Dominic Byrne - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

PEACEFUL REFLECTIONS

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Dominic Byrne, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Kathleen Borshanian - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

CHAOS ON THE CLIFFS AT ST GEORGE ISLAND

Mixed seabirds. St George Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, United States of America.

Kathleen Borshanian, United States of America. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended

Matthew Williams-Ellis - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

PARTNERS

Burrowing Parrot Cyanoliseus patagonus. Quebrada de Cafayate, Salta, Argentina.

Matthew Williams-Ellis, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Arun Ahuja - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

THE CLEANERS

Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli. Maasai Mara, Kenya.

Arun Ahuja, India. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Markus Varesvuo - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

HOW MANY PTARMIGANS UNDER THE MOON?

Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta. Utsjoki, Lapland, Finland.

Markus Varesvuo, Finland. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Pavel Chekanov - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

STORK FEEDS ON A BURNING FIELD

White Stork Ciconia ciconia. Polistovsky Nature Reserve, Russia.

Pavel Chekanov, Russia. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Renato Granieri - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

RAIDER IN THE STORM

Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua. Antarctica.

Renato Granieri, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Marc Weber - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

WINTER MEAL

Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus. Germany.

Marc Weber, France. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Tony Zhang - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

LAKE NATRON – FLAMINGOS PARADISE

Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor. Lake Natron, Tanzania.

Tony Zhang, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

David Southern - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

KITTIWAKE COLONY

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. Northumberland, United Kingdom.

David Southern, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Stefan Gerrits - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

CAMOUFLAGE

Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa. Helsinki, Finland.

Stefan Gerrits, Finland. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Vegard Lødøen - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

WHITE-TAILED SEA-EAGLE

White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla. Valldal, Norway.

Vegard Lødøen, Norway. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Ann Toon - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

KALAHARI DUST DANCER

Common Ostrich Struthio camelus. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Ann Toon, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Irma Szabo - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

CROCODILE EYE

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Hungary.

Irma Szabo, Hungary. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Erik Wahlgren - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

INCOMING

Desertas Petrel Pterodroma deserta. Madeira.

Erik Wahlgren, Sweden. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Kallol Mukherjee - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

THE FALLING LEAVES ARE BLUE

Grandala Grandala coelicolor. Upper Lachen, Sikkim, India.

Kallol Mukherjee, India. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Joshua Galicki - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

PEEK-A-BOO

Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, United States of America.

Joshua Galicki, United States of America. Category: Best Portrait. Commended.

Johannes Rydström - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

BOULDER STORK

White Stork Ciconia ciconia. Los Barruecos, Extremadura, Spain.

Johannes Rydström, Sweden. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Petr Bambousek - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

SUNSET IN A GANNET COLONY

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus. Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.

Petr Bambousek, Czech Republic. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Gary Zeng - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

FROZEN FALL

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Gary Zeng, Canada. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

William Steel - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

DESERT NOMAD

Pied Crow Corvus albus. Namib Sand Sea, Namibia.

William Steel, United Kingdom/South Africa. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Ivan Sjögren - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

FEEDING EIDER

Common Eider Somateria mollissima. Gotland, Sweden.

Ivan Sjögren, Sweden. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Mats Brynolf - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

YELLOW FEVER

Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella. Öland, Sweden.

Mats Brynolf, Sweden. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Bernt Osthus - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

GREAT SNIPE

Great Snipe Gallinago media. Forollhogna National Park, Norway.

Bernt Osthus, Norway. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Stewart Haynes - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

SURFING

Falkland Steamerduck Tachyeres brachypterus. Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands.

Stewart Haynes, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Jonathan Lhoir - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

INTO THE FOG

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major. Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Jonathan Lhoir, France. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Alessandro Chiezzi - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

TWO FOR A FLOWER

Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus. Savegre, Costa Rica.

Alessandro Chiezzi, Italy. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Geza Attila Szabo - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

FLAMINGOS AND DUNES

Lesser Flamingos Phoeniconaias minor. Walvis Bay, Namibia.

Geza Attila Szabo, Hungary. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Andrew Edge - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

HEAD ABOVE THE WAVES

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus. Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Andrew Edge, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Paolo Meroni - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

MAGIC FOREST

Coal Tit Periparus ater. Engadin, Switzerland.

Paolo Meroni, Italy. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Zhengze Xu - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

PENGUIN HIGHWAY

Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua. Danco Island, Antarctica.

Zhengze Xu, China. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Juan Pablo Plaza Pozo- - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

PLANET GANNET

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus. Great Saltee Island, Ireland.

Juan Pablo Plaza Pozo, Spain. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Samuel Bloch - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

GUARD OF HONOUR

Snares Penguin Eudyptes robustus. The Snares, New Zealand.

Samuel Bloch, Finland. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Terje Kolaas - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

EIDERS IN SNOW

Common Eider Somateria mollissima. Inderøy, Trøndelag, Norway.

Terje Kolaas, Norway. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Richard Packwood - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

YOUNG DIPPER

White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus. Wales, United Kingdom.

Richard Packwood, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Marco Valentini - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

THE FOREST FLOOR

Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayetii. Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka.

Marco Valentini, Italy. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Peter Bartholomew - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

CAMOUFLAGE

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major. Cairngorms, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Peter Bartholomew, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Shirley Donald - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

SWEET SINGER

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis. Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States of America.

Shirley Donald, Canada. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Magdaléna Straková - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

WHERE’S WALLY?

White Wagtail Motacilla alba. Vysočina Region, Czech Republic.

Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Conor Ryan - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

WHICH WAY?

Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae. Devil Island, Antarctica.

Conor Ryan, United Kingdom. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Ali Kabas - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

OASIS

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus. Gediz Delta, Turkey.

Ali Kabas, Turkey. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Anders Blomdahl - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

THE HOLY GRAIL OF THE RAINFOREST

Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno. Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.

Anders Blomdahl, Sweden. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.

Marc-Peter Kooistra - Birds in the Environment COMMENDED

BEACH LIFE

Pacific Reef-egret Egretta sacra. Ellis Beach, Queensland, Australia.

Marc-Peter Kooistra, the Netherlands. Category: Birds in the Environment. Commended.