The winners of the 15th annual Audubon Photography Awards were just announced. Photographers competed for nine prizes, submitting more than 2,300 entries depicting birdlife from all 50 U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces and territories. The National Audubon Society was once again kind enough to share some of the winning photographs with us.
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Red-necked Grebe. Youth Honorable Mention. Two red-necked grebe chicks ride on the back of an adult, as another adult feeds one of the chicks at Colonel Samuel Smith Park in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. #
Forster’s Tern. Professional Honorable Mention. A Forster’s tern twists its head around while in flight, shaking off droplets of water. Photographed at Shoreline Lake in Mountain View, California. #
California Quail. Birds in Landscapes Prize Winner. A California quail perches on top of a small bush in a field in Santa Cruz, California. #
Common Gallinule. Fisher Prize Winner. A common gallinule’s feet stick out of the surface of water as it dives. Photographed in Tarpon Springs, Florida. #
Blackburnian Warbler. Grand Prize Winner. A pair of Blackburnian warblers scuffle. Photographed in Pennsylvania’s Promised Land State Park. #
Willow Ptarmigan. Professional Winner. A group of seven willow ptarmigans, photographed in flight against a completely white background, in Kluane National Park, Yukon, Canada. #
Wild Turkey. Female Bird Prize Winner. A female wild turkey stands on railroad tracks in Roseville, Minnesota. #
Great-tailed Grackle. Amateur Winner. Silhouetted grackles fly past and perch on power lines at the corner of Slaughter Lane and Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. #
Barred Owl. Amateur Honorable Mention. A barred owl hangs upside down while feeding on a squirrel in Deep Brook Preserve in Newtown, Connecticut. #
American Kestrel. Youth Winner. A pair of American kestrels, photographed in Calero County Park in San Jose, California. #
American Avocet. Video Honorable Mention. A flock of American avocets stand in silhouette along the shoreline at the Bolivar Flats Audubon Shorebird Sanctuary in Port Bolivar, Texas. #
Sedge Wren and Gray-head Coneflower. Plants for Birds Honorable Mention. A tiny sedge wren perches between two long stems at John E. Pearce Provincial Park in Wallacetown, Ontario, Canada. #
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