The winners of the 14th annual Audubon Photography Awards were just announced. Photographers competed for eight prizes across five divisions, and more than 2,200 images depicting birdlife from all 50 states and eight Canadian provinces and territories were judged. The National Audubon Society was once more kind enough to share some of the winners with us here.
The 2023 Audubon Photography Awards
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![A bird stands on a branch, tangled up in many thin strands of grass.]()
Read moreBaltimore Oriole. Female Bird Prize Winner. A bright-yellow female Baltimore oriole gathers a clump of horsehair and natural hemp and sisal fibers caught on a branch, to be used to build its nest. Photographed in Warren, Pennsylvania. #
Sandra M. Rothenberg / 2023 Audubon Photography Awards -
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![An owl perches on top of a leafless tree in winter, against a completely white background.]()
Read moreNorthern Hawk Owl. Professional Honorable Mention. A northern hawk owl looks directly into the camera as it perches at the tip of a frost-covered tree in British Columbia's Thompson-Nicola region, in Canada. #
Liron Gertsman / 2023 Audubon Photography Awards -
![A close view of one pigeon grooming another]()
Read moreRock Pigeons. Grand Prize Winner. A pair of rock pigeons groom each other while perched under a pier in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. #
Liron Gertsman / 2023 Audubon Photography Awards -
![An egret flips a small fish into its beak.]()
Read moreReddish Egret. Amateur Honorable Mention. A reddish egret feeds at sunrise at San Carlos Bay–Bunche Beach Preserve in Fort Myers, Florida. #
Nathan Arnold / 2023 Audubon Photography Awards -
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![Many tree swallows hunt for insects and perch on cypress trees in shallow water.]()
Read moreTree Swallows and Bald Cypress. Plants for Birds Honorable Mention. In Louisiana's Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, thousands of tree swallows hunt for insects and perch on bare, old-growth bald-cypress trees. #
Vicki Santello / 2023 Audubon Photography Awards -
![A penguin dives into the water from an iceberg.]()
Read moreChinstrap Penguin. Amateur Winner. A chinstrap penguin dives into the water from an iceberg in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. #
Karen Blackwood / 2023 Audubon Photography Awards -
![A sandpiper jumps and flaps, avoiding an incoming wave.]()
Read moreDunlin. Youth Winner. A sandpiper jumps and flaps, avoiding an incoming wave in Barnegat Light, New Jersey. #
Kieran Barlow / 2023 Audubon Photography Awards -
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![Two ducks engage in a courtship ritual while swimming.]()
Read moreGreen-winged Teal. Youth Honorable Mention. Two green-winged teals engage in a courtship ritual on a winter day in Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, Virginia. #
James Fatemi / 2023 Audubon Photography Awards -
![A small bird holds an insect in its beak while perching on a cactus.]()
Read moreVerdin and Cane Cholla. Plants for Birds Winner. A verdin holds an insect in its beak while perching on a cactus in the Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona. #
Linda Scher / 2023 Audubon Photography Awards
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