Thank you to everyone who participated in the Blackburn is Beautiful Nature Photo Contest! We received so many wonderful submissions through Facebook and email, and it was difficult to pick the winners. The Environment Committee is pleased to present the following winners and runner ups in their respective categories.
Here are the winners for the photo contest:
Wildlife – Devon Henderson
Cupids comyntas. The Eastern tailed blue butterfly. It landed on a stem of grass and sat peacefully, letting me get close enough for a photo. It was captured for its beautiful blue colour.
Trees – David Glover
Spring trees near Tauvette.
Flowers – Logan Young
Found some lovely trilliums in the Greenbelt.
Other – L.A. Schnupp
When you decide to get a lil creative in your garden! Always looking for different ways to be creative.
We also selected some runners up, because there were so many beautiful photos!
Wildlife – Jean Martin
The Fox was standing at the edge of the Greenbelt behind our home.
Trees Ann Coupland
“Pink smoke tree” Its quite a dramatic tree when in bloom with its feathery smokie looking plumes.
Flowers – Pamely Harle
I’ve been watching the milkweed plants coming along and yesterday couldn’t believe they were already starting to bloom. I find the individual flowers very beautiful and star-like.
Other – Violet Bosworth
This is a picture of a stump near my school.
