Ended BYC's 14th Annual New Year's Day Hatch-Along - 2023—Winter Photography Contest

[azurbanclucker]

Just a little over a day left to enter!

 

[azurbanclucker]

Last Day! If you're planning to enter and have not, this is the time!

 

[saving grace]

Entry #4

 

[troyer]

#1 A robin beside the creek looking pretty.

 

[troyer]

#2 My Great Pyrenees making her rounds early in the morning after an overnight ice storm.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

A spotted Towhee hanging out in below-zero wind and snow.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

A spotted Towhee hanging out in below-zero wind and snow.
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Beautiful picture.

 

[azurbanclucker]

This contest has officially ended. Thanks everyone for your great entries! Judges will work through them and make our decisions on winner as soon as possible!

 

[azurbanclucker]

Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for! The judges have finished judging, and we have our winners!
@HopKat, @Chookwagn, @Equus, @AmeraucanaHank, @Isadora, @MikyPiky
@Abby P, @HorseGirlAbby, @SummerTheAnimalGirl, @MGG, @Granny Hatchet,, @Blue Raptor, @Bonkerelli, @Cold-Blood, @NorthwoodsChick, & @DuckDuckPromise

We had so many great entries, we broke winners down into several categories:


Winter Landscape Winners:
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First Place - @HopKat

Entry #1

Snowy Trail

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Second Place - @Chookwagn

Third Place - @Equus

Not sure if that's the exact same one, I have several from that day and it's hard to tell from the little thumbnails on my phone.

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Fourth Place - @AmeraucanaHank

Frozen in Closeups:​

First Place - @SummerTheAnimalGirl

Entry 1

Second Place - @MGG

Hoarfrost

Third Place - @Granny Hatchet

Entry 2

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Fourth Place - @Blue Raptor

The frost made it look like it had snowed again! Entry 3

Frozen Buildings:
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First Place - @Bonkerelli

Can't remember if I entered this pic.

Second Place - @Cold-Blood

The view from my old place in WA

Third Place - @NorthwoodsChick

Entry #2

Fourth Place - @DuckDuckPromise

Lord’s Willing, I would like to change this one to…

Animals "Chillin' out":​

First Place - @Isadora

Second Place - @MikyPiky

Entry #3

Third Place - @Abby P

Entry #2

Fourth Place - @HorseGirlAbby

Entry 3: Fat bird

@HopKat, @Chookwagn, @Equus, @AmeraucanaHank, @Isadora, @MikyPiky
@Abby P, @HorseGirlAbby, @SummerTheAnimalGirl, @MGG, @Granny Hatchet,, @Blue Raptor, @Bonkerelli, @Cold-Blood, @NorthwoodsChick, & @DuckDuckPromise, I will send you instructions on how to claim your prizes in a bit!

A HUGE THANK YOU to all who participated, this wouldn't have been possible without all of your entries!!!!

Great job, everyone, this was so much fun!!

~ Shout out to all of the judges that took the time to judge all of the contests. I know they were incredibly difficult to judge and I appreciate all of you! ~

And THANK YOU to our BYC Sponsors (click to view & support them)

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[casportpony]

Spoiler: Thread Participants

@007Sean
@1cock2hens
@Abby P
@alinas2010
@AmeraucanaHank
@AZcluckers
@azurbanclucker
@Bakbuk
@Barred Rock Mama
@BarredRockRoost
@BesideStillWaters
@BigBlueHen53
@Blue Raptor
@Bonkerelli
@BrandonsQuails
@BroadAcers
@BurbCoop
@Canadian Wind
@casportpony
@CatLoverLu
@Chicken_Mamaa
@ChickenHearted_
@ChickyWhicky
@Chookchicken
@Chookwagn
@cluckmecoop7
@Cold-Blood
@Cynthia12
@DuckDuckPromise
@Duckpip
@Emily_loveschickens
@Equus
@featherhead007
@Fwoof
@gimmie birdies
@Grandma The Chicken
@Granny Hatchet
@Happy hen lover
@heatherbeast
@highlandcows03
@HopKat
@HorseGirlAbby
@Isadora
@Jash1057
@Juniper2
@JustBabyMargo
@Lacy Duckwing
@LhickenChicken
@Lovely Lettie
@MACCanadianCoop
@MandaRae
@MGG
@MikyPiky
@MotherofOrpies
@MsChickenTender
@MysteryChicken
@Nodakj
@NorthwoodsChick
@nuthatched
@oldhenlikesdogs
@picklestheduck
@Ponypoor
@Purelychicks
@samanthaoverton
@Sammster
@saysfaa
@shabby chic-hens
@Show Sebright
@StaceyKir
@SueT
@SummerTheAnimalGirl
@Suzz
@the_peanut_coop
@TinyRaptorDodos
@tripletfeb
@troyer
@TX Chick Noob
@Yard farmer

Winners announced here!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ter-photography-contest.1555632/post-26603322