winners 2018

Slight Disagreement by Shelley Pearson

A family affair by Gary Meredith

Brolga's flee fire by Cathryn Vasseleu

Swooping by Sar Nop

A tragic end by Danny McCreadie

Shadow Dancer by Lachlan Hall

Crested Pigeon by Campbell Mole

shortlisted entries

Bird Behaviour

I Am Invisible by Colin Driscoll

At the End of a Hot Day by Wilson Lennard

Battle Royal by Duade Paton

Berries for Breaky by Michael Hanvey

Brown Falcon vs Brown Snake by Bill Harding

Doomed! by Janette Rodgers

First Come First Served by Maria Mazo

Hide and Seek by Lachlan Hall

Joy in the Morning by Joy Peter

Kingfisher Discussion by John Dalton

Mating Season by Jan Robinson

Nankeen Kestrels Fighting by David Adam

Mid-air Exchange by Sar Nop

On the Hunt by Theresa Pitter

Royal Penguin by Henry Cook

Send in the Clowns by Peter Brown

Six-legged Red-capped Plover by Leo Berzins

Stay Together, it's Cold by Gary Meredith

Stint Reflection by Duade Paton

The Reflection by Duade Paton

Bird Portrait

Sponsored by Leica

A Flash of Beauty by Louis Backstrom

Autumn Crimson Rosella by Bill Harding

Beauty and Light by Shelley Pearson

Cassowary by Chris Firth

Cloncurry Ringneck by Daniel Venema

Drying Times by Danny McCreadie

Early Morning Magpie by Bobbi Marchini

Eastern Curlew by Simon Blanchflower

Feathers all in Check by Rebecca Harrison

Intruder Alert by Janette Rodgers

Laurie by Rex Boggs

Magpie Look by Muneer Alshanti

One of Seventeen by Lachlan Hall

Shorebird Reflection by Duade Paton

Southern Cassowary Portrait by David Stowe

Spotted Harrier by Danny McCreadie

Tawny Frogmouth by Nalini Scarfe

The Catch by Craig Greer

The Stare by Kristian Bell

Victoria’s Riflebird by Bill Harding

Birds in the Landscape

Sponsored by Lake Cowal Foundation

Amongst the Grass-tree Flowers by Chris Firth

Arnhemland Jewels by Laurie Ross

Cockatiels in the Pilbara by Cherilyn Corker

Cormorant Seascape by Heyn De Kock

Dandelion Delight by Gary Meredith

Diving by Sar Nop

Early Morning Walk by Danny McCreadie

Emus Among the Daisies by Lachlan Hall

Eyre's Sandpatch by Mick Floyd

Gloomy Gliders by Nicolas Rakotopare

Jewel of the Barkly by Laurie Ross

Keeping a Close Eye by Danny McCreadie

Lonely Gull by Duade Paton

Lusitania Bay by David Stowe

Midwinter Murders by Jon McGowan

Redthroat Sunset by David Stowe

Shearwater Migration by Duade Paton

Spikey by Maria Coleman

Swan at Dawn by Claire Harper

The sunset hunter by Wilson Lennard

Welcome to my Pad by Michael Hanvey

Wetland Sunset by Cathryn Vasseleu

Creative/Fine art

Dawn of the Egrets by Louise Stockden

Egret Hunts in Eerie Pond by Janette Rodgers

Elegant Reflections by Janette Rodgers

Freckled Duck by Duade Paton

Gabriel by Shaun Viljoen

Gould's gift by Laurie Ross

Harmony by Theresa Pitter

Ibis Deep in Thought by Paul Aurisch

Pelican perceptions by Jacob Emerson

Reflection by Jan Robinson

Song Breath by Angela Robertson-Buchanan

Sorrowful Coucal by Sylwester Chyb

Swans in Black by David Stowe

The claw by Kimberley Kliska

The showman by Lachlan Hall

Vivid Green by Tim Freer

Human Impact

Bath Time! by Kelly Gough

Cooling Off by Warren Wilson

Crested Tern Choking on a Fishing Line by Maria Mazo

Darter in Trouble by Cherilyn Corker

Drinking on the Fly by Sarah Floyd

Emu Road by Cameron Candy

Fallen Victim of Duck Season by Andrew Wallis

Fishing by Sar Nop

Horsfield’s Bushlark by Don Hadden

Iconic Roadkill by Heyn De Kock

Industrious Finch by Gary Meredith

Pacific Black Duck by Thomas Hunt

Patina Perch by Lincoln Macgregor

Playground Brawl by Keir Sinclair

Road Kill by Con Boekel

Stunned Survivor by Thomas Rowland

The Drying of the Dam by Lisa Nunn

The Galah and the Spa by Kristian Bell

Black-Cockatoos

Sponsored by Northern Territory Birding Trails

A Matching Pair by Jane Putland

Cockatoo Surgeon by Laurie Ross

Country Roads by Tim Nallipogu

Fallen Feather by Peter Rowland

Incoming by David Stowe

Palm Cockatoo by David Stowe

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo by Mark Sanders

Take Off by David Stowe

Unconditional Love by Rebecca Harrison

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Preening by Kirsten Woodforth

Youth

A Hardworking Single Mother by McKinley Moens

Great Egret by Campbell Mole

Pardalote Perfection by McKinley Moens

Tawny Frogmouth Feathers by Josh Clark

The Dive by Zavier Utber

Welcome Swallow by Campbell Mole

White-cheeked Honeyeater Sings by Finley Woodforth

We are indebted to our volunteer judges for the 2018 competition: Sabine Meyer, Georgina Steytler, Cara Schultz, Luke Massey and Chris Tzaros.