Suppertime

***8 TIME CONTEST WINNER***... more

by Priscilla Burgers

Title

Suppertime

Artist

Priscilla Burgers

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

***8 TIME CONTEST WINNER***
These Great Egrets (Ardea alba) were part of a large rookery in St. Augustine, Florida. Great Egrets are slightly smaller than Great Blue Herons. They hunt like herons, standing immobile or wading through wetlands to capture fish with a jab of their yellow bills. Great Egrets were hunted nearly to extinction for their plumes in the late nineteenth century, sparking conservation movements and some of the first laws to protect birds. The Great Egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society, one of the oldest environmental organizations in North America. Audubon was founded to protect birds from being killed for their feathers. Great egret nestlings can be very aggressive, as was the most active of these three.


CONTEST WINS:
FIRST PLACE:

-ANIMAL KINGDOM Contest - 1/26/2017
-BIRDS Contest - 8/2/2015
-ANYTHING WITH WINGS Contest - 7/30/2015; FIRST PLACE out of 979 entries.
-MOMS ANIMAL OR HUMAN Contest - 5/17/2015
-AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS MAY LOGO Contest - 4/25/2015
-TEN FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR NOVEMBER 2014 - 12/15/2014
-BEAUTIFUL BIRDS Contest-11/10/2013
-HONORING OUR MOTHERS Contest-11/05/2013

SECOND PLACE:

-MY BEST FLORIDA PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE Contest - 2/11/2019
-BIRDS Contest - 2/2/2017
-ROOKERY Contest - 8/25/2016
-BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP - NEW LOGO Contest - 6/1/2016
-Egrets - Herons Eating Contest - 12/30/2015
-AMAZING SCENES OF LIFE Contest - 11/18/2015
-ANIMAL Contest - 8/21/2015; SECOND PLACE out of 2939 entries.
-NATURE Contest - 4/21/2015
-DREAMING OF SPRING Contest - 3/3/2015
-BLACK CANVAS Contest-11/25/2013
-IMAGES OF FLORIDA Contest-11/18/2013
-EGRETS - HERONS EATING Contest - 12/26/2015

THIRD PLACE:

-BIRDS AT FEEDING TIME Contest - 10/13/2016
-SPOTLIGHT ON WILDLIFE Contest - 9/23/2016
-NATURE PHOTOS Contest - 5/22/2016
-BEST OF SPRING Contest - 4/24/2015; TIED WITH ANOTHER ONE OF MY IMAGES FOR THIRD PLACE OUT OF 551 ENTRIES
-AMAZING BIRDS Contest-10/26/2013
-THANK YOU 2013 Contest - 12/08/2013
-NATURE PHOTOS Contest-12/12/2013


THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS FOR FEATURING THIS IMAGE.


SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE WEEK
Florida - The Beautiful Sunshine State - 06/09/2014

-Versatile Photography Group-9/03/2013
-Wildlife-One A Day Group-9/04/2013
-Artists Best five Artwork Group-9/10/2013
-Beauty Group-9/23/2013
-The Real Florida Group-9/24/2013
-3 A Day Greeting Cards Group-9/24/2013
-What is in it for You: Sensational Animals Group-11/16/2013
-Weekly Fun for All Mediums Group-Subject: Birds-1/02/2014
-500 Views Group-03/16/2014
-Water Bird Photography Group - 05/28/2014
-Florida - The Beautiful Sunshine State Group - 06/07/2014
-The Artistic Photographer Group - 06/09/2014
-The World We See Group - 06/09/2014
-Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife Group - 06/10/2014
-Touch of Color on Black Group - 06/10/2014
-Art By God Group - 06/10/2014
-Landscapes and Waterfalls Group - 06/11/2014
-Premium FAA Artists Group - 06/15/2014
-All Things on the Atlantic Group - 06/15/2014
-Places You Visited Group - 06/25/2014
-All Natural Scenery Landscapes Group - 07/05/2014
-I Love Nature Photography Group - 07/09/2014
-Best Art Ever Group - 07/30/2014:
-In the Mood Group - 07/24/2014
-Black Background and Color Group - 08/04/2014
-Bird Watchers - Photography Only Group - 11/11/2015
-Egrets and Herons Group - 11/20/2015
-Pure Nature Photography Group - 4/12/2016
-Wild Birds of the World Group - 2/4/2017
-FAA Portraits - Birds Group - 2/6/2017
-USA Photographers Only Group - 7/30/2019
-10 Plus Group - 11/16/2020

Second Place Award:
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest

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July 12th, 2013