Thank you to all the photographers that participated in the Herds Photo Contest, sharing their best photos showing groups or gatherings of animals. Congratulations to the winners and finalists, and a special round of applause for the Grand Jury Winner who wins a flat screen TV.

A special thanks to our friend and professional photographer Laurie Rubin for his collaboration as a guest judge. Laurie Rubin is an international award-winning photographer specializing in wildlife and nature photography. Her passion for photography as well as a career working for software companies, has combined her talents for teaching and sharing photography, from capture to post-processing. She currently has one of her prints displayed at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

"Kind Penguin Colony" by KellieNetherwood

"With the wind in your face" by TomasTar

"Round-up" by davidcschultz

"Wild Horses Galloping at Sunset" by Masher

"The Merino's" by Nishant-101

"Burrabogie Ewes 3 logo" by annabellugsdin

"Sweet calves" by Signefotar

"Just curious" by welshwizard

"The farm" by tonycooper_5187

"Zebras at begining of migration - Masai Mara Kenya" by (A)travelcat

"White angels" by DanielKordan

"LD3N5955" by SafaGraphics

"Icelandic Ponies" by junemcneil

"Little different models :-)" by Chris_Photoshooter

"Highland Cows - Isle of Skye" by BrianWilson_

"Lazy Days" by RumbaughPhoto

"Camels" by (A)KevinWarnecke

"The Great Thirst" by GideonMalherbe

"Turning the Herd" by terriegray

"Cold" by hotpixel

"Herdwork" by AshfordStudio

"Herd in Mongolia" by hibbz

"Sheep in the mist" by artursomerset

"Crazy cows" by anhede

"Listening to their man carrying on. " by (A)jules1580

"Gorillas in the Mist" by DrawsWithLight

"Elephant March" by daveweber

"Lambs" by piscessaturday

"Three Hundred Ninety-Five Horses" by WendyHudnall

"Elephant March" by charlielynam

"The Standoff" by LCutche

"Curiosity" by oZimages

"Idaho Traffic Jam" by sdondero

"Northern gannets bonding" by johnst

"Follow the Leader" by Pixelated-Earth

"Fall Elk, Montana" by scottwilson

"Breeding Colony of Lesser Crested Tern, Karan Island, Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia" by mohamedgamalel-dennasser

"sheeps, sheeps, sheeps" by Celtic