Pink flamingo feeding their young by Alejandro Prieto Rojas, Mexico. Gold award and Bird Photographer of the Year 2017 winner in the best portrait category.
This image was taken during the annual feeding of the flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber) chicks at their nesting area at Río Lagartos in Mexico.
Photo: Alejandro Prieto Rojas
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
Andean condor in flight over mountain peaks by Ben Hall, UK. Gold award winner in the birds in the environment category.
An Andean condor ( Vultur gryphus) circles the thermals looking for prey in its dramatic habitat of Torres del Paine national park, Chile
Photo: Ben Hall/2017 Bird Photographer of the Year Awards
Goosander and brood by Jonathan Gaunt, UK. Category: bird behaviour.
A female goosander ( Mergus merganser) on an upland stream with her newly hatched brood, on the edge of the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland
Photo: Jonathan Gaunt/2017 Bird Photographer of the year
The battle by Jose Garcia, US. Category: bird behaviour.
A great white heron ( Ardea herodias occidentalis) fighting a green snake in the Florida Everglades. The fight lasted for nearly 20 minutes with the heron having to release its prey.
Photo: Jose Garcia/2017 Bird Photographer of the year
Barn owl hovering by Roy Rimmer, UK. Category: bird behaviour.
Barn owl (Tyto alba), Wigan, UK
Photo: Roy Rimmer
Full speed by Faisal Alnomas, Kuwait. Category: bird behaviour.
A little greater crested tern ( Thalasseus bergii) runs at full speed to get his meal, Kuwait
Photo: Faisal ALnomas