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Outdoor Alabama
Photo Contest Winners
In the last days leading up to the contest
deadline, the entries started pouring in.
Stacks and stacks of padded envelopes
contained CDs and DVDs with more than
2,000 photos. Would these photos live up
to excellence we had come to expect from
our readers? In a word—YES!
The photos selected reflect Alabama’s abundant natural diversity of landscape, wildlife
and recreation. We’re pleased to share them
with you on the following pages.
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OUTDOOR ALABAMA | FEBRUARY 2014
BIRDS
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Jeff Johnston
Mobile, Ala.
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BIRDS
[2]
BIRDS — Second Place
Killdeer with Chick
Richard Curtin
Anniston, Ala.
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OUTDOOR ALABAMA | FEBRUARY 2014
[3]
[HM]
BIRDS — Third Place
Ring-necked Duck
Jeff Johnston
Mobile, Ala.
BIRDS — Honorable Mention
Two Great Egrets
Richard Curtin
Anniston, Ala.
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FLORA
FLORA
Pink Flowered Water-lily
David Cline
Auburn, Ala.
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OUTDOOR ALABAMA | FEBRUARY 2014
FLORA
Mushrooms
Roy W. Knight
Auburn, Ala.
FLORA
Pink Sundew
Beth Tattersall
Mobile, Ala.
[1]
[2]
[3]
[HM]
FLORA
Pitcher Plant Flower Stalk
Geri Reddy
Madison, Ala.
www.outdooralabama.com
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MAMMALS
[1]
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel
Jeff Drake
Bessemer, Ala.
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OUTDOOR ALABAMA | FEBRUARY 2014
MAMMALS
White-tailed Deer Fawns
Brad Lackey
Fort Payne, Ala.
MAMMALS
Chipmunk
Debbie Tromblee
Huntsville, Ala.
[2]
[3]
[HM]
MAMMALS
White-tailed Doe
Helen Thurber
Theodore, Ala.
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OTHER WILDLIFE
[1]
OTHER WILDLIFE
Fiery Skipper on Yellow Flower
Lisa Comer
Silverhill, Ala.
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OUTDOOR ALABAMA | FEBRUARY 2014
[2]
OTHER WILDLIFE
Robber Fly Close-up
Russell Brown
Madison, Ala.
[3]
OTHER WILDLIFE
Orchard Orbweaver
Sherry Stimpson Frost
Fairhope, Ala.
[HM]
OTHER WILDLIFE
Mayfly
Patsy Russo
Mobile, Ala.
www.outdooralabama.com
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NATURE-BASED RECREATION
NATURE-BASED RECREATION ­
Tent Camping
Brad Lackey
Fort Payne, Ala.
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OUTDOOR ALABAMA | FEBRUARY 2014
NATURE-BASED RECREATION
Water Skiing
Rachel Hudon
Auburn, Ala.
NATURE-BASED RECREATION
Dove Hunter
Brandy Pike
Roanoke, Ala.
[2]
[1]
[3]
[HM]
NATURE-BASED RECREATION
Sunset Fishing
Matt Ragland
Harvest, Ala.
www.outdooralabama.com
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SCENIC/PICTORIAL
[1]
SCENIC/PICTORIAL
Vinemont Cascade
Keith Bozeman
Hartselle, Ala.
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OUTDOOR ALABAMA | FEBRUARY 2014
SCENIC/PICTORIAL
Bon Secour Shrimp Boats
Troy Calvert
Gulf Shores, Ala.
SCENIC/PICTORIAL
Upper Caney Creek Falls,
Bankhead National Forest
Alan Shero
Huntsville, Ala.
[2]
[3]
SCENIC/PICTORIAL
Little River Canyon
Randy C. Finch
Florence, Ala.
[HM]
www.outdooralabama.com
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REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS/FISH
[1]
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REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS/FISH
Gray Treefrog
Jamie Burchill
Troy, Ala.
REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS/FISH
Spadefoot Toad
Jamie Burchill
Troy, Ala.
REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS/FISH
Eastern Indigo Snake
Richard Dowling
Prattville, Ala.
REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS/FISH
Mating Anoles
Cleveland Brown
Evergreen, Ala.
OUTDOOR ALABAMA | FEBRUARY 2014
[2]
[3]
[HM]
www.outdooralabama.com
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STATE PARKS
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STATE PARKS
Buck’s Pocket State Park
Alan Shero
Huntsville, Ala.
STATE PARKS
Paddleboarding at DeSoto State Park
Patricia Dortch
Irondale, Ala.
STATE PARKS
Rickwood Caverns State Park
Leanne Harper
Birmingham, Ala.
STATE PARKS
Lake Lurleen State Park
Tyler Barnes
Coker, Ala.
OUTDOOR ALABAMA | FEBRUARY 2014
[1]
[3]
[2]
[HM]
www.outdooralabama.com
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YOUTH 6-12
[1]
[2]
YOUTH 6-12
Group of Red Mushrooms
Harper Reed, 7
Waverly, Ala.
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OUTDOOR ALABAMA | FEBRUARY 2014
[3]
YOUTH 6-12
Fall Color
Emma Sherer, 12
Florence, Ala.
[HM]
YOUTH 6-12
Snail
Codi Pevarnik, 12
Mobile, Ala.
YOUTH 6-12
Queen Anne’s Lace
Emma Sherer, 12
Florence, Ala.
YOUTH 13-18
[1]
[2]
YOUTH 13-18
Solitary Sandpiper
Michael Sandoz, 15
Long Beach, Miss.
[3]
YOUTH 13-18
Fairhope Sunset
Michael Sandoz, 15
Long Beach, Miss.
[HM]
YOUTH 13-18
DeSoto State Park
Cole Summersell, 15
Birmingham, Ala.
YOUTH 13-18
Green Treefrog
Jason Wells, 14
Bessemer, Ala.
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