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THREE BIRD! 3rd Annual Wildlife Care Association Fall Photo Contest

The heroes of nature are looking for your photos of regional birds in backyards, local parks and regional wild lands

THREE BIRD! Give us your best shot in the 3rd Annual Wildlife Care Fall Photo Contest

The Wildlife Care Association of Sacramento invites you to submit your best picture of a bird or

birds in your backyard, local park or other regional location.

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Submit it on the Wildlife Care Association Facebook page as a message with photo attached!

The quarterly contest begins October 1, 2017 and concludes Dec 31, 2017. Entries can be made in two categories –Under 12, and everyone Over 12 years old.

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If you are Under 12 years old you can enter free!

Individual entries in the Over 12 category should include a minimum $5.00 donation to WCA thru the Facebook donation button! Each photo may be entered only once, but individuals may submit more than one each quarter. Submissions should include your email, the location photo was taken, and your best guess what type of bird this might be.

2015 winner Rita Braley’s Pigeon Taking Off at top was taken at Discovery Park and 2016 winner Susan Bouclin’s Quail on the Fence, in her Folsom backyard.

The WCA Photo Contest winner will be awarded a special prize including a guided tour of the Rescue Dome at McClellan Park, their photo featured in the newsletter, posted at the rescue facility and on Facebook/Instagram as a hero of nature!

Give us the bird! Snap some shots, submit them and let’s see if they fly!

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