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MALE RED BIRD David Birmingham was out to photograph some deer when he saw this male cardinal getting ready to flush from a snow-covered limb.

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David Birmingham / Courtesy Photo

THE WONDERER Amanda Botterweck headed into the Colorado high country to photograph landscapes. She also got close photos of this red fox near a jeep trail.

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Amanda Botterweck / Courtesy Photo

GOLDEN BRILLIANCE Devin Beal was 10 when he took this skyward shot of Colorado aspens. He got the idea of the unique angle from his father.

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Devin Beal / Courtesy Photo

THUNDER In THE HEARTLAND Avid turkey hunter Dan Thomas took his camera rather than his shotgun when he heard of some turkeys near Flint Hills Golf Course. He called them in. His children, Aaron and Bethany were also finalists in this yearŐs photo contest.

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Dan Thomas / Courtesy Photo

PRAIRIE SUNSET Sixteen-year-old Lane Russell was near his grandmotherŐs ranch in Greenwood County when he too this photo of a sunset

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Lane Russell / Courtesy Photo

AN EARLY BREAKFAST Karen BryantŐs glad she couldnŐt sleep and went for a walk early one morning while camping near Fort Gibson lake in Oklahoma. SheŐs also glad she thought to take her camera.

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Karen Bryant / Courtesy Photo

SOARING Salmon and other fish were the main game with Thomas Tremain went on a family vacation to Alaska. The 15-year-old got this picture of a bald eagle with a new camera

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Thomas Tremain / Courtesy Photo

ICE ON THE ARKANSAS Aaron Thomas, of Derby, spent a late December day along the Arkansas river, hoping to learn a bit about photography from his father, Dan. He got this shot of mallards in the snow.

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Aaron Thomas / Courtesy Photo

KANSAS BOBCAT Bethany Thomas, 15, and her dad went and waited in an area where several bobcats seen south of Andover. They didnŐt have to wait long before this one showed up

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Bethany Thomas / Courtesy Photo

THE THREE MUSKETEERS Jane Owens was riding her bike when she saw three young raccoons playing around near Cowskin Creek. She called her husband to bring her camera and she got this photo.

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Jane Owens / Courtesy Photo

NATUREŐS REFLECTION Twelve-year-old Brian Stockebrand went to the Great Plains Nature Center with his dad, Greg, hoping for some good photography opportunities. He found this gadwall on perfectly still water.

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Brian Stockebrand / Courtesy Photo

WINTER SUNSET Mitia Gueorguiev put his camera to good use last November when he saw this ŇamazingÓ sunset at Lake Afton. The birds are great blue herons.

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Mitia Gueorguiev / Courtesy Photo

NEVER TOO EARLY TO FISH Andrea Hilyard and her husband, Andy, left their campsite early one morning at Woodson State Fishing Lake to watch the sun come up when they saw these two fishermen. ŇIt was all just all so right and I had my camera right there,Ó she said.

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Andrea Hilyard / Courtesy Photo

THE HUNT Maria Anderson was visiting family in western Kansas when her son, Hunter, called her attention to this sharp-shinned hawk with a recent kill.

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Maria E. Anderson / Courtesy Photo

ARKANSAS RIVER BALD EAGLE Benjamin Tillotson brought his photography gear along when he came from Kearney, Neb., to visit his grandparents in Wichita over the Christmas holidays. He and his brother, Michael, got many good shots including this one of a mature bird shortly after it flushed from a tree.

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Benjamin Tillotson / Courtesy Photo

INCOMING Brian Trimm spends much of his spare winter time along the Arkansas River in Wichita photographing bald eagles. He shot this eagle diving for fish near the Harry Street bridge .

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Brian Timm / Courtesy Photo

KICK UP YOUR HEELS Jeff Maupin headed to the Arkansas River near the Lincoln Street bridge to get photos of bald eagles. He got this shot of a great blue heron taking flight.

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Jeff Maupin / Courtesy Photo

NO ROAMING CHARGES John Leifheit is a big fan of the Saturday morning winter tram tours at the Maxwell Game Refuge. He got this shot of elk and bison heading towards a feed truck,

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John Leifheit / Courtesy Photo

GREAT WHITE EGRET Don Hauschild is an avid birder and photographer. He got this picture of a great white egret near the confluence of the Arkansas Rivers in Wichita.

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Don Hauschild / Courtesy Photo

BLAST OFF Taylor Wilkes and his father, Charles, headed to a New Mexico wildlife refuge primarily to photograph sandhill cranes. Wilkes got this shot as a flock of snow geese were flushed from a pond.

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Taylor Wilkes / Courtesy Photo