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Raptorsatrisk raptors at risk 2018 PSA 2018-216 Judges - both sections Kate Davis began life with a love of animals and by junior high school in 1973, she was caring for mammals and raptors with the cincinnati Zoo Junior Zoologists club. her father had a great interest in photography, tutoring Kate with a darkroom in the basement all of her childhood. she received a degree in Zoology from the university of Montana in 1982 and founded the non-profit educational organization Raptors of the Rockies in 1988. Kate keeps over a dozen non- releasable and falconry birds at the facility at her home in Western Montana. Program appearances with these raptors number 1673 for 132,000 people, young and old alike, including 132 schools. they are the subjects and source of inspiration for her drawings, paintings, etchings, welded steel sculptures, photography, and writing. she has authored and illustrated 5 books on raptors, and Raptors of the West won the national outdoor book Award and Montana book Award grand Prize. her 6th title is birds Are People, too, a blend of humor and photography -"it's a riot.” Most of the images were taken right in her yard, with a bald eagle nest nearby on the river. she and Raptors of the Rockies are celebrating thirty years of education, and with two young teaching team birds now, no retirement in sight. Calen Offield is a wildlife photographer who manages blue Maple Real estate and serves as a director of the offield Family Foundation. he received a bachelor of Arts in Photography from brooks institute of Photography in 2005 and specializes in black and white film processing, digital processing, medium and large format, and professional lighting. calen's photography assignments have taken him to Australia (sWot, conservation international), northern greenland (high Arctic institute), indonesia/Komodo islands (cRes sd Zoo), Panama/Mexico/galapagos (offield center for billfish studies), and Arizona (bat conservation). Paul Spurling (caldwell, idaho) is an avid photographer and outdoorsman as well as the senior software developer and director of technology for the Peregrine Fund. his photos have been published on numerous websites and in a children's book, a birding field guide, and an idaho Fish & game regulations booklet. When he's not maintaining and expanding the Peregrine Fund's considerable technology and internet assets, Paul enjoys hunting, fishing, and hiking in the mountains of central idaho. sPeciAl thAnKs to: Judges Volunteers & Advisors Prize sponsor Kate Davis Jim Shane Vortex Optics Calen Offield Boise Camera Club Paul Spurling Photographic Society of America Raptors at Risk is hosted by The Peregrine Fund, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to conserving birds of prey worldwide. All proceeds from Raptors at Risk, including entry fees, benefit conservation programs. Neither Photographic Society of Amer- ica nor The Peregrine Fund assumes any responsibility for misuse of copy- right by anyone. Exhibition Chair: Amy Siedenstrang, Art Director 5668 W. Flying Hawk Lane Boise, ID 83709 USA email: [email protected] www.peregrinefund.org 2018 Exhibition • PSA 2018-216 Of 404 entries submitted, our judges accepted 138 (34%) for exhibition. Scoring was based on a 15–point scale, with each of three judges awarding a maximum of 5 points. Scores of 11 and above were accepted. PuRely RAPtoRs (nAtuRe) diVision Gold Medal: Honorable Mention: Munir Virani Koon nam cheung usA hong Kong Martial Eagle Feeding Honey Buzzard Silver Medal: Honorable Mention: dany chan Munir Virani canada united states Sparrowhawk Drinking Vultures on Elephant Bronze Medal: Honorable Mention: Koon nam cheung nick dunlop hong Kong usA Snowy Owl A03 Skunk Snack Raptors at Risk Award: Jim shane usA Baby Raptor Eyes RAPTORS AT RISK 2018 • NATURE (PURELY RAPTORS) • PSA 2018-216 greg Albrechtsen usA northern saw-whet owl saw what stephen barnard northern harrier harassed brent barnes usA the eyes of A greathorned owl At dusk James bodkin usA barn owls snuggling great horned in Autumn gordon bramham england lammergeier Attack lammergeier talon lock bonnelis eagle Philip butler usA eastern screech owl Portrait dany chan canada sparrowhawk drinking little owl bring Food home Koon nam cheung hong Kong snowy owl A03 great grey owl A23 honey buzzard 22 Conserving snowy