Judges - both sections. special thanks to:

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2 Judges - both sections Max Burke (Meridian, idaho) has photographed birds and other wildlife as an interested wildlife and open photographer for years. he has been doing competitive photography for over 30 years as a member of the Photographic society of America. Max received recognition for his contributions to photography and photographers with an APsA (Associate Photographic society of America) recognition in he was the Photographic society of America conference Print chair for nature Prints for the 2008 and 2009 exhibition years, which includes bird and wildlife images as the most popular entrants. he was one of the Judges for the Peregrine Fund competition in 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. Dale E. Toweill (boise, idaho) is a professional wildlife biologist and manager with 34 years of wildlife management experience, 28 of those with the idaho department of Fish and game. he holds numerous professional degrees, including a doctorate in Fisheries and Wildlife Management from oregon state university, and is recognized as a certified Wildlife biologist by the Wildlife society. dale is also an avid outdoor writer and photographer who has had hundreds of photographs of wildlife and travel published in books and magazine articles. Judges Max Burke special thanks to: Volunteers & Advisors Jim Shane Paul Spurling Mike Dingel Dale Toweill Julia Rice Boise Camera Club 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 America nor The Peregrine Fund assumes any responsibility for misuse of copyright by anyone. Exhibition Chair: Amy Siedenstrang, Art Director 5668 W. Flying Hawk Lane Boise, ID USA photos@peregrinefund.org Prize sponsor Vortex Optics

3 2017 Exhibition Of 441 entries submitted, our judges accepted 145 (33%) for exhibition. Scoring was based on a 15 point scale, with each of three judges awarding a maximum of 5 points. All scores of 11 and above were accepted. Purely raptors (NATure) division Gold Medal: dany Chan Canada Hostility 110 Honorable Mention: Hayley Crews united states Burrowing Owl Eating Stink Bug Silver Medal: Vittorio ricci Italy Aerial Games Honorable Mention: Munir Virani united states Brahminy Kite Bronze Medal: Jim shane united states Extreme Preen Honorable Mention: Percy Mitchell south Africa Cape Vulture approach Raptors at Risk Award: Wei Fu Canada Three Eagles

4 RAPTORS AT RISK 2017 NATURE (PURELY RAPTORS) Adams, Ted usa kestrel feeding her Chicks Bramham, gordon england Black Vulture 5811 golden eagle 9595 griffon 6761 lammergeier Feeding 5826 Brown, Caroline usa BurrowingOwlMomFeedsBaby OspreydiningFish Chan, dany Canada Hostility 110 Clampitt, Alan usa Condor 354 Condor lead Treatment Cline, Chris usa Condor Over the Colorado Conserving birds of prey worldwide Crews, Hayley usa Burrowing Owl eating stink Bug Juvenile American kestrel Perched Peregrine Falcon eating gull red-shouldered Hawk Hunting From Perch Currie, dawn usa Osprey lunch davis, kate usa eagle and kestrel ride raven and eagle dawson, Paul usa kestral Felmey, deb usa Merlin takedown Fenwick, Jerry usa Angry-red-tailed-Hawk-on-sequoia Coopers-Hawk-with-Prey-2 Osprey-Bringing-Fish-to-Family-3 Figuccio, Albert usa Osprey With Big Catch Fu, Wei Canada Catch Fly for Food rob Three eagles goldthorpe, gareth France Cinereous vulture gregoire, Andre usa After Prey exchange Horsnell, Jenni Australia Backlit exchange Black kite V Whistling kite Falcon with Prey 6 Whistling kite with prey 14 Jordan, ken usa Falcon Tugging Merlin ready For Flight snowy Owl defense king, Francis Canada Bald eagles Fight for Fish Head snowy Owl In Flight stellar eagle Clutching Fish Where Is Food kleinfelder, William usa Natures Camo kumar ghosh, soumen India Peregrine In Flight lennard, Wil Australia Brown-Falcon Bskite-Meal kite-meal swamp-harrier

5 RAPTORS AT RISK 2017 NATURE (PURELY RAPTORS) McClure, Alicia usa Who goes there Meisenheimer, david usa A Huge Fish for the young Minns, lorraine Bahamas Osprey 1 Osprey 2 Mitchell, Percy south Africa Cape Vulture Approach Cape Vulture Head On Cape Vulture landing listen here Buddy Paiement, Alexandre Canada Wing stretching Palmer, rob usa great Horned Owl fledgling in flight kestrel look back snowy Owl lookback Peterson, Claire usa rough legged Hawk stare Conserving birds of prey worldwide ricci, Vittorio Italy Aerial games different opinions lets dance sporting fishing savani, Adnan kenya Martial eagle With Warthog kill shah, Jay India eastern Imperial eagle scanning Horizon For scavenging Peregrine Falcon enjoying A Common Teal Feast shane, Jim usa extreme Preen lizard For lunch Mouse delivery smith, stephanie usa Peregrines Mating sun, sam usa Ill share But Im Not letting go The Chase 2 Tang, Wei usa Chasing Over Ice-snow Fighting For Fish In the Morning geting A Big Fresh Fish Thompson, lynn usa great Horned Owl Torchio, Paolo kenya Weapons Tucker, Trileigh usa Turkey Vulture Hunting in Autumn rain Vautrinot, dick usa Bald eagle Banks Bald eagle gets grip Osprey Vickers, dan usa Harriss Hawk Virani, Munir usa African fish eagle Brahminny kite Brown fish owl von linden, ryan usa Bald eagle Taking Flight Wanna, Thigh singapore landing

