The Feeding competition was held in November-December 2018. For this competition, we asked you to submit photos of birds which are feeding either themselves or another bird, or with food/prey in their bill. We will consider drinking to be a feeding action.
The results of member voting for the top 5 images in each category are listed here. The Winner is the image which received the most votes; and we also show the next four highest placed images, rating them as Highly Commended if they received at least 90% of the votes for the winning image, and Commended for scores less than that.
Advanced Level – Feeding
This category attracted 66 entries, from 20 photographers. 24 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Pied Currawong, by Tim Van Leeuwen (Image ID 32937)
- Highly Commended - Pallid Cuckoo, by Wilson Lennard (Image no longer available)
- Highly Commended - Rainbow Bee-eater, by Jason Moore (Image ID 32887)
- Commended - Azure Kingfisher, by Tim Van Leeuwen (Image ID 32588)
- Commended - Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, by Con Boekel (Image ID 32944)
Intermediate Level – Feeding
This category attracted 136 entries, from 44 photographers. 29 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Azure Kingfisher, by Bill Harding (Image ID 33038)
- Commended - Sacred Kingfisher, by Bill Harding (Image ID 32894)
- Commended - Black-shouldered Kite, by Con Duyvestyn (Image ID 32774)
- Commended - Silvereye, by Bill Harding (Image ID 33039)
- Commended - Striated Heron, by Catherine Noone (Image ID 32851)
Entry Level – Feeding
This category attracted 35 entries, from 11 photographers. 28 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Red-headed Honeyeater, by Chris Young (Image ID 32827)
- Commended - Pied Stilt, by Warren Bennett (Image ID 32610)
- Commended - Broad-billed Sandpiper, by Chris Young (Image ID 33082)
- Commended - Noisy Friarbird, by Ian Fellowes (Image ID 32543)
- Commended - Great Knot, by Chris Young (Image ID 32622)