The results of member voting for the Preening competition, which was held in May-June 2017, for the top 5 images (or more, in the case of tied scores) in each category are listed here. In line with many other bird/wildlife photo competitions, we present the results in the following manner: the Winner is the image which received the most votes; and we also show the next four highest placed images, rating them as Highly Commended if they received at least 90% of the votes for the winning image, and Commended for scores less than that.
Advanced Level – Preening
This category attracted 53 entries, from 18 photographers. 41 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Olive-backed Sunbird, by Trevor Bullock (Image no longer available)
- Highly Commended - Curlew Sandpiper, by Wilson Lennard (Image no longer available)
- Commended - Black Swan, by Tim Van Leeuwen (Image ID 25639)
- Commended - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, by Ian Wilson (Image ID 26112)
- Commended - Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo, by Ian Wilson (Image ID 26090)
Intermediate Level – Preening
This category attracted 85 entries, from 29 photographers. 38 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Roseate Tern, by William Betts (Image ID 25912)
- Commended - Little Pied Cormorant, by Sandy Castle (Image ID 25814)
- Commended - Square-tailed Kite, by Jeff Groves (Image ID 25645)
- Commended - Great Egret, by Adam S Kraska (Image ID 26133)
- Commended - Nankeen Kestrel, by John Eley (Image ID 25663)
- Commended - Zebra Finch, by Bill Harding (Image ID 26116)
Entry Level – Preening
This category attracted 32 entries, from 12 photographers. 41 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Silver Gull, by Douglas Coughran (Image ID 25757)
- Highly Commended - Galah, by William Woodhouse (Image ID 26178)
- Commended - Australian Wood Duck, by Graham Hill (Image ID 25763)
- Commended - Dusky Moorhen, by Deanne Gaskill (Image ID 25804)
- Commended - New Holland Honeyeater, by William Woodhouse (Image ID 25847)