The photo above, taken by Lora Render in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, shows well the Harris’s Hawk’s overall shape. The bird is a “bulky, elongated hawk,” Kenn writes, with a large head and bill, long legs, a long tail, and broadly rounded wingtips. Lora used a Canon 7d camera with a 100-400mm lens.
Originally PublishedDustin Huntington’s close-up of a Calliope Hummingbird with hitchhiking ants wins the top prize in our contest.
John Economaki’s breathtaking photo of an adult Least Tern and its chick won second place.
Derrick Z. Jackson’s image of Atlantic Puffins on Eastern Egg Rock, Maine, is a testament to the conservation success for this beloved seabird.