6 Nature Division Adnan Savani Martial Eagle With Warthog Kill Alan Clampitt Condor Lead Treatment Alan Clampitt Condor354 Albert Figuccio Osprey With Big Catch Alexandre Paiement Wing Stretching Alicia McClure Who goes there

7 Nature Division Andre Gregoire After Prey Exchange Caroline Brown Burrowing Owl Mom Feeds Baby Caroline Brown Osprey Dining Fish Chris Cline Condor Over the Colorado Claire Peterson Rough Legged Hawk Stare Dan Vickers Harriss Hawk

8 Nature Division Dany Chan Hostility 110 David Meisenheimer A Huge Fish for the Young Dawn Currie Osprey Lunch Deb Felmey Merlin takedown Dick Vautrinot Bald Eagle Banks Dick Vautrinot Bald Eagle Gets Grip

9 Nature Division Dick Vautrinot Osprey Francis King Bald Eagles Fight for Fish Head Francis King Snowy Owl In Flight Francis King Stellar Eagle Clutching Fish Francis King Where Is Food Gareth Goldthorpe Cinereous vulture

10 Nature Division Gordon Bramham Black Vulture 5811 Gordon Bramham Golden Eagle 9595 Gordon Bramham Griffon 6761 Gordon Bramham Lammergeier Feeding 5826 Hayley Crews Burrowing Owl Eating Stink Bug Hayley Crews Juvenile American Kestrel Perched

11 Nature Division Hayley Crews Peregrine Falcon Eating Gull Hayley Crews Red-shouldered Hawk Hunting From Perch Jay Shah Eastern Imperial Eagle Scanning Horizon For Scavenging Jay Shah Peregrine Falcon Enjoying A Common Teal Feast Jenni Horsnell Backlit Exchange Jenni Horsnell Black Kite V Whistling Kite

12 Nature Division Jenni Horsnell Falcon with Prey 6 Jenni Horsnell Whistling Kite with prey 14 Jerry Fenwick Angry-Red-tailed-Hawk-on-Sequoia Jerry Fenwick Coopers-Hawk-with-Prey-2 Jerry Fenwick Osprey-Bringing-Fish-to-Family-3 Jim Shane Extreme Preen

13 Nature Division Jim Shane Lizard For Lunch Jim Shane Mouse Delivery Kate Davis Eagle and Kestrel Ride Kate Davis Raven and Eagle Ken Jordan Falcon Tugging Ken Jordan Snowy Owl Defense

14 Nature Division Ken Jordan Merlin Ready For Flight Lorraine Minns Osprey 1 Lorraine Minns Osprey 2 Lynn Thompson Great Horned Owl Munir Virani African fish eagle Munir Virani Brahminny Kite

15 Nature Division Munir Virani Brown fish owl Paolo Torchio Weapons Paul Dawson kestral Percy Mitchell Listen here Buddy Percy Mitchell Cape Vulture Approach Percy Mitchell Cape Vulture Head On

16 Nature Division Percy Mitchell Cape Vulture Landing Rob Palmer Great Horned Owl fledgling in flight Rob Palmer kestrel look back Rob Palmer Snowy Owl lookback Ryan von Linden Bald Eagle Taking Flight Sam Sun Ill Share But Im Not Letting Go

17 Nature Division Sam Sun The Chase 2 Soumen Kumar Ghosh Peregrine in Flight Stephanie Smith Peregrines Mating Ted Adams Kestrel feeding her Chicks Thigh Wanna Landing Trileigh Tucker Turkey Vulture Hunting in Autumn Rain

18 Nature Division Vittorio Ricci Aerial games Vittorio Ricci Different opinions Vittorio Ricci Lets dance Vittorio Ricci Sporting fishing Wei Fu catch Wei Fu fly for food

19 Nature Division Wei Fu rob Wei Fu three eagles Wei Tang Chasing Over Ice-snow Wei Tang Fighting For Fish In the Morning Wei Tang Getting A Big Fresh Fish Wil Lennard Brown Falcon

20 Nature Division Wil Lennard BSKite Meal Wil Lennard Kite Meal Wil Lennard Swamp Harrier William Kleinfelder Natures Camo

21 2017 Exhibition Of 441 entries submitted, our judges accepted 145 (33%) for exhibition. Scoring was based on a 15 point scale, with each of three judges awarding a maximum of 5 points. All scores of 11 and above were accepted. raptors plus (projected image) division Gold Medal: Judi dressler United States Barn Owl Landing-1 Honorable Mention: Jackie Klieger United States Western Screech Owl Silver Medal: ryan von linden United States Great Gray in the Storm Honorable Mention: Jim Shane United States Air Mouse Bronze Medal: rob palmer United States Goshawk and Sharptail Grouse Honorable Mention: Wei Tang United States Flying Eagle with Ice- Snow

