Meet The Winners: BirdLife Australia Photography Awards Has Announced The Best Shots Of Australian Birds (71 Pics)

BirdLife Australia Photography Awards announced the winning and shortlisted photos of its 2022 contest! With more than 5,600 images submitted by photographers from all over the world, the competition celebrated the life of birds and raised funds to support bird conservation programs.

Scroll down to see the best shots of 2022 in the categories “Bird Portrait”, “Special Theme (Australasian Robins)”, “Bird Behaviour”, “Birds in the Landscape”, “Birds in flight”, “Birds in backyards”, “Human Impact” and “Youth”. 

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#1 Birds In Flight: “My Pearl” By Lawrence Chan (Shortlist)
“I was lucky to capture this special moment. This Red Wattlebird was drinking and splashing water. It was the optical illusion that the brightest and largest bokeh superimposed the bird’s open mouth. I positioned myself about 15 meters away facing a darker background. This helped the camera to focus and track the bird. Although wattlebirds are very commonly found in the city parks, I have tried to capture a beautiful moment from a different perspective.”

Red Wattlebird, Newport, Vic

Image credits: birdlifephotoaward.org.au

Among the winners are “Leaning In” by Rebecca Harrison, “Feed Me Please” by Cheng Kang, “Hokey Pokey” by Danny Lee, “White-faced Storm Petrel” by John Harrison, “The sentinel” by Maria Coleman, “Over the Rainbow” by Nathan Watson, “Yellow” by Glenn Faithfull and “Morning Serenity” by Desmond Wang.

The competition is open to people of any nationality. However, photographers may only submit photos of Australian bird species and they must have been taken in Australia or its offshore territories.