Aggressive Avians Dominate the 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year Contest
“Battle,” Noticed Redshank Tringa erythropus, Finnmark, Norway, Erlend Haarberg, Norway, Class: Chook Behaviour
From rival noticed redshanks to combatting spoonbills, fairly a number of finalists from the 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year contest heart on avians as they struggle for territory, meals, and mates. The seventh-annual competitors garnered greater than 20,000 entries from 115 nations that seize a wildly numerous array of behaviors and habitats. Winners formally can be introduced in September and coincide with a e-book launch and exhibition of the highest photographs. Till then, see a few of our favorites beneath, and take a look at final 12 months’s winners, too.
“Full Contact,” Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia, Hortobágy Nationwide Park, Hungary, Gabor Baross, Hungary, Class: Chook Behaviour
“Head Over Heels in Love,” Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway, Laguna Seca Ranch, Edinburg, Texas, Marti Phillips, United States of America, Class: Chook Behaviour
“Hummingbird Hideaway,” Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna, Vancouver, British Columbia. Liron Gertsman, Canada, Class: Chook Behaviour
“Upland Buzzard Versus Corsac Fox,” Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius, Internal Mongolia Autonomous Area, China.Baozhu Wang, China, Class: Chook Behaviour
“Wart Head,” Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata, Chan Chich, Belize, Leander Khil, Austria, Class: Finest Portrait
“A Cartoon Chook Rasing Its ‘Palms,’” black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus, Selangor, Malaysia, Weng Keong Liew, Malaysia, Class: Finest Portrait
“Life Hanging within the Stability,” Nice Blue Heron Ardea herodias, Skagit Valley, Washington, Glenn Nelson, United States of America, Class: Chook Behaviour
“Manitoba Burrowing Owl Restoration Program,” Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia, Manitoba, Canada, Walter Potrebka, Canada, Class: Conservation Award
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