By Dan Armitage

A photograph of a killdeer and its chick, taken in Cuyahoga County by Jennifer Beck of Lyndhurst, Ohio, will be featured on the 2026 Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp. Beck’s shorebird photo was chosen as the winner of the 17th annual legacy stamp photo contest based on originality, composition, technical excellence, and overall beauty. This year’s contest had 57 entries, and submissions were required to feature a shorebird. Beck is a two-time winner of the Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp photo competition. Her photo of a bald eagle and an eaglet was featured on the 2022 legacy stamp.

Troy Nemitz, of Milan, earned second place with an image of a killdeer chick, and Brenda Traffis, of Concord Township, earned third with a shot of a short-billed dowitcher in flight.

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