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The following photos have been chosen as contest winners for the Publication Period Jul - Aug 2026


A marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) launches from a perch to catch a flying insect at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, its wings flar...


A marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) launches from a perch to catch a flying insect at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, its wings flar...
Michael Hodgson

The breeding colony of Brandt's Cormorants at Natural Bridges State Beach is generally noisy and active. So I was charmed b...


The breeding colony of Brandt's Cormorants at Natural Bridges State Beach is generally noisy and active. So I was charmed b...
Julie MacKinnon

This photo was taken in a friend’s garden in San Jose, where they’ve created a space that welcomes birds, bees, butterflies,...


This photo was taken in a friend’s garden in San Jose, where they’ve created a space that welcomes birds, bees, butterflies,...
Neely Dunlap

By far the tiniest common dolphin I've ever seen.  Fetal folds still visible and a little misshapen and lumpy from being in...


By far the tiniest common dolphin I've ever seen. Fetal folds still visible and a little misshapen and lumpy from being in...
Douglas Croft





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