THESE four fellas stick together like . . . well, birds of a feather. The superb snap is one of a record-breaking 14,000 entered into this year’s Nature Photographer Of The Year contest, with a top prize of £2,500.
The entries spanned 11 categories, with submissions from more than 70 countries. The winners and runners-up were announced at the Nature Talks photo festival in the Netherlands – and photographers can now start entering for next year’s contest. EMMA PIETRAS has selected the pick of the pics from this year’s shortlist.
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Benc Mate was the finalist in the 'Nature Art' category with this incredible photograph of four birds flapping their wingsCredit: WWW.MATEBENCE.HU [email protected]
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Peter Cech was the overall winner in the 'Birds' categoryCredit: WWW_PETER_CECH_COM
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Mohammad Murad was highly commended for his snap of two foxes set against a backdrop of city lights
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Climbing to the Sweet was a finalist in the 'Mammals' categoryCredit: JOSEJUANHERNANDEZ
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Audun Rikardsen captured this amazing snap of a Golden Eagle landingCredit: www.audunrikardsen.com
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This bright and incredibly detailed photograph of a worm landed Alena Shevtsova a prize in the 'Other Animals' category
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Wei Fu captured this stunning photograph of two ants fighting over an insectCredit: WEIFU
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Alexey Zozulya won the 'Underwater' category with his snap of a diving blue whaleCredit: Alexey Zozulya (RU) / NPOTY 2019
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Dominico Tripodi was runner-up in the 'Underwater' category with his image of life in the deep oceanCredit: Domy Tripodi
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Tom Svensson's Help Us shows to chimps monkeying around and was a finalist in the 'Man and Nature' categoryCredit: Tom.Svensson
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The overall winning photograph by Csaba Daróczi of two rabbits jumpingCredit: DAROCZI CSABA
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This incredible photograph shows a fox drinking water from a swimming pool
