Staffan Widstrand / Black-capped Night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) feeding on fish at fish farm pond, Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Staffan Widstrand / Great white egret (Egretta / Ardea alba) Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Staffan Widstrand / Eurasian Hoopoe, (Upupa epops) coming out of burrow. Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Bence Mate / Great white egret (Ardea alba) group of three in winter, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary. Winner of the Bird Category of Nature Photographer of the Year Awards 2018.

Bence Mate / European roller (Coracias garrulus) peering out of nest with feather, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, February.

Bence Mate / Great egret (Ardea alba) group of five at water's edge, with very out of focus egret in foreground. Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.

Bence Mate / Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) hunting from reed, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, June.

Bence Mate / Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and Great egret (Ardea alba) fighting over fish, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, January.

Bence Mate / Great egrets (Ardea alba) fighting, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.

Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) close up of feathers, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.

Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) close up of neck and eye, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.

Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) close up with fish in beak, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.

Bence Mate / European otter (Lutra lutra) group with one shaking off water, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, October.

Bence Mate / Black-winged stilt (Himanthopus himantophus) in rain, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, July.

Bence Mate / Great egret (Ardea alba) with green colouring near beak during breeding season, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April.

Bence Mate / European Roller (Coracias garrulus) fighting with Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in flight, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, February.

Bence Mate / Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) shaking off water, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, June.

Bence Mate / European otter (Lutra lutra) two at water's edge, one shaking off water, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, October.

Bence Mate / European otter (Lutra lutra) group in shallow water, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, October.

Bence Mate / European otter (Lutra lutra) with fish prey, with water splashing around, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, July.

Bence Mate / European otter (Lutra lutra) shaking off water, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, January.

Bence Mate / Great egrets (Ardea alba) in breeding colours one with dark beak, facing each other with beaks raised towards the sky, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.

Bence Mate / White tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) juveniles in flight, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. January.

Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) two fighting in flight, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary.

Bence Mate / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) with large carp fish in beak, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.

Bence Mate / European otter (Lutra lutra) group, with one shaking off water, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, January.

Bence Mate / European otter (Lutra lutra) feeding on fish, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, January.

Bence Mate / European otters (Lutra lutra) feeding at water?s edge with splashing water, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, January.

Bence Mate / Great egret (Ardea alba) fighting with Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) over fish, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary.

Bence Mate / Grey herons (Ardea cinerea) fighting in water, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. January.

Bence Mate / Water rail (Rallus aquaticus) reflected in water, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary.

Bence Mate / European otter (Lutra lutra) shaking off water, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, January.

Bence Mate / Great egrets (Ardea alba) fighting in mid-air, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. January.

Bence Mate / European otters (Lutra lutra) at water's edge, one shaking off water, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, January.

Bence Mate / Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) flying, splashing water behind, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. June.

Bence Mate / Grey herons (Ardea cinerea) fighting in flight, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.

Bence Mate / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) courtship feeding, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May.

Bence Mate / Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) watching Great warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) with prey, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary.

Bence Mate / White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) juvenile feeding on fish, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.

Bence Mate / European roller (Coracias garrulus) in flight, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May.

Bence Mate / Eurasian bee eater (Merops apiaster) dust bathing in sand, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May.

Bence Mate / Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) with fish prey, with head feathers raised, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary.

Bence Mate / Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) with Great egret (Ardea alba) in the background, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary.

Bence Mate / Group of Great egrets (Ardea alba), Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) at night with stars and moon. Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May.

Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in rain with another heron behind, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. January.

Bence Mate / Flock of Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) taking off, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. December.

Bence Mate / Two European otters (Lutra lutra) one shaking off water and the other feeding on fish, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. October.

Bence Mate / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) mobbing White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) with fish prey, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. March.