a red billed tropic bord Best wildlife photography award winner eared grebes by michael kim Best wildlife photography award winner vitelline masked weaver by eric Best wildlife photography award winner the mother is the incubating Best wildlife photography award winner osprey in flight by mark Best wildlife photography award winner a brown creeper by rob

Best wildlife photography award winner fishing the bird by gannon Best wildlife photography award winner whooper swans by lisa sproat Best wildlife photography award winner tawny antpitta by supreet sahoo Best wildlife photography award winner a tui by alexander becker Best wildlife photography award winner sandpipers by dan lon