Wildlife winners
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1st Place - Outstanding Achievement Title: A Mother's Courage Shot in Antarctica, all seemed lost. The adelie penguin mother strode out courageously and faced off the rare all-white southern giant petrel that was cornering the cowering creche of screaming chicks
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2nd Place - Merit of Excellence Title: Hi Human Mandrill Portrait
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3rd Place - Honor of Distinction Title: Thoughtful An orang utan portrait on black background. It is fascinating to see how human their expressions become when frozen in a photograph like this.
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Honorable Mention Title: Chinups a tiny grey tree frog hangs onto a twig as if he's doing chinups
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Honorable Mention Title: Good Morning!
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Honorable Mention Title: Squeezed Four Blue Cheeked Bee Eaters Squeezed Together Trying To Warm Each Others Of The Chilly Weather .. They Were Looking At A Passing By Steppe Eagle Just Above Them
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Honorable Mention Title: Shake It Off Rescued Bald Eagle caught mid bath
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Honorable Mention Title: Whooper Swan The famous swan in Japan , Taken in Hokkaido 2015
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Honorable Mention Title: Back Side
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Honorable Mention Title: Breakfast
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Honorable Mention Title: Good Bye Old Friend Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth today and have been known to live to over 70 years. Elephants are legendary for their memory and intelligence including attributes associated with grief
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Honorable Mention Title: Spotlit Lion A wild lion is not spooked by the spotlight in Thornybush Game Reserve, South Africa
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Honorable Mention Title: Feathered Portrait N.2
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Honorable Mention Title: Golden Orb Weaver
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Honorable Mention Title: Wolf Forward motion
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Honorable Mention Title: Penguin Conference African Penguins, also called "Jackass Penguins" deciding what to do next on a beach in South Africa.
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Honorable Mention Title: Bearded Seal Bearded seals proudly displays his weapons from a small piece of ice in Svalbard
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