Thanks to all who entered, it was though choosing, but with all contests there has to be a winner.
Honorable Mentions (in no particular order):
3rd Place - I kept coming back to "In My Garden", the background tones and light added so much to this simple subject.
2nd Place - Cooper's Hawk ( juv ). The details are accentuated in this young Hawk by the milky background, making this shot right in line with the contest. Amazing that you got as close as you did considering it is wild, well done.
1st Place - Goes to Wienerman for this excellent Low Level, tons of background blur, shot of this dog in a flat out run. To take a good picture of a dog in a run is something that has always eluded me, you nailed a great one. Additionally, the pose and incredibly small DOF makes this number 1 with me.
Over to you Jeff.