Birds in the Environment

The following are a selection of the images that have been shortlisted in the 2019 Birds in the Environment category of the competition. The results of the final judging are announced on 17th August 2019. Good luck to all! View the complete list here.

Featured

Winter

Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea. Ervin Horesnyik, Slovakia.

Inrush

Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres. Rob Cottle, United Kingdom.

Peaceful Flight

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea. Jay Birmingham, United Kingdom.

La Dama Blanca

White Stork - Ciconia ciconia. Stanislao Basileo, Italy.

Surfing the Wave

Gentoo Penguin - Pygoscelis papua. Marco Valentini, Italy.

Feeding Frenzy

Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla. Audun Lie Dahl, Norway.

Snowy Owl and Grass

Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus. John Crawley, United States of America.

An Uphill Struggle

Gentoo Penguin - Pygoscelis papua. Sue Flood, United Kingdom.

Misty Mornings

Common Linnet - Linaria cannabina. Javier Lafuente, Spain.

Bad Neighbourhood

Barred Owl - Strix varia. Anton Sorokin, United States of America.

Keel-billed Toucan in the Rain

Keel-billed Toucan - Ramphastos sulfuratus. John Crawley, United States of America.

On the brink

Bristle-thighed Curlew - Numenius tahitiensis. Tony Davison, United Kingdom.

Keeping Watch

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo. Chris Gomersall, United Kingdom.

Gannet’s Eye View

Northern Gannet - Morus bassanus. Tony Slater, United Kingdom.

Shouting in the Blizzard

King Penguin - Aptenodytes patagonicus. Niclas Ahlberg, Sweden.

Frozen Wave

Chinstrap Penguin - Pygoscelis antarcticus and Adelie Penguin - Pygoscelis adeliae. Duncan Armour, United Kingdom.

Sunflowers

Zitting Cisticola - Cisticola juncidis. Gulielmus Rutten, Spain.

Frosty Morning

Grey Partridge - Perdix perdix. John Crawley, United States of America.

Nest-builder

Gentoo Penguin - Pygoscelis papua. Renato Granieri, United Kingdom.

Mountain Climber

Gentoo Penguin - Pygoscelis papua. Renato Granieri, United Kingdom.

Corn Bunting in Corn

Corn Bunting - Milaria calandra. Chris Gomersall, United Kingdom.

Alpine Chough

Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus. Luc Hoogenstein, The Netherlands.

Curious Gentoo

Gentoo Penguin - Pygoscelis papua. Thomas Vijayan, Canada.

Light-mantled Sooty Albatross

Light-mantled Sooty - Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata. John Holmes, Hong Kong.

Booted Eagle

Booted Eagle - Aquila pennata. Malek Alhazzaa, Kuwait.

Featured

The Canal of Nature

Slender-billed Gull - Chroicocephalus genei and Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus. Msaaed Nabeel Al Gharibah, Kuwait.

Life on a Stage

Gila Woodpecker - Melanerpes uropygialis. Marco Valentini, Italy.

White-tailed Tropic Bird - Phaethon lepturus. Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic.

Bird-painted Landscape

Great White Egret - Ardea alba and Greylag Goose - Anser anser. Tibor Litauszki, Hungary.

Cormorant Uprising

Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo. Robert Maynard, United Kingdom.

United

Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus. Talal Al Rahab, Kuwait.

Red Grouse in Silhouette

Red Grouse - Lagopus lagopus scotica. Ben Hall, United Kingdom.

Following the Fish

Mixed gull species. Richard Wignall, United Kingdom.

The Dipper in the Frozen Creek

White-throated Dipper - Cinclus cinclus. Niclas Ahlberg, Sweden.

Oh there was snow!

Steller’s Eider - Polysticta stelleri. Stefan Gerrits, Finland.

Rainy Days

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea. Hannah Assil, Austria.

Lone Chinstrap

Chinstrap Penguin - Pygoscelis antarcticus. Georgina Strange, Falkland Islands.

Forest Penguins

Yellow-eyed Penguin - Tadorna tadornoides. Thomas Burns, New Zealand.

Pretty in Pink

Red Grouse - Lagopus lagopus scotica. Simon Roy, United Kingdom

Cave of Ice

Northern Fulmar - Fulmarus glacialis. Anders Blomdahl, Sweden.

Black Woodpecker - Dryocopus martius. Markus Varesvuo, Finland.

City Guardians

Common Raven - Corvus corax. Shane Kalyn, Canada.

Tern in Antarctica

Antarctic Tern - Sterna vittata. Rosamund Macfarlane, United Kingdom.

A Breeding Ground for Flamingos

Lesser Flamingo - Phoeniconaias minor. Xiao Ge, China.

Godwits and Knots

Red Knot - Calidris canutus and Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa. Thomas Hanahoe, United Kingdom.

Peek-a-boo

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias. Artur Stankiewicz, Poland.

Galahs at the Cattle Trough

Galah - Eolophus roseicapilla. Lea Scaddan, Australia.