Birds of Fall photo exhibit to open at Virginia Living Museum

The above photo of a screech owl, by Robert Schamerhorn, of Richmond, was named Best in Show in the Virginia Living Museum's Birds of Fall photo contest.

Images from the Birds of Fall photos contest will be on display from Saturday, Jan. 12 through Sunday, Feb. 3 at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, it was recently announced.

According to a press release from the Virginia Living Museum, "the photo contest winners are the photo of a screech owl by Robert Schamerhorn, of Richmond, for Best in Show; the photo of an osprey catching a fish by Jerry Hughes, of Newport News, first place professional; and the goose landing in the marsh by Rob Sabatini of Mechanicsville, first place amateur. The exhibit also includes photos by Don Boyd, of Hampton; Chuck Dufor, of Rockville, Md.;, Jim Hansen, of Hampton; Jerry Hughes, of Newport News; Shelly Kelly, of Hampton; Nicolas Kotula, of Richmond; Jaclyn Lindsay, of Norfolk; Jesse Nelson, of Williamsburg; and Charles Sallette, Henrico and John Siderius, of Hampton."

Tickets, which are in addition to the museum's regular entrance fee, are $17 for adults and $13 for children ages 3 to 12.

The Virginia Living Museum is at 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.

For more information, call 757-534-7479 or email marketing@thevlm.org.

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