In Photos: Bird Photographer Of The Year 2017

A perfect landing by Bret Charman, New South Wales, Australia. Gold award winner in the birds in flight category.

‘I was photographing Australian pelicans (Pelicanus conspicillatus) on the edge of a small mangrove swamp – they were resting in the calm, shallow waters and the soft evening light was providing the perfect conditions to capture reflections. I was photographing a portrait of an individual when I heard the wing beats of another bird coming into land and took this snap.’

Photo: Bret Charman/2017 Bird Photographer of the Year Awards