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Great Blue Herons. Photo: Melissa Rowell/Audubon Photography Awards

Birds Hunt and Hide in a Selection of Images from the 2019 Audubon Photography Awards

The Audubon Photography Awards are celebrating their tenth year with an array of bird images that capture moments often missed by the human eye. One image by photographer Kevin Ebi catches an unbelievable rabbit theft in which a bald eagle struggles to steal dinner from an unsuspecting fox.

A new category revealed in this year’s contest is Plants for Birds, which honors Audubon’s Plants for Birds program. The category asked photographers to present unique depictions of birds alongside local plant life, as a way to address the importance of native plants to the survival of surrounding wildlife. The winner of the inaugural award was the San Diego-based photographer Michael Schulte who presented a hooded oriole gathering bits of palm fibers for a nest. You can see the rest of this year’s award winners on Audubon’s website.

Bald Eagle and red fox. Photo: Kevin Ebi/Audubon Photography Awards
Horned Puffin (captive). Photo: Sebastian Velasquez/Audubon Photography Awards
Hooded Oriole on a California fan palm. Photo: Michael Schulte/Audubon Photography Awards
Greater Sage-Grouse. Photo: Elizabeth Boehm/Audubon Photography Awards

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