The Head and Bill competition was held in June-August 2020.  Entrants were asked to submit images which focused on the head and bill of the bird, but an appropriate amount of neck and upper body (minimum please) as a base for the head and bill is acceptable.  The challenge is to obtain sharpness and clarity with the identifiable features of the head and bill, including those features that identify the species.

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 excellent support from the membership, with 368 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 – Head and Bill

This category attracted 101 entries, from 32 photographers. 50 members voted, with the following result:

• Winner - Brown Goshawk, by Kim Wormald (Image ID 41324)
• Commended - Gang-gang Cockatoo, by Stephen Garth (Image ID 41069)
• Commended - Yellow-faced Honeyeater, by Bill Harding (Image ID 40840)
• Commended - Musk Duck, by Jason Moore (Image ID 41677)
• Commended - Glossy Black-Cockatoo, by Con Duyvestyn (Image ID 41173)

Intermediate Level – Head and Bill

This category attracted 167 entries, from 55 photographers. 58 members voted, with the following result:

• Winner - Brolga, by Barry Deacon (Image ID 41558)
• Commended - Australasian Darter, by Bruce Howard (Image ID 40871)
• Commended - Superb Fairy-wren, by Mary Wheeler (Image ID 41346)
• Commended - Pacific Black Duck, by Michiko Iida (Image ID 41164)
• Commended - Brown Goshawk, by Gunther Frensch (Image ID 40936)
• Commended - Chiming Wedgebill, by Les George (Image ID 41518)

Entry Level – Head and Bill

This category attracted 100 entries, from 32 photographers. 55 members voted, with the following result:

• Winner - Tawny Frogmouth, by Evelyn Player (Image ID 41569)
• Commended - Great Frigatebird, by Diana Vine (Image ID 40855)
• Commended - Fan-tailed Cuckoo, by Donna Evans (Image ID 41561)
• Commended - Australian Raven, by Graham Gall (Image ID 40866)
• Commended - Galah, by Lorraine Gordon (Image ID 41420)