SADDLE-BILLED STORK CATCHING A FROG

Saddlebill Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis. Maasai Mara, Kenya.

Antonio Liébana Navarro, Spain. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

MARSH WREN AND CATTAIL

Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris. British Columbia, Canada.

Alan Murphy, United States of America. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

A MOTHER’S LOVE

Black Swan Cygnus atratus. Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Akhil Vinayak Balachandra Menon, United Arab Emirates. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

FOREST JEWEL

Bumblebee Hummingbird Atthis heloisa. Sierra Gorda, Mexico.

Roberto Pedraza, Mexico. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

JUGGLING ACT

Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon. Weedon, Quebec, Canada.

Serge Chenard, Canada. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

SPLASH!

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata. Nome, Alaska, United States of America.

Shirley Donald, Canada. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

SINGING THE BLUES

Northern Wren Troglodytes troglodytes. Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Simon Roy, United Kingdom. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

DANCE OF THE DUNLINS

Dunlin Calidris alpina. Utqiagvik, Alaska, United States of America.

Terje Kolaas, Norway. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

THE WAVE

African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini. West Coast National Park, South Africa.

Vittorio Ricci, Italy. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

NATURAL HEADPHONES

Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.

Antonio Liébana Navarro, Spain. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

WELL-BEHAVED MALE

Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus. West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Barry Carter, United Kingdom. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

THE MATING

Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus. Soknedal, Trøndelag, Norway.

Bernt Osthus, Norway. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

MOTHER AND CHICK

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata. Soknedal, Trøndelag, Norway.

Bernt Osthus, Norway. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

NARCISSUS

White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina. Desertas Islands, Madeira.

Erik Wahlgren, Sweden. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

SPINNING RED-NECKED PHALAROPE

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus. Sainte-Martine, Quebec, Canada.

Gábor Boros, Canada. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

GOT YOU!

Osprey Pandion haliaetus. Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Francis De Andrés, Spain. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

SABINE’S GULLS

Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini. Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada.

Frank Dröge, the Netherlands. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

SPOTTED EAGLE, MID-MEAL

Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga. Carmel, Israel.

Gadi Shmila, Carmel, Israel. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

FOOD FIGHT!

Goosander Mergus merganser. Bras d’Or Lake, Canada.

Gail Bisson, Canada. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

RED-KNOBBED COOT NEST-BUILDING

Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata. Springs, Gauteng, South Africa.

Gerbus Vermaak, South Africa. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

WHEN IT ITCHES…

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia. Mandurah Estuary, Western Australia, Australia.

Glenn Pure, Australia. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

STEP BACK, FOE!

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola. Chincoteague Island, Virginia, United States of America.

Tyler Reber, United States of America. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

THE CHASE

Little Egret Egretta garzetta. Fujian, China.

Jie Zheng, China. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

DOWN THE HATCH!

Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

Joshua Galicki, United States of America. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

THE THIRD WHEEL

Common Coot Fulica atra. Rome, Italy.

Marco Valentini, Italy. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

SNEEZING PLOVER

Piping Plover Charadrius melodus. Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Matthew Filosa, United States of America. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

UNFAIR FIGHT

Piping Plover Charadrius melodus. Massachusetts, United States of America.

Matthew Filosa, United States of America. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

TERN TUBBY TIME

Least Tern Sternula antillarum. Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Matthew Filosa, United States of America. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

IT’S COMPLICATED

Common Tern Sterna hirundo. Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Matthew Filosa, United States of America. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

SCENT OF MEAT

Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus. Spain.

Omar Al-Sayed Omar, Kuwait. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE

Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

Rian van Schalkwyk, South Africa. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.

ROCK JUMPING!

Drakensberg Rockjumper Chaetops aurantius. Naude’s Neck, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Richard Flack, South Africa. Category: Bird Behaviour. Commended.