Winter 2011 Photo Contest

Welcome to the 4th WeLoveBirds.org photo contest! Welovebirds.org now boasts nearly 42,000 member-contributed photos, and the collection is growing daily. Ten top photos will be eligible to win prizes, and the contest winner will be awarded a new pair of Vanguard’s Endeavor 8.5 x 45 Binoculars!

To participate in the WeLoveBirds.org photo contest, please read the Terms and Conditions, and then submit your ONE WILD BIRD photo. We will be accepting photos up until Nov. 21 at midnight, eastern standard time; then community voting will take place from Nov.28 to Dec. 9. Winners will be announced on Dec. 14. The contest is open to members of WeLoveBirds. If you are not yet a member, we invite you to become one. It’s free and easy - just visit the homepage and click to join.

Photo Submission Instructions - PLEASE READ
• Send your wild bird photo (one per member) to Welovebirdsphotocontest@gmail.com as an attachment
• The subject line of your email will be displayed as the title of your photo
• Write your WeLoveBirds user name in the body of the email, and a caption if you wish
• Photo may not exceed 10MB in size, accepted file types: .jpg, .gif, and .png
• Email welovebirdsinfo@nrdc.org with any questions

Judging
• Final judging will take place within the community. The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will select the top 100 photos, and the top ten will be determined by community voting. All members will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite photo. In the event of any ties, NRDC and the Lab will break the tie in their sole discretion.
• The winning selections will be posted online after the close of the voting period. Winners will also be notified via email.

The Grand Prize

WeLoveBirds is happy to announce the grand prize for the winner of our exciting wild bird photo contest—a pair of Vanguard’s Endeavor 8.5 x 45 Binoculars! This prize will be awarded to the contest submission with the most votes, by you, the WeLoveBirds members.

VANGUARD`s Endeavor 8.5 x 45 binoculars deliver sharpness and clarity like never before with exceptional light transmission and remarkable color resolution and contrast. The retail value of these beautiful binoculars is $399.

Sincerest thanks to VANGUARD for providing the grand prize!