The 2021 探花精选 Photography Awards: Top 100
Scroll through these superb images that feature birds in all their varied glory, and find out the backstory behind each shot.
This year more than 2,000 photographers from across the United States and Canada submitted images to 探花精选 magazine's听12th annual听探花精选 Photography Awards, and our panel of听expert judges whittled down the entries to听eight stunning winners听and five honorable mentions. With more than 9,000 photographs entered in the contest, there was an abundance of exceptional avian images from which we selected 100 additional shots to share.
Displayed in no particular order, these photos feature birdlife at its most vivid, vulnerable, formidable, and playful. There are intimate portraits that reveal exquisite details, action shots that capture powerful raptors on the hunt, and arresting images that celebrate a wide array of bird behavior.听So settle in and prepare to听be enchanted with the beauty and variety of birdlife and impressed by the resourcefulness听of bird photographers.
And if you鈥檙e inspired to pick up a camera and pursue avian subjects of your own, our听photography section听has听everything you need to get started, including听tips and how-to's,听探花精选's听ethical guidelines听for wildlife photography, and听gear recommendations.听Next year, it could be your shot that makes the听cut.听