owl A12 birds of prey Alan clampitt usA Peregrine on yellowstone River Merlin Fledglings in Alaska worldwide dawn currie usA Red-shouldered hawk Preening ii Judi dressler usA burrowing owl hellooo there burrowing owl hold on im comin burrowing owl in Flight nick dunlop usA Falcon nap time skunk snack dark Falcon Alaska gyr Portrait Jerry Fenwick usA coopers-hawk-with-dove Albert Figuccio usA back off Kid self confident doug german usA sharpie and cardinal shorty and harrier2 shotry and harrier snowy owl leah gray canada harrier Pygmy Falcon Pair griffin takeout Andre gregoire usA coming in for a landing game of keep away peregrine falcon prey exchange Marian herz usA common buzzard1 spotted owlet Jenni horsnell Australia Kite Portrait Mating Kestrels 2 Roy Killen Australia African fish eagles RAPTORS AT RISK 2018 • NATURE (PURELY RAPTORS) • PSA 2018-216 Jackie Klieger usA landing crested caracara crested caracara irene Kramer usA Kestrel With An Attitude barbara Kuebler usA Adult Male Kite with snail blackbird chasing snail Kite david land usA Ridgwayshawk bence Mate hungary chilly breath lunchtime territorial Rick Miller usA Merlin Attack Peggy Mundy usA gone fishing nathan norris usA Kestrel lynn nunn usA Peregrine Falcon in the fall Conserving Robert Palmer usA Aplomado Falcons mating birds of Alan Peterson usA diving Red-shouldered hawk Vittorio Ricci italy hooking prey the grab worldwide sandy scott usA screech owl Jim shane usA Whip tail For nestlings Will sooter usA Peregrine Falcon captures starling Justin springer usA great horned owl family turkey Vulture Profile Alexey suloev Russia synchronous landing A sharp eye one after another Wings-butterfly sam sun usA interrupting Moms Meal bald eagle landing Peregrine Food exchange 3 lynn thompson usA crested caracara Wing spread Jim thomson Australia Male Kestrel Feeding Female 2A Russell thorstrom usA Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk male Munir Virani usA Martial eagle feeding Vultures on elephant black chested snake eagle Philippine eagle scott Warner usA incognito Mike Wooding canada short-eared owl in Flight crested caracara Rough-legged hawk with Vole short-eared owl Richard Zahren usA Redtail w-squirrel Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Alan Clampitt Peregrine on Yellowstone River Alan Clampitt Merlin Fledglings in Alaska HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Alan Peterson Diving Red-shouldered Hawk Albert figuccio Back Off Kid HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Albert figuccio Self Confident Alexey Suloev Synchronous landing HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Alexey Suloev A sharp eye Alexey Suloev One after another HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Alexey Suloev Wings-butterfly Andre Gregoire coming in for a landing HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Andre Gregoire game of keep away Andre Gregoire peregrine falcon prey exchange HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Barbara Kuebler Adult Male Kite with Snail Barbara Kuebler Blackbird Chasing Snail Kite HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Bence Mate Chilly Breath Bence Mate Lunchtime HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Bence Mate Territorial Brent Barnes The Eyes Of A Great Horned Owl At Dusk HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Dany Chan Sparrowhawk Drinking Dany Chan Little Owl Bring Food Home HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division David Land RidgwaysHawk Dawn Currie Red-shouldered Hawk Preening II HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Doug German Sharpie and Cardinal Doug German Shorty and Harrier2 HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Doug German Shotry and Harrier Doug German Snowy Owl HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Gordon Bramham Lammergeier Attack Gordon Bramham Lammergeier talon lock HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division Gordon Bramham Bonnelis Eagle Greg Albrechtsen Northern Saw-whet Owl saw what HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 • Accepted Entries PSA 2018-216 Nature Division irene Kramer Kestrel With An Attitude Jackie Klieger Landing Crested Caracara HOStED By tHE PEREGRinE funD • www.PEREGRinEfunD.ORG Raptors at Risk 2018 •
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