Flora and Fauna
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- FIRST PLACE, Roger Weatherburn Baker, After the Kill, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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- SECOND PLACE, Sandra K. Karmazin, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, in Cornwall, England. The Mud Maiden is made out of chicken wire frame, molded into a form with dirt, mosses, and some ornamental grasses to make her hair. I am lying beside the Mud Maiden to show the perspective of size.
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- THIRD PLACE, Roger Weatherburn Baker, Mother’s Love, Okavanga Delta, Botswana
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- FOURTH PLACE, Kenneth Linsner, Water Lily Pond, Bangkok
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- BEST OVERALL, Suzanne Frye, “Sunset Camel Ride in Broome.” Broome is on the coast of Western Australia. They have dramatic sunsets there, and it is popular to take a camel ride at sunset. Date- July 29, 2015
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- Ellen Parke, Olives, market display, Marrakesh
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- This Yellow Strelitzia is named Mandela’s Gold in honor of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa
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- David Mink, Horses on Beach, Outer Banks NC
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- Roger Weatherburn Baker, Male Danaid Eggfly Butterfly, India
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- Cynthia Bassett, Pandas, Bifengxia Nature Preserve, Sichuan Province, China
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- Ellen Parke, Cactus at Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh
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- Roger Weatherburn Baker, Leaping Croc, Sydney, Australia
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- David Mink, Lily Pond, Summer Palace, Beijing
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- Michael & Sue Hoey, Another lilac-breasted roller, national bird of Botswana, again taken in Chobe National Park in August 2013. The birdlife in this park is very rich and we had access from the Muchenje Safari Lodge.
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- Roger Weatherburn Baker, Green Monkey, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa
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- Paul Buescher, in Norway
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- Esther Dyer, taken in Kenya
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- Esther Dyer, taken in Kenya
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- Patricia Buescher, in Montenegro
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- Michael & Sue Hoey, A lilac-breasted roller, national bird of Botswana, taken in Chobe National Park, Botswana, in August 2013. This bird is a spectacular mixture of colours; camouflage is not apparently a priority.
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- Michael & Sue Hoey, in Belize, in March 2015. For anyone with a love of birdlife, Black Rock Lodge, next to a river in a tree-covered canyon, is a rewarding place to be based at.
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- Michael & Sue Hoey, A sacred Ibis, drying itself on the outskirts of Perth, taken in September 2014. We had not expected to see much wildlife so close to a busy city, but in one walk we saw black swans, sacred ibis, a kookaburra and numerous cormorants.
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- Marcelo Alvarez, Suspicious company, Everglades National Park. White heron surrounded by alligators. At peace but probably not for long
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- Michael & Sue Hoey, An emerald toucanet, another of Belize’s toucans, taken on another bird watch at Black Rock Lodge. Although not a particularly rare bird elsewhere, it is unusual in that part of Belize.
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- Marcelo Alvarez, Florida alligator, Everglades National Park. Alligator looking out for a morsel … or more.
