The image of a hawk attacking a pelican that ventured too close to its nest won one World Bird Photo Contest. The 2023 edition of Bird Photographer of the Year received more than 20,000 photos from photographers around the world.
The person responsible for the incident was Jack Zhi from the USA, who recorded the record in Southern California. He said he had been trying to capture this rare image for four years.
I love the pelican’s eyes in this picture, surprised and scared. The action was quick and ended in no time.
— Jack Zhi, awardwinning photographer
With the aim of promoting species protection, the competition financially supports bird protection projects.
Below you can see the awardwinning photos:
1 of 27 “Take the bull by the horns” Peregrine falcon attacks a pelican that has come close to its nest. Photo that won the main prize and also the bird behavior category. — Photo: Jack Zhi/Bird Photographer of the Year “Take the bull by the horns” Peregrine falcon attacks a pelican approaching its nest. Photo that won the main prize and also the bird behavior category. — Photo: Jack Zhi/Bird Photographer of the Year 2 of 27 ‘Bluefooted Booby Fishing Dive’ won silver in the ‘Bird Behavior’ category — Photo: Henley Spiers/Bird Photographer of the Year ‘Bluefooted Booby Fishing Dive’ won silver in the ‘Bird Behavior’ category Bird Behavior” won Photo: Henley Spiers/Bird Photographer of the Year 3 of 27 “Mother’s Love” Bronze in the “Bird Behavior” category Photo: Qiuqing Mu/Bird Photographer of the Year “Mother’s Love” Bronze in the “Bird Behavior” category Photo: Qiuqing Mu/Bird Photographer of the Year 4 of 27 “Light Green” winning photo in the “Best Portrait” category Photo: Nicolas Reusens/Bird Photographer of the Year “Light Green” winning photo in the “Best Portrait” category Photo: Nicolas Reusens/Bird Photographer of the Year 5 out of 27 “Parental Goal” Silver in the “Best Portrait” category Photo: Thomas Vijayan/Bird Photographer of the Year “Meta parental” Silver in the “Best Portrait” category. Portrait Category Photo: Thomas Vijayan/Bird Photographer of the Year 6 of 27 “Storm Coming” Bronze in the Best Portrait Category Photo: Jake Levin/Bird Photographer of the Year “Storm Coming” Bronze in the Best Portrait Category “ Photo: Jake Levin/Bird Photographer of the Year 7 of 27 “Flying Sword” winning photo in the “Birds in Flight” category — Photo: Rafael Armada/Bird Photographer of the Year “Flying Sword” winning photo in the “Birds in Flight” category — Photo: Rafael Armada/Bird Photographer of the Year 8 of 27 “Flamingos from the Green Planet” Silver in the “Birds in Flight” category Photo: Paul Mckenzie/Bird Photographer of the Year “Flamingos from the Green Planet” Silver in the “Birds” category in Flight” Photo: Paul Mckenzie/Bird Photographer of the Year 9 of 27 “Flight of the North American Nightjar” Bronze in the “Birds in Flight” category Photo: Richard Sanchez/Bird Photographer of the Year “Flight of the North”. Nightjar American Bronze in the “Birds in Flight” category Photo: Richard Sanchez/Bird Photographer of the Year 10 of 27 “A Moment of Prayer” Winning photo in the “City Birds” category Photo: Arto Leppänen/Bird Photographer of the Year Year “ Um Moment of Prayer” Winning photo in the “Urban Birds” category Photo: Arto Leppänen/Bird Photographer of the Year 11 of 27 “Urban Paradise” Silver in the “Urban Birds” category Photo: Xiaoke Wang/Bird Photographer of the Year “ Urban Paradise” Silver in the “Urban Birds” category Photo: Xiaoke Wang/Bird Photographer of the Year 12 of 27 “Dawn at the door of the farmhouse” Bronze in the “Urban Birds” category Photo: Julian Fernandez Quilez/ Bird Photographer of the Year “Dawn at door of the farmhouse” Bronze in the “Urban Birds” category Photo: Julian Fernandez Quilez/Bird Photographer of the Year
