The world’s most prestigious bird photography competition has today released a selection of finalists in the running to win the 2021 competition.
More than 22,000 images were entered into the Bird Photographer of the Year 2021 competition. Competing for the £5,000 cash prize and prestigious title, photographers from 73 different countries submitted images this year.
This selection is a sneak preview of what is still to come, with the winners being announced on the 1st of September 2021.
You can find more info about BPOTY on the web:
#1 Bar-tailed Godwit By Mario Suarez Porras
#2 Mallard duck By Zdeněk Jakl
#3 Eurasian nuthatch By Mark William
#4 Hooded crane By Taku Ono
#5 Southern rockhopper penguin By Mark Sisson
#6 American Oystercatcher By James Wilcox
#7 Gentoo penguin By Tom Schandy
#8 Swallow By David White
#9 Red-billed oxpecker By Daniela Anger
#10 Atlantic Puffin By Øyvind Pedersen
#11 Hamerkop By Daniel Zhang
#12 Photo By Gábor Li
#13 Black-tailed godwits By Anupam Chakraborty
#14 Great cormorant By Tzahi Finkelstein
#15 Squacco heron By Aguti Antonio
#16 White-tailed sea-eagle By Fahad Alenezi
#17 Emperor penguins By Thomas Vijayan
#18 Black-and-white warbler By Raymond Hennessy
#19 Fiery-throated Hummingbird By Gail Bisson
#20 Red-crowned crane By Li Ying Lou
#21 Great grey owl By Scott Suriano
#22 Black-crowned night-heron By Daphne Wong
#23 Mute swan By Andy Parkinson
#24 Long-tailed tit By Irene Waring
#25 Mute swan By Diana Schmies
#26 European shag By Brian Matthews
#27 Great cormorant By Irma Szabo
#28 Southern giant petrel By Eirik Grønningsæter
#29 Eurasian jackdaw By Amanda Cook
#30 Tufted duck By Brad James
#31 Grey herons By Terry Whittaker
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