Category:  Plant and Animal Habitats 2011 Winners

 

Years 4-7

  1. First Prize - Anxiously Waiting - Zac Gallagher
    1st Prize
    Anxiously Waiting
     
    Zac Gallagher
    (Parkerville Primary School)
    Here are two young red-tailed black cockatoos waiting for their Mum to come and take them for a fly to the next tree.
  2. Second Prize - Hello There - Nadia Bell
    2nd Prize
    Hello There
     
    Nadia Bell
    (Beaconsfield Primary School)
    Clown fish in their coral wonderland.
  3. Third Prize - One Two Three - Nicholas Henderson
    3rd Prize
    One Two Three
     
    Nicholas Henderson
    (Parkerville Primary School)
    We don''t need to live like toadstools to see we have a problem with global warming.
  4. Highly Commended - Sweet Nectar - Boston Stupar
    Highly Commended
    Sweet Nectar
     
    Boston Stupar
    (Parkerville Primary School)
    A snapshot of pollination on a warm Autumn morning in the fruitful Swan Valley.
  5. Highly Recommended - Ghost Crab - Tyler Christian
    Highly Recommended
    Ghost Crab
     
    Tyler Christian
    (Cocos Island District High School)
    Scared Ghost Crab at Cocos!!

Years 8-10

  1. First Prize - The Little Worker - Isabella Leandri
    1st Prize
    The Little Worker
     
    Isabella Leandri
    (Iona Presentation College)
    The tireless working bee hovering around the scape of the Xanthorrhoea during its unique flowering time licking his lips in anticipation.
  2. Second Prize - Turtle - Jack Jones
    2nd Prize
    Turtle
     
    Jack Jones
    (Scotch College)
    A day in the life of the green turtle at Ningaloo reef as it glides through the coral plantations.
  3. Third Prize - Tale of a Tawny - Ebony-Jo Upton
    3rd Prize
    Tale of a Tawny
     
    Ebony-Jo Upton
    (Australian Christian College Southlands)
    I met this Tawny Frogmouth at Eagles Heritage. The people there care for injured native birds. I have a lot of respect for these people.
  4. Highly Commended - Cycle of the Dunes - Chloe Cox
    Highly Commended
    Cycle of the Dunes
     
    Chloe Cox
    (Busselton Senior High School)
    Winds bury the vegetation rains come moistening the soil allowing fungus to spring to life using the precious nutrients stored in the dead vegetation.

Years 11-12

  1. First Prize - Plover on the Beach - Benn Tudor-Roberts
    1st Prize
    Plover on the Beach
     
    Benn Tudor-Roberts
    (Peter Moyes Anglican Community School)
    A tiny Plover runs along the shoreline of a Perth beach in search for food.
  2. Second Prize - Curious Creature - Zachary Langsford
    2nd Prize
    Curious Creature
     
    Zachary Langsford
    (Scotch College)
    Captured this small curious Fairy Wren in South-West Australia before it pounced off.
  3. Third Prize - Litoria Caerulea - Benedict Lawrence
    3rd Prize
    Litoria Caerulea
     
    Benedict Lawrence
    (Perth Modern School)
    This Australian Green Tree Frog trapped inside an amenities cubicle in Broome Western Australia is a symbol of environmental alienation caused by human over development.
  4. Highly Commended - A Halo Of Candles - Alexandra Osredecki
    Highly Commended
    A Halo Of Candles
     
    Alexandra Osredecki
    (Bunbury Catholic College)
    Candle - like petals beckon the bees and butterflies towards the trove of treasure at the heart of this Protea.