Hello all,
I hope everyone is feeling inspired by the turn of the weather (our Rufous
hummer just showed up, and we already have a fledgling Anna's hanging
around!) Lots of flowers starting to bloom here is SW Oregon, too, which
makes for great photo opportunities!
Speaking of photos, the March OBA photo contest is now open! You can e-mail
your submissions directly to me, or through the OBA website at:
http://www.orbirds.org/photocontestrules.html where you will be directed to
my e-mail.
You can also find contest rules there, but please take note that there has
been an ADDITION to the contest rules that is not up on the website (more
of an informal rule):
Please send your submissions to me no later than 5:00 PM on the 14th of
every month! This is to ensure that I can get everything to Treesa Hertzel
in time for her to get the photos up and running by the 15th so voting can
begin.
Here also is a quick run-down of other contest rules:
Contest Rules
- Contest submissions must be of wild birds only and while minor editing
to crop or adjust lighting are acceptable, photographs with major
modifications to the subject or background, or photo montages, will be
rejected by the contest moderator, whose decision is final.
- You do not need to be an OBA member to submit a photo in the contest.
- You do not need to be an OBA member to vote in the contest.
- Submission period for photos will be the first two weeks of every
month. Submitted photos will then be posted here for people to vote on.
- Once the voting is completed, the winning photo will be displayed as
our website home-page image for the following month.
- Photographers may only submit one photo per contest (monthly).
- Voters may only vote for one photo per contest (monthly).
- Photo must have been taken in Oregon and within the current month or
two months prior. For example, only photos from March, April, and May will
be accepted for May's contest.
- Please include the species name, location, date the photo was taken,
and your name and email address.
Submission period is the first two weeks of every month.
The photos being submitted each month are just beautiful. I know I say it
oftern, but I really am lucky to be able to see everyone's wonderful work
each month. I especially love it when a bird I have yet to see gets
submitted.
Thank you to everyone who has submitted, and continues to submit. As
always, if you have a photo you are proud of, I'd love to see it, and
everyone else who shares this crazy love of birds would love to see it too!
So please send it in!
Until then, happy birdographing!
Cheers,
Zia Fukuda
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*May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the
most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.-EA*
