2022 Audubon Photography Awards winners announced
The grande prize winner captured a mid-air vole exchange between White-tailed Kites. Read More “2022 Audubon Photography Awards winners announced”
Photography
Learn all about bird photography and view galleries of images from readers and curated galleries from the editors.
Photos of the day: June 16-30, 2022
Our selections include a Killdeer chick, a close-up of an Anna’s Hummingbird, and a pair of Rainbow Lorikeets. Read More “Photos of the day: June 16-30, 2022”
Photos of the day: June 1-15, 2022
Our selections include a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron tending to its egg, in-flight images of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak and an Indigo Bunting, and a stunning portrait of an Altamira Oriole. Read More “Photos of the day: June 1-15, 2022”
Photos of the day: May 16-31, 2022
Our selections include several species featured on the World Migratory Bird Day poster, a stunning image of a pair of Green Jays, and more. Read More “Photos of the day: May 16-31, 2022”
How to get started photographing backyard birds
Use this advice to get the home-field advantage. Read More “How to get started photographing backyard birds”
Photos of the day: May 1-15, 2022
Our selections included a trio of Northern Saw-whet Owl owlets, a rare yellow Northern Cardinal, and more. Read More “Photos of the day: May 1-15, 2022”
Photos of the day: April 16-30, 2022
Our selections from the second half of April 2022 include a portrait of a Cedar Waxwing, an adult King Penguin feeding its young, and a late-April encounter with Rough-legged Hawks in northern Minnesota. Read More “Photos of the day: April 16-30, 2022”
2021 Backyard and City Birds Photo Contest First Place: Blue Jays
Maureen Hills-Urbat of Rockyview County, Alberta, is the winner of our first Backyard and City Birds Photo Contest with this image of squabbling Blue Jays. … Read More “2021 Backyard and City Birds Photo Contest First Place: Blue Jays”
2021 Backyard and City Birds Photo Contest Second Place: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
The photo’s sharp, detailed look at the moment a tiny Ruby-throated Hummingbird preyed on a much smaller insect earned high praise. Read More “2021 Backyard and City Birds Photo Contest Second Place: Ruby-throated Hummingbird”
2021 Backyard and City Birds Photo Contest Third Place: Carolina Wrens
An up-close look at an adult wren feeding its chick earned third place. Read More “2021 Backyard and City Birds Photo Contest Third Place: Carolina Wrens”