by Contributor | October 29, 2017 12:01 pm

[1] Joe Carey – Painted Lady Butterfly on Golden Rod
[2] Eric Weaver – Wood Duck
[3] Jan Graham – Sunset Blushed, Auburn
[4] Judy Chillson – Sterling Falls
[5] Joe Carey – Black and Yellow Garden Spider
A Fulton photographer captured first place in the Cayuga Naturally Photograph Contest. And, another of his photos earned second place honors.
Photographers captured their favorite flora, fauna and places for hiking, canoeing, fishing, hunting and wildlife watching in the photographs they submitted to the 2017 Cayuga Naturally Photograph Contest.
The photographs depict the beauty of the streams, lakes, trees, wildflowers, birds, animals and other aspects of nature found in Cayuga County.
The photographs from the 2017 Cayuga Naturally Photograph Contest are now on exhibit at the Sterling Nature Center.
They will remain on exhibit into 2018.
From the entries submitted the judges selected one first place, two second place, three third place and seven honorable mentions.
2017 Cayuga Naturally Photograph Contest results
Award Artist, From Photograph Title, Location
1st Place
Eric Weaver, Fulton, NY – Autumn Wetland, Sterling Nature Center
2nd Place
Joe Carey, Syracuse, NY – Painted Lady Butterfly on Golden Rod, Sterling Nature Center
Eric Weaver, Fulton, NY – Wood Duck, Sterling Nature Center
3rd Place
Jan Graham, Auburn, NY – Sunset Blushed, Auburn
Judy Chillson, Martville, NY – Sterling Falls, Sterling
Joe Carey, Syracuse – Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Sterling Nature Center
Honorable Mention
Joe Carey, Syracuse – Yellow Sulfur Butterfly on Clover, Sterling Nature Center
Ellen Gerberich, Sterling – Winter Stream, Sterling
Katherine Burke, Port Byron – Waiting to Fly, Port Byron
Eric Weaver, Fulton – Great Blue Heron, Sterling Nature Center
Nate Crego, Martville – Dinosaur in the Leaves, Martville
Jennifer Crego, Martville – Sterling Falls in the Fall, Sterling
Linda Dugan, Alden – Guarding the Nest, Sterling Nature Center
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