22 RAPTORS AT RISK 2017 PROJECTED IMAGE (RAPTORS PLUS) Brown, caroline USa Burrowingowlsdatenight carder, nan USa Bald eagle 2502 Falcon 5068 chan, dany canada Bald eagle Taking off Fish on Snow owl in Flight crews, Hayley USa northern Harrier prey Transfer 1 northern Harrier prey Transfer 2 currie, dawn USa american Bald eagle portrait aplomado Falcon portrait crested caracara portrait dressler, Judi USa Barn owl landing-1 Barn owl landing-2 red-tailed Hawk Flying Conserving birds of prey worldwide Fraley, lynn USa dinner guest goggin, laura USa redtailbike Herz, marian USa red-tailed Kites King, Francis canada Secretary Bird Hunting on ground Taking off on a Hunt The Falconer Klieger, Jackie USa african eagle Hawk incoming northern Saw-whet owl Western Screech owl Kramer, irene USa eurasian eagle owl great Horned owl - White morph Startled - red-tailed Hawk Sundown - Bald eagle Kuebler, Barbara USa Two great Horned owlets meisenheimer, david USa coming in with Fish osprey Family nishio, Susie USa contemplation palmer, rob USa aplomado falcon incoming goshawk and Sharptail grouse peregrine Falcon diving siberian goshawk incoming prisby, Karen USa peregrine huntress Saldana, denise USa peregrine Falcon in Houston The look Shane, Jim USa air mouse Sisterly love You could Share Smith, Stephanie USa Swooping red Kite Wales UK Tang, Wei USa Fighting For Fish Flying eagle With ice-snow Flying With Sunset Heroic duo

23 RAPTORS AT RISK 2017 PROJECTED IMAGE (RAPTORS PLUS) Thompson, lynn USa Harris Hawk Touchdown inmature great Horned owl vautrinot, dick USa osprey with Take-out virani, munir USa long-billedvulture4 White-headedvulture von linden, ryan USa evening peregrine great gray in the Storm Saw Whet Zigler, ronald USa angelic Falcon Kestrel surprises a Flicker Conserving birds of prey worldwide

24 Projected Image Division Barbara Kuebler Two Great Horned Owlets Caroline Brown BurrowingOwlsDateNight Dany Chan Bald Eagle Taking Off Dany Chan Fish On Dany Chan Snow Owl In Flight David Meisenheimer Coming in with Fish

25 Projected Image Division David Meisenheimer Osprey Family Dawn Currie American Bald Eagle Portrait Dawn Currie Aplomado Falcon Portrait Dawn Currie Crested Caracara Portrait Denise Saldana Peregrine Falcon in Houston Denise Saldana The Look

26 Projected Image Division Dick Vautrinot Osprey with Take-Out Francis King Secretary Bird Hunting On Ground Francis King Taking Off On A Hunt Francis King The Falconer Hayley Crews Northern Harrier Prey Transfer 1 Hayley Crews Northern Harrier Prey Transfer 2

27 Projected Image Division Irene Kramer Eurasian Eagle Owl Irene Kramer Great Horned Owl - White Morph Irene Kramer Startled - Red-tailed Hawk Irene Kramer Sundown - Bald Eagle Jackie Klieger African Eagle Hawk Jackie Klieger Incoming

28 Projected Image Division Jackie Klieger Northern Saw-whet Owl Jackie Klieger Western Screech Owl Jim Shane Air Mouse Jim Shane Sisterly Love Jim Shane You Could Share Judi Dressler Barn Owl Landing-1

29 Projected Image Division Judi Dressler Barn Owl Landing-2 Judi Dressler Red-tailed Hawk Flying Karen Prisby Peregrine huntress Laura Goggin RedTailBike Lynn Fraley Dinner Guest Lynn Thompson Harris Hawk Touchdown

30 Projected Image Division Lynn Thompson Inmature Great Horned Owl Marian Herz Red-tailed Kites Munir Virani Long-billedVulture4 Munir Virani White-headedVulture Nan Carder Bald Eagle 2502 Nan Carder Falcon 5068

31 Projected Image Division Rob Palmer Aplomado Falcon Incoming Rob Palmer Siberian Goshawk Incoming Rob Palmer Goshawk and Sharptail grouse Rob Palmer Peregrine Falcon diving Ronald Zigler Angelic Falcon Ronald Zigler Kestrel surprises a Flicker

32 Projected Image Division Ryan von Linden Evening Peregrine Ryan von Linden Great Gray in the Storm Ryan von Linden Saw Whet Stephanie Smith Swooping Red Kite Wales UK Susie Nishio Contemplation Wei Tang Fighting For Fish

33 Projected Image Division Wei Tang Flying Eagle With Ice-Snowjpg Wei Tang Flying With Sunset Wei Tang Heroic Duo