Australia’s magnificent bird population is truly a feast for the eyes. The winners of the BirdLife Australia photography awards have shown how incredibly blessed by feathered species the country is.
The 2022 winners were selected from more than 5,600 photos, taken by photographers of different nationalities, but all on Australian territory.
Rich in color, clever and curious, the bird species were represented in a total of nine categories including bird behavior, birds in flight, backyard birds, birds in the landscape, human impact, and more. Behind all the shots are tales of oftentimes extreme lengths the photographers who took them went to and the affection they hold for their subjects….