探花精选 Photography Awards

Coming Soon: The 2024 探花精选 Photography Awards Top 100
June 21, 2023 — Prepare to be delighted on June 27.
The original image shows detailed texture of 2 pigeons鈥 feathers as they preen. The Ai image is similar, but vivid details are missing.
What Does Generative AI Mean for Bird and Nature Photography?
June 21, 2023 — Soon we may not be able to easily tell if a bird photo is real or fake. And that poses fundamental questions that the wildlife photography field must grapple with.
The 2023 探花精选 Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions
June 21, 2023 — We pored through thousands of entries for this year鈥檚 contest. The best images show birds going about their business in the most glorious ways.
A Cactus Wren perches atop a broken branch, holding a large, messy mass of downy feathers in its beak, with the feathers covering up the front of its face. The wren is a medium-sized songbird, mostly brown with darker stripes and spots and with a big white eyebrow.
Our Favorite Fascinating Bird Behaviors from the 2022 探花精选 Photo Awards
February 23, 2023 — Every year the contest attracts entries capturing rare and unusual moments in the avian world. Check out these 11 highlights.
Take a Peek Into Avian Family Life with These Cute Chick Pics
February 15, 2023 — Prepare to 鈥渙ohh鈥 and 鈥渁ww鈥 over our favorite shots featuring baby birds from the 2022 探花精选 Photography Awards.
Sporting a spiky crest of caramel feathers, a brown female Hooded Merganser swims vigorously while proudly displaying a large, red crayfish she just plucked from the water below. Behind her, a large plume of water raises up behind her as she prepares to take off and escape the males, not pictured, that are after her meal.
Our Favorite Female Bird Shots From the 2022 探花精选 Photography Awards
February 08, 2023 — Females steal the spotlight in these 12 arresting images.
Vibrant red, juicy berries clustered at the ends of brown branches frame an American Robin, a dark-colored bird with a ruddy breast. Poised to swallow, yellow bill spread open with the tip of the yellow tongue flicking upwards, the bird reaches for a single red berry that appears to hang in mid-air.
These Stellar Photos Show the Special Link Between Birds and Native Plants
February 01, 2023 — Enjoy some of our favorite entries for the Plants for Birds category of the 2022 探花精选 Photography Awards
The 2022 探花精选 Photography Awards: Top 12 Videos
January 25, 2023 — Check out this fantastic footage of birds in the wild, and discover the backstory behind each video.
The 2022 探花精选 Photography Awards: Top 100
July 13, 2022 — Moments of delight and awe abound in this collection of standout bird photography. Scroll through and learn the story behind each shot.
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The 2022 探花精选 Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions
July 07, 2022 — A fledgling raptor learning to hunt. Grouse aiming to impress. Two grebes vying for a meal. This year鈥檚 winners caught amazing moments.