Bird Behaviour

The following are a selection of the images that have been shortlisted in the 2019 Bird Behaviour category of the competition. The results of the final judging are announced on 17th August 2019. Good luck to all! View the complete list here.

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Grab
Grab

White-tailed Eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla. Markus Varesvuo, Finland.

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Knot murmuration and Peregrine
Knot murmuration and Peregrine

Red Knot - Calidris canutus and Peregine - Falco peregrinus. Chris Gomersall, United Kingdom.

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Dance of the Grebes
Dance of the Grebes

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus. Riccardo Farina, Italy.

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Penguin Passion
Penguin Passion

Gentoo Penguin - Pygoscelis papua. Caron Steele, United Kingdom.

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Heavy Industry
Heavy Industry

Northern Gannet - Morus bassanus. United Kingdom. Nick Hurst, United Kingdom.

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Courtship Display
Courtship Display

Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula. Thomas Hinsche, Germany.

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Caught in the Middle
Caught in the Middle

Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger. Joshua Galicki, United States of America.

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Scoter Stampede
Scoter Stampede

Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata. Liron Gertsman, Canada.

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An Aerial Assault
An Aerial Assault

Great Skua - Stercorarius skua and Atlantic Puffin - Fratercula arctica. Brydon Thomason, United Kingdom.

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Diving for its Prey
Diving for its Prey

Osprey - Pandion haliaetus. Jørn Bøhmer Olsen, Norway.

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Running on Water
Running on Water

Pink-eared Duck - Malacorhynchus membraneceus. Heather Thorning, Australia.

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The one that almost got away
The one that almost got away

Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis. Clive Finlayson, Gibraltar.

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Showing Love
Showing Love

Intermediate Egret - Ardea intermedia. Wei dong Song, China.

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Hunters in White
Hunters in White

Snowy Egret - Egretta thula. Steven Blandin, United States of America.

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Welfare
Welfare

Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops. Thomas Hinsche, Germany.

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100% Success
100% Success

Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo. Thomas Hinsche, Germany.

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Not Letting Her Go!
Not Letting Her Go!

Splendid Fairy-wren - Malurus splendens. Lea Scaddan, Australia.

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Kissing Terns
Kissing Terns

Black-naped Tern - Sterna sumatrana. Daryl Yeo, Singapore.

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Step Away Junior
Step Away Junior

White-backed Griffon Vulture - Gyps africanus. John Birch, United Kingdom.

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Love is in the Air
Love is in the Air

Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus. Mario Suárez Porras, Spain.

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Under the Surface
Under the Surface

Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima. Hans Olsson, Sweden.

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Loon with Crayfish
Loon with Crayfish

Great Northern Diver (Common Loon) - Gavia immer. Stewart Haynes, United Kingdom.

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White-throated Kingfisher vs Terrapin
White-throated Kingfisher vs Terrapin

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis. Malek Alhazzaa, Kuwait.

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The Juggler
The Juggler

European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster. Zsolt Szabo, Hungary.

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The Perfect Family
The Perfect Family

Eurasian Scops Owl - Otus scops. Marco Fabbri, Italy.

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Flying in the Evening
Flying in the Evening

Blue-tailed Bee-eater - Merops philippinus. Kallol Mukherjee, India.

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Huddle and Cuddle
Huddle and Cuddle

Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus. Gail Bisson, Canada.

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Bubble Breaks
Bubble Breaks

White-throated Dipper - Cinclus cinclus. Pekka Vaisanen, Finland.

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The Begging Tern
The Begging Tern

Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea. Anders Blomdahl, Sweden.

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Fire Walking
Fire Walking

Helmeted Guineafowl - Numida meleagris. William Steel, United Kingdom/South Africa.

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Buzzard Battle
Buzzard Battle

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo. Jozsef Gergely, Serbia.

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All Tied Up
All Tied Up

Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus. Paul Richards, United Kingdom.

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Tail Display
Tail Display

Great Snipe - Gallinago media. Tomas Lundquist, Sweden.

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Beaks
Beaks

Dunlin - Calidris alpina. Carlos Cifuentes Torres, Spain.

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Oystercatcher with Chick
Oystercatcher with Chick

American Oystercatcher - Haematopus palliatus. James Wilcox, United States of America.

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Fishing Dipper
Fishing Dipper

White-throated Dipper - Cinclus cinclus. Francis Taylor, United Kingdom.

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Courting Fairy Terns
Courting Fairy Terns

Fairy Tern - Sternula nereis. Heather Thorning, Australia.

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Puffins Fighting
Puffins Fighting

Atlantic Puffin - Fraterula arctica. Conrad Dickinson, United Kingdom.

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Kings in Snow
Kings in Snow

King Penguin - Aptenodytes patagonicus. Audun Lie Dahl, Norway.

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