Doug Gimesy / Greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) flies over breaking waves on a stormy day, with a rainbow in the background, Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.
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Marie Read / Front view of an adult Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in flight carrying a fish, Long Island, New York, USA. August.
Awarded a Judges Choice in the Birds category in the 2020 North American Nature As...
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Ben Cranke / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking to the breeding colony. Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island
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Ben Cranke / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking back to their breeding colony. Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island
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Ben Cranke / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) congregate on the beach, seeking a safe point to go into the sea, with male Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) blocking their path. St Andrew's Bay,...
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Marie Read / Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) excavating nest scrape on beach by squatting and kicking backwards using its feet, Long Island, New York, USA, August.
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Marie Read / Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) brooding small chick in nest on beach, Long Island, New York, USA, August.
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Marie Read / Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) nesting, one adult feeds a fish to a small chick that emerges from underneath second adult, Long Island, New York USA, August.
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Doug Gimesy / Sub-Antarctic / Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) flying away with egg stolen from a Royal penguin colony (Eudyptes schlegeli), Macquarie Island, Australian Territory. December.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) gathering at mussel bed during breeding season, one hovering tern has a mussel clamped to its foot, a common mishap caused by stepping on an open mussel, Bolsa Chica...
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Claudio Contreras / Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) calling mate,Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, March
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Doug Gimesy / White-capped mollymawk / albatross (Thalassarche cauta) in flight, Foveaux Strait, Stewart Island, New Zealand. Winner of Animal Portrait category in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of...
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Doug Gimesy / Royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) walks along the beach. Sandy bay, Macquarie Island, Australian Territory.
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Jeff Foott / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) resting on ice with three Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) behind, Antarctica.
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Pal Hermansen / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddling beside their parent, one chick calling, Snow Hill Island, Antartica, October.
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Pal Hermansen / Two adult Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) accompanying a small group of chicks walking towards camera, the chicks pause and the adults move past them, with one leaving the frame, Snow Hill Isl...
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Pal Hermansen / Close up of a Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) face looking around and towards camera, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, October.
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Markus Varesvuo / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight over water, multiple reflections in sea. Iceland. June.
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Andy Murch / Bronze whaler shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) group feeding alongside Cape gannet (Morus capensis) during sardine run. Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa. June.
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Mark MacEwen / King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group walking past Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) colony, mountains in background. St Andrews Bay, South Georgia. October 2017.
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Alex Mustard / Puffins (Fratercula arctica) swimming underwater. Puffins spend most of their lives at sea and are excellent underwater swimmers, which is how they catch small fish, their main food. , Farne Islands,...
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Pal Hermansen / Flock of birds near wind turbines in North Sea. Rickelsbuller Koog nature reserve, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. November 2019.
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Pal Hermansen / Fishing boat surrounded by flock of Gulls, blurred image. Troms and Finnmark, Norway. November 2014.
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Pal Hermansen / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) landing on coast in midnight sun. Lofoten, Norway. July.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes fosteri) male peering out, looking over the huddle during polar night, Antarctic winter, Atka Bay, Antarctica. July. Bookplate.
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Doug Perrine / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) pair at sunset. Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, USA.
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Ben Cranke / King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) approached by an Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella). A few pecks from the penguins caused the seal to retreat. Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)...
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David Tipling / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) group of three, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK July
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David Hall / Split-level of Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sp.) standing on rocks with Sea lettuce (Ulva sp.) seen underwater, Hussar Bay, Nigei Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes fosteri) colony at night with Aurora Australis, Antarctica.
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Dave Bevan / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) returning to nest site, falls over, Yorkshire, England, UK, May.
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Luis Quinta / Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) dead in water due to fatigue from migration. Portugal
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Ismaele Tortella / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, chick climbing back into nest, with the midnight sun, Norway, July
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Espen Bergersen / Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in front of the Seljalandsfoss waterfall, Iceland. May
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Espen Bergersen / Northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight over river, Iceland, May.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) adult in flight. Batsfjord. Norway. March
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Andres M. Dominguez / Guillemots (Uria aalge) in flight over snow, Vardo, Norway, March.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Guillemots (Uria aalge) in flight over snow, Vardo, Norway, March.
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Danny Green / Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) colony in mist, many birds in flight and nesting on cliffs. Svalbard, Norway, July 2018.
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Fred Olivier / Tracking shot of a Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding colony, nesting on cliff ledges, Alkefjellet, Svalbard, Norway.
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Fred Olivier / Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) nesting on cliff ledges, Alkefjellet, Svalbard, Norway.
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Fred Olivier / Alkefjellet cliffs at dusk, with Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding colony, Alkefjellet, Svalbard, Norway, 2016.
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Fred Olivier / Tracking shot of large numbers of Brunnich's guillemots (Uria lomvia) on the water and in flight, Alkefjellet, Svalbard, Norway, 2016.
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Fred Olivier / Tracking shot of a Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding colony, Alkefjellet, Svalbard, Norway, 2016.
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George Sanker / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) landing, wings outstretched. Machias Seal Island, off the coast of Maine, USA. July. This island is disputed between USA and Canada.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) egg hatching on father's feet. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick looking upwards to parents beak. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.
