2021 Photo Contest – All Entries

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Title: Morning Greetings
Photographer: Christy Westman
Location: Kirkkand IL home
Chapter: Fox Valley Area


Title: My favorite bug
Photographer: Kathleen M McGoff
Location: Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI
Chapter: Partner At Large


Title: Star Spangled Pose
Photographer: Roberta Kraeger
Location: My rain garden
Chapter: Kettle Moraine


Title: Morning Greeting
Photographer: troy waldschmidt
Location: Peoria Il,front yard garden
Chapter: Illinois Prairie


Title: Tori’s Garden
Photographer: Tori Jones
Location: Our frontyard landscaping
Chapter: St. Louis


Title: Taking a Sip
Photographer: Darcy Maile
Location: Elburn, Il
Chapter: Partner At Large


Title: The Beauty of Milkweed
Photographer: Mary Stasson
Location: Our holding pond, Chaska, MN
Chapter: Prairie Edge


Title: Monarch on Milkweed
Photographer: David Baker
Location: Halifax, MA
Chapter: South Shore MA


Title: Fragile feeding
Photographer: Linda Defendeifer
Location: On my property
Chapter: St. Louis


Title: Green Eyed Susan
Photographer: Colleen McDonald
Location: In my yard
Chapter: Rock River Valley


Title: Sunny Skies
Photographer: Colleen McDonald
Location: Near the entrance to (YMCA) Camp Winnebago, Rockford, IL
Chapter: Rock River Valley


Title: Frosted Echinacea purpurea
Photographer: Neal Bringe
Location: Elizabeth, CO
Chapter: Front Range


Title: Gorgeous Combination
Photographer: Neal Bringe
Location: Elizabeth, CO
Chapter: Front Range


Title: Orange Splendor
Photographer: Arlene Kjar
Location: It was taken in my raingarden which is back of our house.
Chapter: Northfield Prairie Partners


Title: Queen of Prairie and Turks Cap Lilies
Photographer: Dean Paulus
Location: 1806 Marion act our back yard
Chapter: Greater DuPage


Title: Red Milkweed Beetle on Common Milkweed
Photographer: Catherine Perrin
Location: in my backyard in Highland, Indiana
Chapter: Gibson Woods


Title: Fireworks
Photographer: Meredith Wellman
Location: My yard in Westerville, Ohio
Chapter: Columbus


Title: Snowberry Clearwing Moth on Phlox
Photographer: Terri Joyce
Location: In my backyard in Soddy Daisy, TN
Chapter: Tennessee Valley


Title: Milkweed
Photographer: Darcy Berg
Location: Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
Chapter: Greater DuPage


Title: Frog eggs in spring
Photographer: Jane Slade
Location: In the water feature in my Bay-wise certified backyard
Chapter: Partner At Large


Title: Frog by the water feature
Photographer: Jane Slade
Location: At the water feature in my Bay-wise certified backyard
Chapter: Partner At Large


Title: Partridge Pea, a magnet for Monarchs
Photographer: Denise Gehring
Location: My garden in Toledo, OH.
Chapter: Oak Openings Region


Title: Two’s a Party
Photographer: Collin Smith
Location: Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
Chapter: Twin Cities


Title: Wild Cardinal Flowers in the Oak Openings
Photographer: Denise Gehring
Location: Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve, Ohio
Chapter: Oak Openings Region


Title: Spring in the Oak Openings Region
Photographer: Denise Gehring
Location: Meilke Savanna
Chapter: Oak Openings Region


Title: Beautiful Colorado Columbine
Photographer: Neal Bringe
Location: Herman Gulch Trail, Colorado
Chapter: Front Range


Title: BeeBalming
Photographer: Patty Petrous
Location: My Backyard
Chapter: Middle Tennessee


Title: Green Tree Frog on Joe Pye
Photographer: Ed Buchs
Location: Bloomfield Township – Walworth County, WI
Chapter: Kettle Moraine


Title: Monarchs Mating on Swamp Milkweed
Photographer: Mike Humcke
Location: Sullivan, WI
Chapter: Partner At Large


Title: After the Storm
Photographer: Rita Hennessy
Location: My meadow, Shepherdstown, WV
Chapter: Blue Ridge


Title: Reflective Bumble
Photographer: Rita Hennessy
Location: Rita’s Meadow, Shepherdstown, WV
Chapter: Blue Ridge


Title: Snowberry Clearwing on Bee Balm
Photographer: Lisa Brunette
Location: In my garden in Maplewood, Missouri.
Chapter: St. Louis


Title: Restore and They Will Come
Photographer: Steve Maassen
Location: Waushera County, WI
Chapter: Fox Valley Area


Title: Solomon’s Seal in a Late Snow
Photographer: Jasmine Dorn
Location: Lowell, AR
Chapter: Ozark


Title: Powered by the Sun
Photographer: Jasmine Dorn
Location: Lowell, AR
Chapter: Ozark


Title: Monarch on a Milkweed
Photographer: Jasmine Dorn
Location: Buffalo, MO
Chapter: Ozark


Title: Boulder Public Library’s New Native Plant Garden
Photographer: Aaron Michael
Location: At the Boulder Public Library’s New Native Plant Garden
Chapter: Partner At Large


Title: Can’t see me now.
Photographer: Jack Hambene
Location: Forest Park
Chapter: St. Louis


Title: Steve-Schmidt_CardinalFlower_2021
Photographer: Steve Schmidt
Location: Gurnee IL
Chapter: Partner At Large


Title: Steve-Schmidt-Spring Beauty-2021
Photographer: Steve Schmidt
Location: Ryerson Conservation Area, Riverwoods, IL
Chapter: Partner At Large


Title: Steve-Schmidt-MonarchOnThistle-2021
Photographer: Steve Schmidt
Location: Lakewood Forest Preserve, Wauconda, IL
Chapter: Partner At Large


Title: Steve-Schmidt-MilkweedBugs-2021
Photographer: Steve Schmidt
Location: Home Native Garden
Chapter: Partner At Large


Title: Swallow Tail on Purple Cone Flower
Photographer: Linda Nett-Duesterhoeft
Location: Mosquito Hill Nature Center, Outagamie County Park
Chapter: Fox Valley Area


Title: Blackeyed Susans and Joe Pie
Photographer: Linda Nett-Duesterhoeft
Location: Mosquito Hill Nature Center, Outagamie County Park, New London, WI.
Chapter: Fox Valley Area


Title: Ancient Oaks Stands Sentinel
Photographer: Linda Nett-Duesterhoeft
Location: Mosquito Hill Nature Center, New London, WI
Chapter: Fox Valley Area


Title: Apple Blossom
Photographer: Danitza Hill
Location: Aurora, Colorado
Chapter: Front Range


Title: Bicolored Sweat Bee on Kankakee Mallow
Photographer: Debra Bullock
Location: My backyard in Oak Park, IL.
Chapter: West Cook


Title: Forest Bell
Photographer: Debra Burnham
Location: Millstream Gardens Conservation Area near Arcadia, MO
Chapter: St. Charles Area

All images are the property of Wild Ones and should not be downloaded or used without permission.