A selection of the winning images from the 2023 Bird Photographer of the Year award.
Photographer Jack Zhi's dramatic picture of a female peregrine falcon protecting her young has won this year's Bird Photographer of the Year award."For four years, I attempted to capture the rare sight of the female falcon attacking large brown pelicans with incredible speed and agility," he said.
Here is a selection of the pictures that were awarded a gold, silver or bronze, with descriptions by the photographers.Henley Spiers/Bird Photographer of the Year"Amid the shoal, I waited patiently for the elusive shot of a blue-footed booby rising with a sardine in its beak. Finally, a crash came down close to me, and I instinctively captured the moment.
"Keeping a safe distance, I followed the owl and managed to capture a fleeting moment when it landed briefly on a beautiful angel statue."Antonio Aguti/Bird Photographer of the Year "Their large, outward-projecting eyes adapted for low-light hunting make them vulnerable to injury. In this image, Dr Luke Gregory is examining an owl named Rocket, focusing on the posterior eye, where injuries can be less visible."Clément Cornec/Bird Photographer of the Year"It endures temperatures as low as -40°C during the long polar nights and 250km/h blizzards. Adaptations allow it to maintain body temperature and conserve energy.
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