And Your Winner is....

Squirrel Photo Contest Winner Results!

What a success! We had about 1,200 votes--and your comments were terrific. Here are your amazing top three winners and I'm pleased to say that each one of our photo finalists (all 24!) received votes. What fun this contest was for all who entered and voted! Stay tuned for future contest announcements. Congratulations to all of our winners and each fabulous contest participant!

Your #1 photo: by Kelly B., from Riverside, Illinois

This note from our winner...

First off, thank you to all who voted for "Uh Oh Squirrel."  He is a cutie.  I was asked to give a little background on the photo, so here goes.  I don't think it will win the Pulitzer, but it did win the Duncraft! 

Mine is a tale of squirrel love.  Every where I've lived and worked, one (if not several) have always found me.   My number must be on the bathroom wall in Squirrelville, but I digress.  Every morning, my little friends make their way to the patio door and knock, fervently, until they see me reaching for my bag of almonds (raw and organic, of course!)  Then, as I open the door, they all take their places:  one to my left, one to my right, one on the pergola, and so on.  Then, the nut I am, I hand feed them, fifty times over.  I am sure the neighbors think I need a hobby.  The picture I submitted is one of my "rafter" squirrels after just being given a peanut.  He looked at me, as if to say, "Where the heck are the almonds?"  I was fresh out.  Next, they'll want me to actually peel them.  

So, thank you to everyone and Duncraft for finally vindicating my pastime. And as for what the caption should be, I like this one, "Hey, these aren't DUNCRAFT peanuts!"  Happy Trails, Kelly B.

Your #2 photo: by Jan L., from Kokomo, Indiana

Your #3 photo: by Bill G., from Richmond, Indiana

 Our winners were given their choice of squirrel prize packages. They could select between either of these options:

Squirrel Playground Fantasy Package
Pandora's Box

Wildlife Snack (5lbs.)

Sunflower Block

Teeter Totter

Corn-on-the-Cob

Squngee

 Hit-the-Road-Jack Blocker Package
Duncraft Champion

Suet Sanctuary

High Energy Suet Cakes

Black Oil Sunflower Seed

I will never look at a squirrel in the same way again. I really enjoyed their antics in our back yard but I grew to love their endless expressions captured by patient photographers.

Thanks to all those wonder photographers that brightened the end of a long winter.

And thank you Duncraft for coming up with such a creative contest.

Posted by Jackie Lessard on Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:21 AM

Great job! Keep up the good work. I could not be a judge in this great contest as they are all winners.

Posted by William on Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:39 AM

I have greatly enjoyed the photos and the competition.

One of my pictures [#4] was selected to be in the finals and although mine was not a top winner, I appreciate the honor of being included.

Thank you for the fun and I hope to enter your next contest.

Posted by Deborah Sullivan on Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:16 AM

What a fun contest....hope you have more in the future....thanks!!!

Posted by Judi Alexander Hill on Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:58 AM

All the photos were GREAT and you couldn't make a mistake no matter which 3 you chose! Thanks for some really cute pics.

Posted by Marie on Thursday, March 20, 2008 03:28 PM

I am second place winner and it was definetly an awesome group of photos to choose from...So glad I didn't have to make the decision.Many thanks to all who voted for my photo (#20).
Each picture has a story to tell and I am sure each one of us would love to know the details behind some of the photos.Certainly we all learned a bit more about those different "squirrel personalities!"
Great contest... super opportunity for each one of us to see these pics!!! Hope Duncraft continues the contests for all of us to enjoy and look forward to.We all win!!We all had smiles on our faces!!!

Posted by Jan Lods on Thursday, March 20, 2008 04:20 PM

Thanks so much for offering these great pictures for us to enjoy. The world needs to pay a lot more attention to all of GOD's creatures - to stop and smell the roses, as they say.
These are fascinating critters. Thanks so much for sharing them with us.

Posted by Joe on Thursday, March 20, 2008 06:37 PM

I just love the contests. The photos are a delight to look at. At times it is difficult to choose my favorite one from many great choices. Keep up the good work you camera bugs. We really appreciate your pictures.

Posted by Dori on Thursday, March 20, 2008 07:08 PM

If we all took time to appreciate what Mother Nature has put in front of us, life would be wonderful (and comical!) Thanks for the great contests that keep us appreciating!

Posted by Kelly B on Thursday, March 20, 2008 08:42 PM

My pick was #1,yet, they were all great ! Congats !!! This was such a fun contest to follow; enjoyed reading all the comments.

Posted by David Bissaillon on Thursday, March 20, 2008 09:11 PM

All the pictures were excellent. Nice job everybody.

Posted by jamier on Friday, March 21, 2008 07:14 AM

Great contest-they were all sooo good-glad someone could make a decision, I couldn't!

Posted by Sharon Goodwin on Friday, March 21, 2008 08:42 AM

This was one of my favorite Duncraft photo contests so far! We feed squirrels too, so could relate to these wonderful photos. Keep the contests going.....we love them!

Posted by Sally on Friday, March 21, 2008 09:06 PM

I too think there should have been 24 winners! So much fun to look at, truly warmed my heart. Great contest Duncraft. Whens the next? How about birds taking a bath. Thats always fun to watch. Thank you Duncraft!

Posted by Karen on Friday, March 21, 2008 10:30 PM

Holy Moly Those Squirrel Pictures were Hilarious!! I know I have a bunch of them in my backyard and of course I feed them and they are sometimes really funny with all their antics of getting at my birdfeeders. I even put food dishes out just for them but they still hit my bird feeders. Have a Wonderful Spring Everyone and Keep Feeding the Birds and Critters!!!

Posted by Bonnie From PA on Saturday, March 22, 2008 03:24 PM

Precious adorable critters. Soon my Vera, a Pink Floyd lover, will be bring her new brood to me. Love to see those precious babies. I am stupid for squirrels.

Posted by RAZZLE on Sunday, March 23, 2008 09:35 AM

How you picked a first winner,is beyond me.They were all so cute and all their expressions were priceless.

Posted by Joyce Morello on Monday, March 24, 2008 07:30 AM

I THINK ALL THE PICTURES WERE PRECIOUS, I ESPICIALLY LIKE THE SQUIRREL HOLDING HIS TAIL.THAT WAS FUNNY!

Posted by carol on Monday, March 24, 2008 08:17 AM

Question to Winner #3.... story behind your photo??? Any clue as to why he was holding his tail???

Posted by Jan on Monday, March 24, 2008 06:54 PM

Hi Jan, I asked winner #3 your question. He responded and included a great new photo. Check out the blog post titled "Squirrel Photo Mystery--Solved!"

Posted by Michelle on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 09:00 AM

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