2017 Arizona Wildlife Calendar Photo Contest Winners Announced

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

PHOENIX, Ariz. -(Ammoland.com)- Pamela Parker of Mesa took the best-in-show photo this year. Her image captures an unforgettable moment and beauty of our state bird — and proves that when preparation, practice and skill meet opportunity, wildlife photographers can show us the natural world in a unique and powerful way.

Parker, who also earned an honorable mention this year for a special moment in time of a black-tailed jackrabbit, is among many Arizona photographers who study wildlife behavior to improve their work. To everyone who entered: Thank you for your dedication to wildlife and photography.

About 250 photographers entered this year’s contest. Thirteen winning images are published in a full-size 2018 wildlife calendar in the November–December 2017 issue of Arizona Wildlife Views magazine.

In addition to Parker, the other 12 winning photographers are:

• Eric Heaton, Gilbert: bull elk & harem
• Bob Reisinger, Tempe: drake gadwall
• Donal Hill, Flagstaff: Abert’s squirrel
• Gary Michael Flanagan, Gilbert: great blue heron
• Kathy Ritter, Happy Jack: white-tailed deer
• Timothy Cota, Mesa: brown vine snake
• Greg Collins, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
• Peggy Kniffin, Chandler: burrowing owl
• Joshua Esquivel, Sedona: rufous hummingbirds
• Bryan Keil, Scottsdale: green heron
• Tam Ryan, Mesa: coyotes
• Bruce D. Taubert, Glendale: badger

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Source:: AmmoLand