The following gallery shows 32 finalists for my “Top 10 Photos of 2017.” The photos are presented in reverse-chronological order beginning in November 2017 and ending in April 2017.
The Top 10 photos will be selected using reader feedback. Please enter a comment at the end of this post listing the number for each of your 10 favorite photos. If listing 10 photos is asking too much, then please list at least five photos, e.g., No. 5, 8, 14, 17, 21, etc. Thanks for sharing your selections, and thanks for following my photoblog!
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No. 3
27 OCT 2017 | MRA | Autumn Meadowhawk (mating pair, “in tandem“)
No. 4
27 OCT 2017 | MRA | Autumn Meadowhawk (male)
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
18 SEP 2017 | Jackson Miles Abbott WR | Swift Setwing (male)
No. 8
No. 9
10 SEP 2017 | Occoquan Bay NWR | Black Saddlebags (female)
No. 10
10 SEP 2017 | Occoquan Bay NWR | Fine-lined Emerald (male)
No. 11
05 SEP 2017 | Jackson Miles Abbott WR | Swift Setwing (mature male)
No. 12
30 AUG 2017 | Occoquan Bay NWR | Black Swallowtail (male)
No. 13
02 AUG 2017 | Jackson Miles Abbott WR | Swift Setwing (male)
No. 14
02 AUG 2017 | JMAWR | Eastern Amberwing (male) and water turtle
No. 15
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No. 17
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No. 20
20 JUN 2017 | OBNWR | Calico Pennant (mature male)
No. 21
20 JUN 2017 | OBNWR | Calico Pennant (immature male)
No. 22
27 MAY 2017 | Riverbend Park | Swift River Cruiser (teneral female)
No. 23
10 MAY 2017 | HORP | crayfish (underwater)
No. 24
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No. 27
No. 28
03 MAY 2017 | HORP | Spine-crowned Clubtail (male)
No. 29
No. 30
18 April 2017 | JMAWR | Common Baskettail (male, in flight)
No. 31
No. 32
Editor’s Note: The following location codes are used in some photo captions, shown above.
- HMP = Huntley Meadows Park
- HORP = Hemlock Overlook Regional Park
- JMAWR = Jackson Mile Abbott Wetland Refuge
- MNWP = Mason Neck West Park
- MRA = Meadowood Recreation Area
- OBNWR = Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- WP/DC = Wickford Park/Dogue Creek
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Tags: Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge, Dogue Creek, Hemlock Overlook Regional Park, Huntley Meadows Park, Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge, Meadowood Recreation Area, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, retrospective, Riverbend Park, Wickford Park
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January 1, 2018 at 6:31 pm |
1, 7, 8, 12, 16, 18, 29, 22, 28, 32
January 1, 2018 at 6:36 pm |
Sincere thanks for voting, Mike!
January 4, 2018 at 6:58 am |
I’ll go with 8, 11, 14, 16, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30, 32
January 4, 2018 at 9:28 am |
Thanks for voting, Mike! I picked my Top 10 Photos. FWIW, six of our choices are the same.
January 4, 2018 at 11:58 am |
Sorry it took so long. I was initially pressed for time when I first read the post and put off voting until I had some spare time to consider the shots.