2023 Refuge Photo Contest

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2023 Birds Category

Craig Wallace

1st Place, Tundra Swans

Jerry Baker

Honorable Mention, Short-eared Owl

Samantha Prugsamatz

Honorable Mention, Sandhill Crane

Louise Bartels

Honorable Mention, Short-eared Owl

2023 Wildlife Category

John Matzick

1st Place, Male Columbian White-tailed Deer

Jeff Waite

Honorable Mention, River Otter

2023 Plant Life Category

Charlie Sandbo

1st Place, Himalayan Blackberry Flower & Honey Bee

Kathryn Caine

Honorable Mention, Douglas's spiraea

2023 Landscape & Structures Category

Karen Stuwe

1st Place, Rainbow & wetlands & Geese

Linda Church

Honorable Mention, Foggy Wetland

2023 Youth Category

Landon James

1st Place, female or juvenile Red-winged Blackbirds

Aiden Harper

Honorable Mention, Bald Eagle

Thank you to the wonderful judges of the 2023 contest:

Carl LaCasse (Refuge Photographer)
Leslie Lopez (Board Member)
Susan Setterberg (Refuge Volunteer)
Samantha Zeiner (Friends of RNWR Director of Operations)
Members of the Pro Photo Supply staff

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