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Best Bird Photography Of 2020 Has Announced Its 30 Stunning Winners
Birds are some of the most majestic animals on the planet. While some can be total derps, according to any internet image search, for the most part, they are graceful creatures. Everything from the way they look to the way they rest on branches, stroll on the ground, and, of course, soar through the air screams majesty.
The annual Bird Photographer of the Year Contest aims to celebrate this. Recently, it has announced the winners of this year’s competition and showed off some of the most breathtaking photos of birds that this year’s contestants were able to snap.
Bored Panda compiled a list of this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year contest winners for you to enjoy below. While you’re scrolling through the list, don’t forget to vote and comment on the ones you enjoyed the most!
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#1
Highly Commended: 'Rainbow Ballet' By Christian Spencer
Tatu Mello 5 years ago
This is the best photo. Not only it is beautiful but it is beautiful also because it has NO manipulation on photoshop. It is real! It reveals a hidden magic in NATURE!!!
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#2
Attention To Detail: First Place, By Moshe Cohen
Avery S Alberico 5 years ago
happy little trees at best, at worst, they sleepy
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#3
Attention To Detail: Second Place, By Mathias Putze
Malakai 5 years ago
Are these scales on a butterfly wing or feathers? It's hard to tell but it's beautiful all the same ❤
Bird Photographer Of The Year is hosted by Birds On The Brink, a grant-awarding charity that supports bird conservation efforts around the world. This is their 5th year hosting the competition.
The contest was split into a number of categories, among which are Best Portfolio, Attention to Detail, Best Portrait, Bird Behavior, Birds in the Environment, Birds in Flight, Black and White, Creative Imagery, Garden and Urban Birds, and others.
#4
Birds In Flight: Third Place, By Shu Qing
#5
Black And White: First Place, By Robert Sommer
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
look if birds can social distance why can't some o' y'all?
#6
Black And White: Second Place, By Daniel Stenberg
The grand prize went to Majed Alza’abi from Norway for his “End of the Day” photograph of a European Shag:
“I took this shot in April 2019 while on a visit to the famous Norwegian seabird island of Vardø, a location packed full of birds that provide endless opportunities for photography. There are a lot of opportunities for creative composition, playing with foreground and background; here I like the out-of-focus shag framing the in-focus individual, plus the bokeh of the sea as sunset approached. By experimenting, I aimed to create artistic and impressionistic shots of shags, and I hope I achieved my goal with this image,” elaborated Majed.
#7
Highly Commended: 'Underwater Check' By Greg Lecoeur
#8
Creative Imagery: Third Place, By Chengbo Sun
#9
Young Bird Photographer Of The Year: First Place, 'Seeing Double' By Adam Lake
Check out the remainder of the photos by scrolling the list below. And if this isn’t enough, why not check out last year’s list? And if you haven’t had your fill of birds, why not give this list of realistic-looking embroidery from a bird’s-eye perspective a go!
#10
Birds In The Environment: Second Place, By Pål Hermansen
#11
Highly Commended: 'Tranquil Morning' By Guang Hua Chen
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
"Where the f**k are the fish? I'm f*****g hungry, man. Also gotta poop."
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Attention To Detail: Third Place, By Francis De Andrés
#13
Birds In Flight: First Place, By Gadi Shmila
#14
Highly Commended: 'Spot The Bird' By Swayamsiddha Mohapatra
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
thought it was 2 toads kissing but they are both equally cute T_T
#15
Birds In Flight: Second Place, By Nikos Fokas
Avery S Alberico 5 years ago
looks like a golden snitch with a bird face and slightly longer wingspan
#16
Highly Commended: 'Medusa!' By Richard Flack
#17
Highly Commended: 'Reign Forest' By Adam Stunkel
#18
Highly Commended: 'Buzz Kill' By Shuvam Nath
#19
Best Portrait: Third Place, By Terje Kolaas
cassiushumanmother 5 years ago
Narcissus the bird, be careful don't stare too long at yourself...
#20
Bird Behaviour: First Place, By Roelof Molenaar
#21
Garden And Urban Birds: Third Place, By Carlos Cifuentes
CherylTunt 5 years ago
In Florida I think they make baskets on top of poles for them !
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#22
Highly Commended: 'Night Watch' By Gideon Knight
#23
Highly Commended: 'Lady Phalarope' By Tim Hopwood
#24
Highly Commended: 'Trails At Dusk' By Kathryn Cooper
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
it reminds me of the last kind of scene thingy from the 2016 reboot of Voltron: Legendary Defenders T^T that goddamned "kid show" broke my soul
Kevin Donegan 5 years ago
Like the contrails of a jet ... minus the dumping of tons of carbon.
#25
Birds In The Environment: First Place, By Francesco Filippo Pellegrini
Iguazu Falls are one of the most amazing part of our planet. The valley is filled rainbow caused by the vapor of the falls. This is where the swifts of the falls found their perfect habitat. Thousands of those unique birds breed inside these powerful and amazing falls.
#26
Best Portrait: Second Place, By Greg Lecoeur
#27
Bird Behaviour: Second Place, By Greg Lecoeur
#28
Black And White: Third Place, By Juan Pablo Plaza Pozo
#29
Birds In The Environment: Third Place, By Swayamsiddha Mohapatra
#30
Young Bird Photographer Of The Year: Third Place, 'Asian Green Bee-Eater Pair' By Deeksha Diya Sambath
#31
Highly Commended: 'Reflections' By Jian Huang
#32
Highly Commended: 'Penguin Parliament' By Russell Millner
#34
Highly Commended: 'Lotus Of Life' By Min Ying
#37
Young Bird Photographer Of The Year: Second Place, 'Back-Lighting' By Ismael Domínguez Gutiérrez
#38
Highly Commended: 'Forest Of Dreams' By Samuel Bloch
#41
Garden And Urban Birds: Second Place, By Kiko Arcas
#43
Highly Commended: 'Stealing Back' By David Pattyn
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