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A Pair or Greater! Winners

Began: March 1, 2021
Ended: April 30, 2021

Prizes

  • $2000 - 1st place
  • $1500 - 2nd place
  • $1000 - 3rd place
  • $875 - 4th place
  • $750 - 5th place
  • $625 - 6th place
  • $500 - 7th place
  • $375 - 8th place
  • $250 - 9th place
  • $125 - 10th place
Did you know?
KingBirder has more cash prizes than any other bird photography contest!

Check out more Top Shots from the contest

Past Winners and Galleries:
Everybody Duck! Winners
Everybody Duck! Top Shots
Shelter and Snap! Winners
Shelter and Snap! Top Shots
Mellow Yellow Winners
Mellow Yellow Top Shots
It's a Shore Thing! Winners
It's a Shore Thing! Top Shots
Water World Winners
Water World Top Shots

Star(ling) Wars Grand Prize
"Star(ling) Wars"
Photographer:
Jim Burns
Location and Date Taken:
Papago Park, AZ - April 19, 2021
Equipment Used:
Cannon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens
Image Details:
Aperture - f/7.1; Shutter Speed - 1/6400; ISO - 800
Species:
European Starling and Gilded Flicker (Sturnus vulgaris and Colaptes chrysoides)
An Ethereal Couple2nd Place
"An Ethereal Couple"
Photographer:
Rob Read
Location and Date Taken:
Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom - March 9, 2021
Equipment Used:
Nikon D7200 with Nikkor 200-500mm lens
Image Details:
Aperture - f/9; Shutter Speed - 1/4000; ISO - 1000
Species:
Mute Swans (Cygnus olor)
Dental Check Up3rd Place
"Dental Check Up"
Photographer:
Jeremiah Zurenda
Location and Date Taken:
Comanche County, OK - April 1, 2021
Equipment Used:
Nikon Z6ii with Nikkor 600mm lens
Image Details:
Aperture - f/5; Shutter Speed - 1/800; ISO - 800
Species:
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Dinnertime4th Place
"Dinnertime"
Photographer:
Liz Holmes
Location and Date Taken:
Oldsmar, FL - April 17, 2021
Equipment Used:
Canon R5 with Canon 100-400mm lens
Image Details:
Aperture - f/5.6; Shutter Speed - 1/3200; ISO - 1600
Species:
Pileated Woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus)
Male Orioles Sparring 5th Place
"Male Orioles Sparring"
Photographer:
Nate Chappell
Location and Date Taken:
Galveston, TX - April 14, 2021
Equipment Used:
Canon 5D Mark IV with Canon 500mm lens
Image Details:
Aperture - f5.6; Shutter Speed - 1/2000; ISO - 2000
Species:
Orchard Oriole and Baltimore Oriole (Icterus spurius, Icterus galbula)
La Familia6th Place
"La Familia"
Photographer:
Tzahi Finkelstein
Location and Date Taken:
Kfar Saba, Israel - April 13, 2021
Equipment Used:
Nikon D500
Image Details:
Aperture - f/22; Shutter Speed - 1/200; ISO - 800
Species:
Palestine Sunbird (Cinnyris osea)
Argument7th Place
"Argument"
Photographer:
Mark Loh
Location and Date Taken:
Lake Joondalup, Perth, Western Australia
Equipment Used:
Nikon D6 with Nikon 600mm lens
Image Details:
Aperture - f/5; Shutter Speed - 1/1600; ISO - 720
Species:
Western Corella (Cacatua pastinator)
Fight8th Place
"Fight"
Photographer:
Hira Punjabi
Location and Date Taken:
Karnataka, India - March 17, 2021
Equipment Used:
Nikon D500 with Nikon lens
Image Details:
Aperture - f/5.6; Shutter Speed - 1/2000; ISO - 800
Species:
Malabar Parakeets (Psittacula columboides)
Stint with May-Flies9th Place
"(Stint) with May-Flies"
Photographer:
Yashodhan Bhatia
Location and Date Taken:
Jamnagar, India - March 14, 2021
Equipment Used:
Nikon D500 with Nikon 500mm lens and 1.4 converter
Image Details:
Aperture- f/6.3; Shutter Speed - 1/1600; ISO - 800
Species:
Little Stints (Calidris minuta)
Last Light10th Place
"Last Light"
Photographer:
Mateusz Piesiak
Location and Date Taken:
Biebrza National Park, Poland - April 24, 2021
Equipment Used:
Nikon D500 with Nikon 500mm lens
Image Details:
Aperture - f/4; Shutter Speed - 1/500; ISO - 800
Species:
Mute Swans (Cygnus olor)

Superlative Winners

Hey! At Least We're not Fishing!
Best Title - "Hey! At Least We're not Fishing!"
Photographer:
Joe Subolefsky
Location:
Harford County, MD
Species:
Belted Kingfishers (Ceryle alcyon)
Music in the Sky
Best Shot of a Flock - "Music in the Sky"
Photographer:
Rajan Desai
Location:
Ipswich, MA
Species:
Sandpipers
Love and a Free Stopover to the Arctic
Most Artistic - "Love and a 'Free' Stopover to the Arctic"
Photographer:
Kathy Borshanian
Location:
Atka Island, AK
Species:
Sanderlings (Calidris alba)
Rocky Mountain High in Colorado
Best Background - "Rocky Mountain High in Colorado"
Photographer:
Brent Barnes
Location:
Golden, CO
Species:
Canada Jays (Perisoreus canadensis)
Moment of Love
Birds in Love - "Moment of Love"
Photographer:
Sumon Chandra Das
Location:
Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Species:
Little Terns (Sternula albifrons)