Thank you to everyone who entered our Wild Pollinator Count & Slopes 2 Summit Photo Competition! We were excited by the diversity of wild pollinator insects captured by the entrants. Taking photos of pollinators can be tricky – even expert photographers have plenty of ‘near misses’ too. Taking photos can also be a great help in trying to identify the insect later, or to provide a record of your observation.

We are pleased to announce 10 prizewinners across the competition categories. We are grateful to Slopes 2 Summit and the NSW Government Environmental Trust for providing these prizes.

 

POLLINATOR PORTRAIT: Stephen Schilg, Macro honey bee

 

MULTIPLE POLLINATOR INSECTS: Angela Cook, Native bee and blue banded bee

 

NEAR MISS: Joanne Diver, Blurry bee with salvia

 

STUDENT: Matilda Willinck, beetle on Burgan

 

MOBILE PHONE/TABLET: Dan Jones, Silky oak bees

 

POINT & SHOOT CAMERA: Joanne Diver, Pollinator stopped by for a drink

 

OZPOLLINATORS (4 winners):

Erica Siegel, Homalictus urbanus on salvia

 

Faye Arcaro, Paper wasp on milkweed

 

Yvonne Davila, Wasp are you lookin’ at?

 

Iris Curran, Sawfly on Flying Duck orchid

 

Each prizewinner will receive a voucher for photography gear or books to the value of $100.  You can view all the entries in our Flickr album.