The 30 Most Striking Photos of Birds Taken This Year
These are the delicate, joyful, and life-affirming winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year competition
The finalists of this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year competition have been selected from more than 22,000 entries by photographers in 73 different countries around the world. Now in its sixth year, the competition was created to reward excellence in avian photography and to draw attention to the importance of bird conservation through a partnership with Birds on the Brink.
This year’s finalists are notable for their range, not just in the diversity of species that are captured, but in the differences in tone — from the humorous to the heartwarming to the macabre — and style. But each photo, in its own way, provides a brief but captivating glimpse of a bird’s character and tells a story about our wonderful avian friends in all their variety and individuality.
“American Oystercatcher,” by James Wilcox
My favorite time of year is when the American Oystercatcher chicks hatch. I love getting to the beach at…
