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Soar with the 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year winners

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Gold - 9 - 13 Years. Anna’s Hummingbird, Calypte anna. Fremont, California, United States of America
Parham Pourahmad/Bird Photographer of the Year
Overall Photographer of the Year. Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus muta. Tysfjord, Norway
Erlend Haarberg/Bird Photographer of the Year
Young Photographer of the Year. Dunlin Calidris alpina. Heligoland, Germany
Levi Fitze/Bird Photographer of the Year
Bronze - Attention to Detail. Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer. Cariboo region, British Columbia, Canada
Sue Dougherty/Bird Photographer of the Year
Bronze - Bird Behaviour. Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus. Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Simon d’Entremont/Bird Photographer of the Year
Bronze - Birds in the Environment. European Shag, Gulosus aristotelis. Asturias, Spain
Mario Suarez Porras/Bird Photographer of the Year
Bronze - Creative Imagery. Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis. San Francisco, California, United States of America
Wei Lian/Bird Photographer of the Year
Gold - 9 - 13 Years. Anna’s Hummingbird, Calypte anna. Fremont, California, United States of America
Parham Pourahmad/Bird Photographer of the Year
Gold - 14 - 17 Years. Dunlin, Calidris alpina. Heligoland, Germany
Levi Fitze/Bird Photographer of the Year
Gold - Attention to Detail. King Penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus. Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands
Andy Pollard/Bird Photographer of the Year
Gold - Best Portrait. Sage Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus. Colorado, United States of America
Ly Dang/Bird Photographer of the Year
Gold - Bird Behaviour. Sage Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus. Colorado, United States of America
Peter Ismert/Bird Photographer of the Year
Gold - Birds in Flight. Galah, Eolophus roseicapilla. Yelarbon, Queensland, Australia
Raoul Slater/Bird Photographer of the Year
Gold - Black and White. Double-crested Cormorant, Nannopterum auritus. Espíritu Santo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Henley Spiers/Bird Photographer of the Year
Gold - Creative Imagery. White Stork, Ciconia ciconia. Ukraine
Petro Katerynych/Bird Photographer of the Year
Gold - Urban Birds. Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ammar Alsayed Ahmed/Bird Photographer of the Year
Silver - 14 to 17 Years. Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta. Kinskunság National Park, Hungary
Tamás Koncz-Bisztricz/Bird Photographer of the Year
Silver - Black and White. Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo. Skarðsvík, Iceland
Paweł Smolik
Silver - Creative Imagery. Dalmatian Pelican, Pelecanus crispus and Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus. Lake Kerkini, Greece
Janine Lee/Bird Photographer of the Year
Silver - Urban Birds. Little Owl, Athene noctua. Harghita county, Transylvania, Romania
Laszlo Potozky/Bird Photographer of the Year
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The winners of the world’s largest bird photography contest have been revealed featuring a spectacular array of avian sights, from a hummingbird catching a droplet of water to a gorgeous snap of a rock ptarmigan launching off the top of a mountain.

This year’s contest attracted more than 20,000 entries, with its adult competition spanning eight categories: Best Portrait, Birds in the Environment, Attention to Detail, Bird Behavior, Birds in Flight, Black and White, Urban Birds, and Creative Imagery. Three youth categories also focus on age groups eight and under, nine to 13, and 14 to 17.

Overall Photographer of the Year. Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus muta. Tysfjord, Norway
Erlend Haarberg/Bird Photographer of the Year

Norwegian photographer Erlend Haarberg won the overall top prize this year for a beautifully composed shot taken atop the snow-covered mountains of Tysfjord. Haarberg caught the rare sight of a rock ptarmigan while hiking up the mountain for some landscape shots.

“I had almost reached the summit when I spotted some ptarmigan tracks criss-crossing between the rocks, where the wind had uncovered some sparse vegetation,” Haarberg said. “From behind a rock, a small head appeared, and seconds later it took to the wing with the mountains and fjord landscape in the background, setting the scene perfectly.”

Gold - Bird Behaviour. Sage Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus. Colorado, United States of America
Peter Ismert/Bird Photographer of the Year

Another highlight in this year’s selection came from US photographer Peter Ismert. It took Ismert days to capture the rarely photographed sight of two male sage-grouses fighting to impress female onlookers.

“I entered my hide in the middle of the night, trying to sleep as best I could before the early- morning hours,” Ismert explained. “At first light I awoke to booming sounds made by the male grouse, and the sight of their unusual display and this particular battle.”

Silver - Urban Birds. Little Owl, Athene noctua. Harghita county, Transylvania, Romania
Laszlo Potozky/Bird Photographer of the Year

The competition features a strong focus on conservation, donating some of its proceeds to Birds on the Brink, a charity focused on protecting bird habitats around the world. All images entered into the competition must be taken in the wild, with no baited intervention or domesticated birds.

Take a look through our gallery at more highlights from this years contest.

Source: BPOTY

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2 comments
ljaques
That double-breasted Cormorant was entering a target-rich environment.
TpPa
Ya but if those fish don't spook it's going to be like hitting a solid block of fish