Nicolas Reusens/Bird Photographer of the Year. “Ropewalker,” Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera. Papallacta, Ecuador. Category: Bird Behaviour, bronze award winner.
Here is a collection of amazing winning photos from the bird photographer of the year 2020 competition. BPOTY declared 2020 photo contest winners. This year overall winner is Majed Alza’abi from Norway, who captured titled “artistic and impressionistic” photo of European Shag.
#1
NUTCRACKERS FIGHTING IN THE SNOW Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes. Sofia, Bulgaria. Roelof Molenaar, the Netherlands. Category: Bird Behaviour. Gold award winner.
#2
CORMORANT UNDERWATER VIEW Brandt’s Cormorant Urile penicillatus. La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Greg Lecoeur, France. Category: Best Portrait. Silver award winner.
#3
Gadi Shmila/Bird Photographer of the Year. “Hoopoe flight at low speed,” Common Hoopoe Upupa epops. Israel. Category: Birds in Flight, gold award winner
#4
Moshe Cohen/Bird Photographer of the Year. “Perfect camouflage,” Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops. Kibbutz Hatzor, Israel. Category: Attention to Detail, gold award winner
#5
HAWK OWL IN A MOUNTAIN FOREST Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula. Golsfjell mountain region, Norway. Pål Hermansen, Norway. Category: Birds in the Environment. Silver award winner.
#6
GREAT GREY OWL Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa. Nynäshamn, Stockholm, Sweden. Daniel Stenberg, Sweden. Category: Black and White. Silver award winner.
#7
Majed AlZa’abi/Bird Photographer of the Year. “End of the day,” European Shag Gulosus aristotelis. Vardø, Norway. Category: Best Portrait, gold award winner and bird photographer of the year winner
#8
A DIPPER IN THE MIRROR. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus. Levanger, Trøndelag, Norway. Terje Kolaas, Norway. Category: Best Portrait. Bronze award winner.
#9
Georgina Steytler/Bird Photographer of the Year. “On the attack!” Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus. Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Category: Best Portfolio Winner
#10
Francesco Filippo Pellegrini/Bird Photographer of the Year. “Swifts over Iguazú Falls,” Great Dusky Swift Cypseloides senex. Iguazú Falls, Misiones, Argentina. Category: Birds in the Environment, gold award winner
#11
Nicolas Reusens/Bird Photographer of the Year. “Ropewalker,” Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera. Papallacta, Ecuador. Category: Bird Behaviour, bronze award winner.
#12
Greg Lecoeur/Bird Photographer of the Year. “Feeding frenzy,” Cape Gannet Morus capensis. Port St Johns, South Africa. Category: Bird Behaviour, silver award winner
#13
Shu Qing/Bird Photographer of the Year. “Fairy landing on Earth,” Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus. Sanmenxia, Henan, China. Category: Birds in Flight, bronze award winner
#14
Swayamsiddha Mohapatra/Bird Photographer of the Year. “A new beginning,” Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis. Kaziranga National Park, India. Category: Birds in the Environment, bronze award winner
#15
SINGLE ROOM AVAILABLE Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris. The Netherlands. Robert Sommer, Germany. Category: Black and White. Gold award winner.
#16
TOUCH AND GO Pallid Swift Apus pallidus. Athens, Attica, Greece. Nikos Fokas, Greece. Category: Birds in Flight. Silver award winner.
#17
PYROGRAPHY Common Hoopoe Upupa epops. Gijón, Spain. Juan Pablo Plaza Pozo, Spain. Category: Black and White. Bronze award winner.
#18
MAKE-UP Little Egret Egretta garzetta. Deqing, Zhejiang, China. Chengbo Sun, China. Category: Creative Imagery. Bronze award winner.
#19
Carlos Cifuentes Torres/Bird Photographer of the Year. “Electric,” White Stork Ciconia ciconia. Seville, Spain. Category: Garden and Urban Birds, bronze award winner
