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It is easy to forget how stunning birds truly are.
It's almost time for the winners of the 2024 Bird Photographer of the Year competition to be announced.
The winning pictures will be announced on the 24th of September and, as always, the quality will be exceptionally high.
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Wildlife and nature photography is not an easy job.
Unlike with humans, you can't ask your subjects to pose and a lot of it comes down to patience and timing.
But when these photographers get it right, it is a sight to behold.
Birds are all around us, even in the biggest cities, but they tend to blend in with all the rest.
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The competition website says, "It is a celebration of avian beauty and diversity and a tribute to the flexibility and quality of today’s modern digital imaging systems.
"Never before has there been a competition of this scale dedicated purely to the growing interest in, and passion for, photographing one of the most interesting and engaging areas of natural history."
They also clarify that this competition is for anyone and everyone. Whether you are an absolute pro or just a hobbyist with a phone who wants to try it out.
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One of the winners from 2023 is Nicolas Reusens from Spain who won the category of Best Portrait.
The photograph captioned, 'Glistening Green', showed a Glistening-green Tanager sitting in the centre of heart-shaped leaves.
He even said it was "as if nature itself had orchestrated this extraordinary tableau".
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In an Instagram post featuring his award-winning picture, he also shared that he had managed to capture another image on the same day, but of a different bird:
Here are some other 2023 BPOTY winners
Comedy Bird Photo - Antonio Aguti
Urban Birds - Arto Leppänen
Black and White - Jason Moore
Birds in Flight - Rafael Armada
Video award - Liron Gertsman
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