BIRD CATEGORIES
POST your entries in THIS THREAD (follow all rules listed below)
Required for Entry:
PHOTO of ONE bird (FULL BODY SHOT) Once you have submitted your photo no substitutions will be accepted.
NAME of the BIRD
BIRD CATEGORY
Only ONE ENTRY PER BIRD is allowed.
You MAY enter an UNLIMITED NUMBER of birds in each category.
All photos should be the BEST QUALITY POSSIBLE; CLEAR and SHARPLY FOCUSED.
Every bird you enter MUST be living and must belong to you.
Photos must be RECENT photos ONLY.
No photos taken prior to January 2013 allowed.
The entries for each bird category will be presented in separate closed threads, (one thread for each category).
Contestant Threads are for Viewing Only.
Best Pet/American Budgie
Open to all non-Show/English Budgies including 50/50s.
Age and mutation does not matter.
Best Show/English Budgie
Open to Show/English budgies only.
Best Other Small Bird
Open to small birds: Finches, Canaries, Bourke Parakeets, Lovebirds and Parrotlets
Best Other Medium Bird
Open to medium birds: Cockatiels, Lorikeets, Conures, Pionus Parrots, Doves, Alexandrines, and Ringneck Parakeets
Best Other Large Bird
Open to Cockatoos (other than Cockatiels), African Greys, Macaws, Amazons, Chickens
SPECIAL CATEGORIES
POST your entries in THIS THREAD (follow all rules listed below)
Entry Rules:
You MAY enter ONE VIDEO per bird (BUDGIES ONLY)
You MAY enter multiple Cages/Aviaries and/DIY Entertainment Items
ONE cage/aviary or DIY Entertainment Item per PHOTO.
All photos and videos should be the BEST QUALITY POSSIBLE; CLEAR and SHARPLY FOCUSED.
Videos entered for most Talented Budgie must be RECENT videos ONLY.
No videos recorded prior to January 2013 are allowed.
The entries for each special category will be presented in separate closed threads, (one thread for each category).
Category Threads are for Viewing Only.
Most Talented Budgie (Video Category):
Open to Budgies Only. Video time limit is TWO Minutes
Best Aviary
Best Cage Set Up
Best DIY Entertainment
A TB Staff Member (either an Administrator or Moderator) will move the entries from this
Announcement Thread
into the appropriate closed category threads.
The Staff Member will then STAMP the entry in this thread
When you see the Stamp next to your entry photo, you have confirmation your photo has been successfully entered.
DEADLINE
You have one month to enter starting May 1, 2013, and ending May 31, 2013
JUDGING
Staff members ONLY will judge all entries and determine all winners.
Judging will commence immediately after the deadline for entries has passed.
Winners will be announced on June 16th.
PRIZES
Best in Show (1st Place), 2nd Place and 3rd Place prizes will be awarded in each category.
3rd Place
50 karma points
Three-month Supporter Membership (or a three-month extension on an existing membership)
One free day on the 2014 Talk Budgies Calendar
3rd Place custom-designed prize ribbon you may use as an Avatar
2nd Place
75 karma points;
Six Supporter Membership (or a six-month extension to an existing membership);
Two free days on the 2014 Talk Budgies Calendar
2nd Place custom-designed prize ribbon you may use as an Avatar
FIRST PLACE/ BEST IN SHOW
100 karma points
Annual Supporter Membership (either a brand new membership or a free membership to follow the expiration of an existing membership);
Three free days on the 2013 Talk Budgies calendar
First Place custom-designed prize ribbon you may use as an Avatar
ADDITIONALLY
First Place winners of the Best Pet/American Budgie and Best Show/English Budgie categories will each be featured in the upcoming new Talk Budgies logo!
STAFF ENTRIES
Staff members may enter their birds in a separate group of closed threads
Staff member categories
Best Staff Pet/American Budgie
Best Staff Show/English Budgie
Best Staff Other Small Bird
Best Staff Other Medium Bird
Best Staff Other Large Bird
JUDGING of STAFF ENTRIES
Staff-member entries will be moved to a poll after the Bird Show has ended.
The winners in the staff categories will be determined by you!
Staff Members cannot vote for Staff Member Entries.
Voting for Staff Entries begins when the poll is posted and the winners of the Staff Categories will be announced mid-June.
The 2013 Talk Budgies Bird Show is now officially open!
This all sounds fantastic and well thought out... i can't wait to get new photos and root through my collection of thousands to find the perfect photo.
Ohhhhh let's see then can only try after all Most of my photos have budgie bombs or whatever you call them had a lush one of Marli but can't use it as all the others are peering into the camera from behind her
I don't know how you get them full size in a post but here they are. Skylar pet type, Marli pet type, and Nemo pet type With a little bit of exhibition in there too Especially Marli!
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2013 Talk Budgies Bird Show
Best Pet/American Budgie
Best Show/English Budgie
Best Other Medium Bird
Best Other Large Bird
Most Talented Budgie (Video Category): 
Best Aviary
Best Cage Set Up
Best DIY Entertainment 
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) We want to see all those beautiful birds you have! 
added cage set-up photo
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worst bit is, it will probably show up when we move our stuff, and then I'll have no internet 
