The Urquhart Butterfly Garden would like to thank and congratulate all the entrants and winners of the 2016 Photo Contest. Winners were announced on Saturday September 24, at the Air Force Club, adjacent to the garden.
The following photos are the winners from the two age divisions (Adults 18+, Youth Under 18) and the four categories (Butterflies & Moths, Insects Spiders & Bugs, Birds & Other Wildlife, and Plants & Flowers).
ADULTS 18+: BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
WINNER
Doug Hall
Guelph
Tawny-Edged Skipper
SECOND PLACE
Melanie Howarth
Hamilton
Great Spangled Fritallary (Speyeria Cybele)
HONOURABLE MENTION
James Lees
Hamilton
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
ADULTS 18+: INSECTS SPIDERS & BUGS
WINNER
Greg Bolzon
Guelph
Greg Bolzon
SECOND PLACE
Jennifer M Livic
Brantford
Black Swallowtail Catterpillar Third Instar Stage
HONOURABLE MENTION
Kathy Ward
Stoney Creek
Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)
HONOURABLE MENTION
Lois Mcnaught
Hamilton
Monobia Quadridens (Mason Wasp)
ADULTS 18+: BIRDS & OTHER WILDLIFE
WINNER
Melanie Howarth
Guelph
Red-Eyed Vireo (Vireo Olivaceous)
SECOND PLACE
Joseph P Falcone
Dundas
Ruby Throated Hummingbird Female
HONOURABLE MENTION
Greg Bolzon
Guelph
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
ADULTS 18+: PLANTS & FLOWERS
WINNER
Greg Bolzon
Guelph
Gooseneck Loosestrife
SECOND PLACE
Melanie Howarth
Guelph
Sunlit Wild Grapevine Tendrils (Vitis Vinifera)
HONOURABLE MENTION
Jennifer M. Livick
Brantford
Queen Anne’s Lace
HONOURABLE MENTION
Melanie Howarth
Guelph
California Poppy (Eschscholzia Californica
YOUTH UNDER 18: BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
WINNER
Rowan Post
Age 16
Hamilton
Pearl Crescent
SECOND PLAVE
Rosie Forsberg
Age 13
Monarch Butterfly
YOUTH UNDER18: INSECTS SPIDERS & BUGS
WINNER
Ramona Ribaudo-Begin
Age 14
Hamilton
Corn Flee Beetles
SECOND PLACE
Rowan Post
Age 16
Hamilton
Grasshopper
YOUTHS UNDER 18: BIRDS & OTHER WILDLIFE
WINNER
Rowan Post
Age 16
Hamilton
Chipmunk
SECOND PLACE
Sarah Brown
Age 13
Dundas
Downy Woodpecker
YOUTH UNDER 18: PLANTS & FLOWERS
WINNER
Rowan Post
Age 16
Hamilton
Pokeweed
SECOND PLACE
Rowan Post
Age 16
Hamilton
Anemone
2015 Winners
The Urquhart Butterfly Garden would like to thank and congratulate all the entrants and winners of the 2015 Photo Contest. Winners were announced on Saturday September 19, at the Air Force Club, adjacent to the garden.
The following photos are the winners from the three age divisions (Adults 18+, Youth 10-17, and Under 10) and the four categories (Butterflies & Moths, Insects Spiders & Bugs, Birds & Other Wildlife, and Plants & Flowers).
ADULTS 18+: BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
WINNER
Michelle Sharp
Dundas
Mating Monarch
SECOND PLACE
Bonnie Kinder
Hamilton
American Snout
HONOURABLE MENTION
Jennifer M. Livick
Brantford
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth ~ Cisseps Fulvicollis
HONOURABLE MENTION
Juris Kanduth
Rockton
Red Spotted Purple Butterfly
YOUTH 10-17: BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
WINNER
Kira Verschoor
Age 12
Dundas
Monarch
SECOND PLACE
Annaliese Mori
Age 15
Ancaster
Tiger Swallowtail
UNDER 10: BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
WINNER
Landon Hiebert
Age 9
Brantford
Monarch Butterfly
ADULTS 18+: INSECTS SPIDERS & BUGS
WINNER
Gillian Floyd
Mississauga
Hoverfly on Chicory
SECOND PLACE
Monica Harris
Copetown
Honey Bee
HONOURABLE MENTION
Shelley Rottenberg
Burlington
Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillar
HONOURABLE MENTION
Grace Robertson
Mississauga
Honeybee
YOUTH 10-17: INSECTS SPIDERS & BUGS
WINNER
Sarah Brown
Age 12
Dundas
Bee Fly
SECOND PLACE
Kira Verschoor
Age 12
Dundas
Blue tailed Wasp
UNDER 10: INSECTS SPIDERS & BUGS
WINNER
Sean Melanson
Age 9
Ancaster
Wasp on Goldenrod
ADULTS 18+: BIRDS & OTHER WILDLIFE
WINNER
Pat Wintemute
Dundas
Goldfinch
SECOND PLACE
Michelle Sharp
Dundas
Ruby Throated Hummingbird on Butterfly Bush (immature male)
HONOURABLE MENTION
Melanie Howarth
Guelph
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
HONOURABLE MENTION
Kathy Ward
Stoney Creek
Female Goldfinch on Cup Plant
YOUTH 10-17: BIRDS & OTHER WILDLIFE
WINNER
Rowan Post
Age 15
Hamilton
Catbird
SECOND PLACE
Annaliese Mori
Age 15
Ancaster
Double-Crested Cormorant
UNDER 10: BIRDS & OTHER WILDLIFE
WINNER
Sean Melanson
Age 9
Ancaster
Catbird
THANK YOU
Patrick Fletcher
Age 4
Dundas
Canada Goose
ADULTS 18+: PLANTS & FLOWERS
WINNER
Greg Bolzon
Guelph
Devil’s Trumpet (Datura metel)
SECOND PLACE
Melanie Howarth
Guelph
Japanese Anemone
HONOURABLE MENTION
Jennifer M. Livick
Brantford
Black-eyed Susan
HONOURABLE MENTION
Jim McCarthy
Dundas
Cone Flower
YOUTH 10-17: PLANTS & FLOWERS
WINNER
Kira Verschoor
Age 12
Dundas
Cup Plant Bud
SECOND PLACE
Sarah Rottenberg
Age 15
Burlington
Lantana Flower
UNDER 10: PLANTS & FLOWERS
WINNER
Landon Hiebert
Age 9
Brantford
Echinicea
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