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2024 Photo Contest Results

These winning photographs were featured in our 2025 calendar. To pick up a free copy, click here for a list of locations.

 

A goose flapping its wings on a shimmering water surface with sunlight illuminating the scene.
Rajendran Thiagarajan, Staring Lake

 

Snow-covered trees and a winding stream create a serene winter landscape.
Alyssa Essig, Staring Lake
A snowy landscape with a calm creek reflecting the bare trees and a bright sun in a clear blue sky.
Sharon McCotter, Lake Lucy
Northern Lights over a calm lake with silhouettes of trees and a starry sky.
Robert Bastian, Staring Lake

 

Lush green lotus leaves and blooming yellow lotus flowers in a serene pond setting.
Alyssa Essig, Red Rock Lake
A bird perched on a branch with red berries in its beak, surrounded by greenery.
Rajendran Thiagarajan, Eden Prairie
A serene lake reflecting a dramatic sky with fluffy clouds at dusk.
Matt Chirrick, Staring Lake
A swan preening its feathers by a body of water.
Alyssa Essig, Purgatory Creek
A heron stands in shallow water surrounded by reeds and plants.
Yoko Yamasaki, Purgatory Creek
A vibrant rainbow arches over a calm lake, with the sunset sky reflected in the water.
Jeremy Peyer, Duck Lake
A small stream with flowing water over rocks, surrounded by greenery and fallen leaves.
John Cuoco, Riley Creek
A woodpecker with a red head perched on a tree branch.
Diana Hall, Lake Lucy
A forest with trees in vibrant autumn colors, lots of yellow and orange leaves covering the ground.
Pete Rose, Rice Marsh Lake

 Runners-up:

A small bird with red and brown plumage perched on a curved metal bar.
Diana Hall, Lake Lucy
Two white swans flying over a frozen lake with winter reeds in the background.
Babar Khan, Purgatory Creek
A squirrel eating a nut while sitting on a tree branch in a snowy environment.
Steven Harder, Rice Marsh Lake
A duck with a crest floats on the water.
Robert Bastian, Neill Lake
A toad sits on a rock with a green, blurred background.
Maya Chang, Lake Susan
Turtles stacked on a log in a pond, reflecting in the water.
Steven Harder, Kerber Pond
A monarch butterfly perched on pink flowers with a green, blurred background.
Yoko Yamasaki, Purgatory Creek
Two bald eagles perched on tree branches against a clear blue sky.
Bin Xu, Staring Lake
A bald eagle swoops low over a reflective water surface, surrounded by reeds and dark birds in the background.
Zachary Kinney, Purgatory Creek
Silhouette of ducks swimming on a calm lake during twilight.
Ben Montville, Round Lake
A serene forest scene with a stream, rocks, colorful autumn leaves, and a moss-covered tree stump.
John Cuoco, Riley Creek
Close-up of tall, fluffy grass stalks against a blurred green background.
Jeff Parker, Lake Riley
Frozen leaves with frost on the ground.
Terry Maxwell, Purgatory Creek
A small bird with red and brown plumage perched on a curved metal bar.
Two white swans flying over a frozen lake with winter reeds in the background.
A squirrel eating a nut while sitting on a tree branch in a snowy environment.
A duck with a crest floats on the water.
A toad sits on a rock with a green, blurred background.
Turtles stacked on a log in a pond, reflecting in the water.
A monarch butterfly perched on pink flowers with a green, blurred background.
Two bald eagles perched on tree branches against a clear blue sky.
A bald eagle swoops low over a reflective water surface, surrounded by reeds and dark birds in the background.
Silhouette of ducks swimming on a calm lake during twilight.
A serene forest scene with a stream, rocks, colorful autumn leaves, and a moss-covered tree stump.
Close-up of tall, fluffy grass stalks against a blurred green background.
Frozen leaves with frost on the ground.
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