Pictures of funny birds
13 of 27 “There is no way out” winning image in the “funny bird photos” category Photo: Antonio Aguti/bird photographer of the year “There is no way out” winning image in the “funny bird photos” category photo: Antonio Aguti/bird photographer of the Year 14 of 27 “More fish, please!” Silver in the funny bird photos category Photo: Levi Fitze/bird photographer of the year “More fish, please!” Silver in the “funny bird photos” category Photo: Levi Fitze/bird photographer of the Year 15 of 27 “Northern Caracara on Display” Bronze in the funny bird photos category Photo: Ann Gillis/Bird Photographer of the Year “Northern Caracara”. Caracara on display” Bronze in the “funny bird photos” category Photo: Ann Gillis/Bird Photographer of the Year 16 out of 27 “Don’t make war” Winning photo in the “Conservation” category Photo: Ewan HeathFlynn/Bird Photographer of the Year “Don’t make war” winning photo in the “Nature Conservation” category Photo: Ewan HeathFlynn/Bird Photographer of the Year 17 out of 27 “Eye in the Eye” Silver in the “Nature Conservation” category Photo: Michael Eastwell/Bird Photographer of the Annual “Eye to Eye” Silver in the “Nature Conservation” category Photo: Michael Eastwell/Bird Photographer of the Year 18 of 27 “The Spectacle of Bird Migration” Bronze in the “Nature Conservation” category Photo: Luca Giordano/Bird Photographer of the Year “ The Spectacle of Bird Migration” Bronze in the “Nature Conservation” category Photo: Luca Giordano/Bird Photographer of the Year 19 out of 27 “Paraíso Sunflower” Winning photo in the “Birds in the Environment” category Photo: Mateusz Piesiak/Bird Photographer of the Year “Sunflower Paradise” winning photo in the “Birds in the Environment” category Photo: Mateusz Piesiak/Bird Photographer of the Year 20 of 27 “The Shadow Dance” Silver in the “Birds in the Environment” category Photo: Clément Cornec/Bird Photographer of the Annual “The Dance of the Shadows” Silver in the “Birds in the Environment” category Photo: Clément Cornec/Bird Photographer of the Year 21 of 27 “View of the River” Bronze in the “Birds in the Environment” category. Category “Environment” Photo: Stefan Gerrits/Bird Photographer of the Year “View of the River” Bronze in the category “Birds in the Environment” Photo: Stefan Gerrits/Bird Photographer of the Year 22 of 27 “Fascinating Drop” Winning photo in the Black and White Category Photo: Jason Moore/Bird Photographer of the Year “Fascinating Drop” Winning photo in the Black and White Category Photo: Jason Moore/Bird Photographer of the Year 23 of 27 “The Heron in the Palms” Silver in the Black and White Category Photo: Yaron Schmid/Bird Photographer of the Year ‘The Heron in the Palms’ Silver in the Black and White Category Photo: Yaron Schmid/Bird Photographer of the Year 24 of 27 ‘Morning Serenity” Bronze in the Black and White Category Photo: Cheng Kang/Bird Photographer of the year “Morning Serenity” Bronze in the “Black and White” category — Photo: Cheng Kang/Bird Photographer of the Year 25 of 27 “Blue “Hour and Red Moon” Winning image in the 1517 age category Photo: Anton Trexler/Bird Photographer of the Year “Blue Hour and Red Moon” winning image in the age category 1517 years — Photo: Anton Trexler/Bird Photographer of the Year 26 of 27 “Swallow in Strong Light” winning image in the age category 1214 years Photo: Harry Sedin/Bird Photographer of the Year “Swallow in Strong Light” winning image in the 1214 years category Photo: Harry Sedin/Bird Photographer of the Year 27 of 27 “Flycatcher” image winner in the “11 years and under” category Photo: Arko Saha/Bird Photographer of the Year “Flycatcher” winning image in the “11 years and under” category. under category Photo: Arko Saha/Bird Photographer of the Year