Title:	Sanderlings - Here they come!
Location:	Moss Landing, California
Description:	A flock of Sanderlings flies over coastal waters, directly at me. They circled over the water a few times, then returned to land on the beach to hunt for small invertebrates at the edge of receding waves.
Copyright:	© 2023 Kevin Lohman
Contact:	Kevin Lohman Kevin Lohman Photography email: Send Email website: http://www.kevinlohman.com

GRAND PRIZE ($1,000) -

Joe Lucas - "Flash Dance", South Platte River, Waterton Canyon

FIRST PRIZE ($250) -

Birds: Jeff Johnson - "The Sentinel", Caddo Lake, Texas

Macro/Other: Corey Raffel - "Nile Crocodile", Chobe National Park, Botswana

Mammals: Aaron Baggenstos - "The Last Waltz in Samburu", Samburu, Kenya

Scapes: David Hattori - "Baja Sunrise", Sea of Cortez, Baja Sur, Mexico

SECOND PRIZE ($125) -

Birds: Robert Gloeckner - "Tucked In", Trinity, Florida

Birds: Vaughn Larsen - "Bohemian Waxwing", Littleton, CO

Macro/Other: Bob Karcz - "No more room here!", Parker, Colorado

Macro/Other: Leighton Lum - "Dinosaur Crossing", Madagascar

Mammals: Daryl Yeo - "Hunting Leopard", Masai Mara, Kenya

Mammals: Miles Boorman - "Power of Three", Svalbard

Scapes: Brandon Yoshizawa - "Fire by Night", Yosemite National Park, CA

Scapes: Nona Radin - "Blue Over Super Blue", Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, Colorado

SPECIAL AWARDS ($250) -

Colorado Nature: Will Shieh - "American Mink", Colorado, USA

Humor in Nature: Deena Sveinsson - "Three's a Crowd", Antarctica

Migratory Birds: Steffen Foerster - "Rise", New York, USA

National Parks & Refuges: Bob Cross - "Heavenly Light on the Dunes", The Great Sand Dunes National Park

Ocean Life: Brett Freliche - "Down in Front", Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Sense of Place: Aaron Baggenstos - "Twilight's Watch", Patagonia, Chile

Urban Wildlife: Liron Gertsman - "City Dweller", Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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