The shortlist for 2019’s Bird Photographer of the Year
competition ranges far, featuring Australia’s pink galahs as
well as Arctic terns that commute 12,000 miles between the
poles. There’s much to wonder at in the UK, too, such as this
shot by Janine Lee of gannets on a proverbial feeding frenzy
off Noss in the Shetland Islands. Now’s the time to see the
birds for yourself – dinghy trips run to the nature reserve
over the summer, allowing you to ogle the 100,000-plus
pairs of breeding seabirds that nest in its cliffs.
Winners revealed 17 August; see pictures and exhibition details at birdpoty.co.ukPHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS