We have seen many photographic awards that have been awarded on behalf of masterpieces in each and every category. Birdlife photography is still an interesting category to put some effort into because many people love to watch and admire birds' behaviors.
Some of the most pinpointed ones like bird behavior, Flight specialties, Bird types, and the impact of human behavior on birds are the main things that we can consider while taking them into photography. By understanding this, Australian authorities have arranged to hold the birdlife photography award for a few years, and now it has been a really good place for young and talented photographers to showcase their skills. Through this, authorities have decided to make people aware of the conservation of birdlife and they have taken many steps to acknowledge people all around the world.
As saffaripenguin.com is always about the latest on the field, we brought you the winning clicks of the latest edition of the Australian birdlife photography awards. You also can vote every and each one below so we also can have an idea about the grand winners of the category specials.
Well, time to scroll down and see what we have got on behalf of our penguin community.
Sources: birdlifephotoaward.org.au | birdlife.org.au | Facebook
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"I was so surprised to see a Eurasian Coot asking for food from a Little Pied Cormorant. When I first saw them getting closer with mouths gaping, I couldn't help but think - are they going to fight? In fact, the Little Pied Cormorant ended up spitting out some food for its counterpart. I was so amazed and touched to see this act of charity among birds of different species and made me think about my expectations of how nature interacts. It turns out birds not of a feather also flock together!" - by Cheng Kang
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"Most days I'm done taking photos 2 hours after sunrise but this day I went with a mate and we kept on shooting which made me change from the photos I always aim for and seeing what I can create. Knowing that light coming from singular sauces create bokeh spheres, I focused on the water which now was reflecting very strong light, I could see it dancing back and forth. Now I just needed a subject. The benefit of returning to the same locations time and time again I knew that it wouldn't take long before I would see some wrens jumping through the trees and shrubs that lined the banks." - by Mitchell Roberts
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"Shy Albatross are regular visitors to boats in Tasmania. They are often intrigued when I slip into the water with them, and they can get quite confident in approaching to see if my camera gear is edible or not. The conditions were perfect this day, and usually just having an Albatross so close is usually enough, but the ominous sky certainly added more drama to the shot. I never take for granted the opportunities I get to photograph these amazing sea birds, especially knowing how vulnerable Albatrosses are to some of today's fishing practices. I love to try and show off as much of these Birds as possible by using the split shot technique. I choose to shoot with a small Canon compact camera. After a lot of years of practice and a lot of patience, I find it's small size is often perfect for me, especially when the sea is calm." - by Danny Lee
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"Another photo taken on a rainy day of a last moment of cleaning a filamented feather, this scene reminds me of a performer applying finishing touches on the costume just before going on stage". - by Elmar Akhmetov
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"The Aussie in me calls Galahs 'Pinks'; they are always a wonderful sight to see ambling along median strips nibbling on flowers, or screeching at each other over the best position on tree branches. This clever female Galah had worked out how to get to the tasty grass seeds by climbing up the side fence and leaning out as far as she could to grab them swaying in the breeze." - by Rebecca Harrison
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"On an early autumn morning, just before sunrise, I lay down on mud at a local park, trying to photograph coots and grebes that were feeding. After a while, a group of Australian Wood Ducks decided to join them. The fog caused the camera to miss focus a couple of times, and after many attempts, I finally captured this duck landing." - by Desmond Wang
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"The wheels of a car speed past the lifeless body of a beautiful Western Rosella, victim of a car strike. For all the impact us humans have on birds, road mortality is perhaps the most overlooked. In Australia it is estimated around 10 million animals are killed on our roads every year and it is threatening whole species. A large number of those deaths are birds like parrots, which are often lured into danger by spilled grain along the roadsides." - by Nathan Watson
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"The birds were hunting in the water and moving through the fog and dead trees which created a very moody scene. It was a very cold and foggy morning and I lay down on the edge of the lake watching the birds move effortlessly through the water. I noticed this lonely Pelican high up in the tree keeping an eye on those that drifted past and it reminded me of a sentinel patrolling the wetland." - by Maria Coleman
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"Storm petrels regularly exhibit this water-skiing behaviour whilst searching for food on the water's surface, but I have never seen such a perfectly timed photo of the moment of impact. " - by John Harrison
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"I actually took this photo mostly by chance. At the time I was hoping to photograph a catbird which had been waking me early each morning. As I waited for the catbird to fly down into the tree I was watching, this little robin just popped up onto a nearby branch. The resulting photo is a little under exposed, and if given the chance I would have exchanged the teleconverter for a wider aperture. In the short moment the robin was on the branch I got in a few handheld shots, one of which is this entry here. I love this photo because the robin is showing off their stunning yellow while looking wistfully into the distance, seemingly not bothered by my camera clicks. I never got that catbird shot in case you were wondering." - by Glenn Faithfull
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