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My Modern Met (click on screenshot below) has a selection of winners from the 2019 Bird Photographer of the Year contest, now in its fourth year. (You can see all the winners here.) I’ve chosen seven that appeal to me, but you can see all the winners at the link in the last sentence.
I’ve put the captions and credits below the photos, but My Modern Met has more information on how each photo was made and the circumstances of its making.
“Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus.” by Caron Steele (United Kingdom). Winner, Bird Photographer of the Year and People’s Choice Category. Gold Award, Best Portrait. Photo taken at Lake Kerkini, Greece.
‘Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax.’ by Thomas Hinsche (Germany). Winner, Best Portfolio. Photo taken in Kiskunság National Park, Hungary.
“Reeves’s Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii.” by Hu Yi (China). Bronze Award, Bird Behavior. Photo taken in Xinyang City, Henan Province, China.“Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus.” by Chad Larsen (Canada). Gold Award, Garden and Urban Birds. Photo taken in Saskatchewan, Canada.
by Liron Gertsman (Canada). Bronze Award, Birds in Flight. Taken in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.“Black Skimmer Rynchops niger.” by Nikunj Patel (United States of America). Gold Award, Birds in Flight. Photo taken in Ocean City, New Jersey, United States of America.
And of course we must have a duck!
“Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis.” by Martin Eschholz (Germany). Bronze Award, Garden and Urban Birds. Photo taken in Port of Vardø, Varanger, Norway.
I love pelicans. Like many birds, graceful on the wing but clumsy on the ground. Watching a squadron of brown pelicans skimming the wave crests along the Oregon coast is a joy.
I would say its the reflection of buildings on the harbourside. The picture is an award winner in the garden and urban birds category and was taken in the port of Vardo, Varanger, Norway according to the caption.
Gorgeous photos
I remember the duck photo from WEIT last year, I think
Me too. Nice to see it again anyway. These are all wonderful!
🐾🐾(no bird footprints)
Amazing photos – thanks for posting them!
Great stuff! This sort of thing is inspiring.
I love pelicans. Like many birds, graceful on the wing but clumsy on the ground. Watching a squadron of brown pelicans skimming the wave crests along the Oregon coast is a joy.
Inspirationa imagesl. Sigh, if only.
These are all great. The black skimmer is remarkable. Those wings!
Stunning images! I’m not sure I get the Snowy Owl one. It’s got good lines but IMHO there is not enough bird in it.
But I can see that such a shot might be rare… to have caught the bird perching *just so* atop that building.
Where does the red “reflection” in the water come from in the duck photo?
I would say its the reflection of buildings on the harbourside. The picture is an award winner in the garden and urban birds category and was taken in the port of Vardo, Varanger, Norway according to the caption.
I found this image of the harbour via google. You can see a predominance of red buildings. https://www.norwaytravelblog.com/2016/03/vardo-where-ancient-history-meets-modern.html