The Reflections competition was held in September-October 2020.  Images must include a reflection of the bird; these will mainly be in water but could be in other reflective surfaces such as mirrors (eg. external mirrors on cars).  While many of the entries will be water-birds, keep in mind that bush-birds go to water to drink early in the morning when the water is often still and ideal for reflection.  The reflection must be recognisable as the bird that is the subject of the photograph.

The results of member voting for the top five images (or more, in the case of a tie) in each category are listed here.  This competition received good support from the membership, with 249 images entered across the 3 competition levels by 119 photographers.  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 – Reflections

This category attracted 82 entries, from 27 photographers. 44 members voted, with the following result:

• Winner - Mulga Parrot, by Bill Harding (Image ID 42875)
• Commended - Marsh Sandpiper, by Terence Alexander (Image ID 43235)
• Commended - Sharp-tailed Sandpiper by Jason Moore (Image ID 42887)
• Commended - White-faced Heron, by Bill Harding (Image ID 42843)
• Commended - Brolga, by Con Duyvestyn (Image ID 42538)
• Commended - Great Egret, by Peter Bennet (Image ID 42597)

Intermediate Level – Reflections

This category attracted 103 entries, from 37 photographers. 49 members voted, with the following result:

• Winner - Red-necked Avocet, by Nathan Watson (Image ID 42804)
• Commended - Yellow-billed Spoonbill, by Nathan Watson (Image ID 43239)
• Commended - Australasian Grebe, by Murray Chambers (Image ID 42459)
• Commended - Whiskered Tern, by Ken Gosbell (Image ID 42750)
• Commended - Turquiose Parrot, by Linda Unwin (Image ID 43182)

Entry Level – Reflections

This category attracted 64 entries, from 24 photographers. 46 members voted, with the following result:

• Winner - Australian White Ibis, by Glenda Gore (Image ID 42685)
• Highly Commended - Whiskered Tern, by Glenda Gore (Image ID 42684)
• Highly Commended - Grey Shrike-thrush, by Donna Evans (Image ID 42846)
• Commended - Australian Pelican, by Graham Gall (Image ID 42754)
• Commended - Pink-eared Duck, by Alan Burdett (Image ID 42626)