Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Urquhart Butterfly Garden Photo Contest! We were so impressed and inspired by the artistry, wildlife diversity, and specific moments you captured in your photo submissions. It is always exciting to see the Garden through your eyes.
We’d like to extend a BIG thank you to everyone who entered the contest and to our judges who did the very difficult job of selecting the winners.
HONORABLE MENTION:Virginia Creeper, Angel Wang, HamiltonHONORABLE MENTION:Dutchman’s Pipe, Kate Watkinson, HamiltonSECOND PLACE:Zinnia, Mark Vanderbeek, HamiltonFIRST PLACE:Eastern Redbud, Laura Casuccio, Dundas (Hamilton)HONORABLE MENTION:Spined Soldier Bug with Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Steve Owen, EtobicokeHONORABLE MENTION:Halloween Pennant, Michelle Sharp, Dundas (Hamilton)SECOND PLACE: Chinese Mantis, Barbara Bialon, OakvilleFIRST PLACE: Sweat Bee, Dean Hughes, BurlingtonHONORABLE MENTION:Silver-spotted Skipper, Michelle Sharp, Dundas (Hamilton)HONORABLE MENTION:Hummingbird Clearwing, Don Leslie, Stoney Creek (Hamilton)SECOND PLACE: Ailanthus Webworm, Geoffrey Dunn, Ancaster (Hamilton)FIRST PLACE: Pair of Giant Swallowtail butterflies, Marsha Wright, WaterdownHONORABLE MENTION:Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Geoffrey Dunn, Ancaster (Hamilton)HONORABLE MENTION:Meadow Vole retrieving a Mulberry, Mark Williams, HamiltonHONORABLE MENTION:American Toad, Marsha Wright, WaterdownHONORABLE MENTION:Cedar Waxwing, Ingrid Hann, Burlington SECOND PLACE: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Barbara Bialon, OakvilleFIRST PLACE:Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Mark Williams, Hamilton
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