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The WOA
(Wings Over
Arkansas)
program is by
the Arkansas
Fish & Game
Commission. They
have a printable log and
checklist with six levels of
achievements based upon
how many birds you have
recorded. bit.ly/2Ree7m5
Snappy (Quin) has reached
the Belted Kingfisher Level
having photographed more
than 100 bird species.
November 2019 Bella Vista Photography
Club's Annual Print Show
• Weather - Color - 1st place
• Weather - B&W - 1st place
• Long Exposure - B&W - 3rd place
• Animals - B&W - 3rd place
• Architecture/Abandoned - B&W - 3rd
place
October 2019 Arkansas State Fair
• B&W Action - Flying bee 1st Place &
Best in Show
• B&W Flower - Grouping of three flowers
2nd Place
• B&W Scenic - Landscape of Bella
Vista Lake 3rd Place
August 2019 Benton County Fair
• Color Animal - macro of a turtle
with a slug on its forehead 1st
Place & State Fair Invite
• Color Action - bird taking flight
2nd Place
• Color Scenic - Mark Twain
National Forest 1st Place
• Color Flower - Pink Coneflower with a
bee 1st Place
• Color Geometric - Car Reflector 1st
Place & State Fair Invite
• Color Wildcard - Macro Photo of a
Bumblebee 1st Place & State Fair
Invite
• B&W Animal - Macro of a
Grasshopper 2nd Place
• B&W Action - Flying bee 1st Place &
State Fair Invite - went on to win 1st
Place at the Arkansas State Fair & Best
in Show
• B&W Scenic - Landscape of Bella Vista
Lake 1st Place & State Fair Invite - went
on to win 3rd Place at the Arkansas
State Fair
• B&W Flower - Grouping of three flowers
1st Place & State Fair Invite - went on to
win 2nd place at the Arkansas State Fair
• B&W Geometric - sun "rolling" on the
power lines 1st Place
• B&W Wild Card - macro of a snail 1st
Place & State Fair Invite, this photo also
win 1st place in Bella Vista Photography
Club's Monthly Contest June of 2019, the
first month he joined the club
• June 2019 Bella Vista Photography Club's
monthly contest - Macro theme
• 1st place close up photo of a turtle with
a slug on its nose
You do not have to
photograph them, you can
just record the date and
location of each bird. Quin
has taken it to another level!
Quin's awards:
Quin has upgraded his camera and
now shoots with a Nikon DSLR base
and a Tamron lens. He also joined Bella
Vista Birders in April 2019 and the
Bella Vista Photography Club in June
of 2019. Both groups have birders in
them. He also "birds" with friends.
Official Kids Mag asked Quin how he
does research on local birds or studies
different birds and he explained his
process. "I like the Crossley ID Guide
for Eastern Birds, it has a
lot of images of birds from
different views and is
my favorite book. I
also like the Wings
Over Arkansas
Program and
Checklist."
Ruby Throated
Hummingbird
House finch
Titmouse
38 • Of f icialKidsMag.com • FEBRUARY 2020
