Stone Peng USA 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement Wildlife Professional "4 Ducks"

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Fenqiang Liu USA 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence Wildlife Professional "Arrival" In this photograph, I aim to capture a Great Egret’s most beautiful moment with the morning sunlight filtering through its wings.

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Jean-Charles Folliet France 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction Wildlife Professional "Stabat Mater"

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Martin Steenhaut Belgium Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Chasing gulls" A wild brown bear chasing off gulls in the last winter snow, Finland

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Martin Steenhaut Belgium Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Shadow elephant " in South Africa a big elephant steps into the shadows of the forest

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Wolf Ademeit Germany Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Pray" Portrait of a Mandrill

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Robert David Atkinson USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Suspended Stillness" Suspended Stillness

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Alice Zilberberg Canada Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Care Kangaroo" In this series, Zilberberg creates animal montages as an expression of self-therapy.

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Joseph Antonetti USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Jellyfish"

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Laura Fusaro Camey Brazil Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Bird in Sunset" Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) in Sunset, Japan.

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K U Masoud Bangladesh Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Guide" Seagull as a Guide

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Alexandra Cearns Australia Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Inside The Carcass" Two lion cubs feast on a dead buffalo from the inside of its carcass after crawling into the ribcage

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Irina Petrova UK Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Ethereal" A violin mantis on a branch.

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Julien Regamey Switzerland Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Cobra cracheur" Cobra cracheur - Parc National Kruger, Afrique du Sud

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Yves Ryncki Switzerland Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Lion's dream" ryncki-yves_lionsdream.jpeg

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Seungwook Lee Korea (South) Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Hunting and waiting " Food chain of catching and being eaten

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Eric Kanigan USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Closer" The threatened Florida manatee—remaining playful and curious despite boating accidents causing a quarter of their fatalities each year.

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Michelle Valberg Canada Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Into the Light" An elephant's gentle journey through the golden hues of a Botswana sunrise.

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Debby Thomas USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Magic of Light" A beam of light highlighted the flamingo on a very overcast morning.

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Barbara Fleming USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Masai Giraffe" I am always fascinated by the artful-looking necking behavior between two male giraffes. It looks pretty elegant but can be forceful as they fight to establish dominancy for mating purposes. Masai gir

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Bjorn H Stuedal Norway Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Fighting puffins"

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Pieter Clicteur Belgium Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Irma" Irma, the pot-bellied-pig. Very friendly but also a bit grumpy.

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Arnfinn Johansen Norway Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Honeymoon" White-tailed eagles in the full moon. Western coast of Norway, Oct 2024.

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Bence Mate Hungary Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "So Not Funny" The little owl and the European roller are very different birds but, because their nests and feeding requirements are very similar, their breeding proximity can be very close.

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Pal Hermansen Norway Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Apollo" Apollo butterfly lifting

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Alice Zilberberg Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "Mindful mandrill Monkey" In this series, Zilberberg creates animal montages as an expression of self-therapy.

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AndreJa Ravnak Slovenia Nominee Wildlife Professional "Salvador's horse 01" Semi-wild horses of Camargue, France.

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Anna Archinger Denmark Nominee Wildlife Professional "Warrior" Akkal Teke Horse

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Anne Neiwand Australia Nominee Wildlife Professional "The Sheep" The sheep returning home for the evening

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Armin Abdehou Austria Nominee Wildlife Professional "Sorrel and White" Creating a color contrast in nature, with the empathy and love play of two enamored horses. On the heights of the SHIRIN mountains in the Barzan region of Kurdistan.

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Armin Abdehou Austria Nominee Wildlife Professional "Golden Hair" "Golden Hair” captures a fleeting moment of natural grace during the golden hour, as a white horse gallops freely across the green plains of Barzan, Kurdistan.

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Ashley Garrett USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Hiding in Plain Sight"

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Ashley Garrett USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Punching the Clock"

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Barbara Fleming USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Lion Cub Antics" Finishing a big yawn, one little cub makes an adorable face.

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Barbara Fleming USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Queen of the Night" ne of only a handful of melanistic leopards in Africa, a young female begins her hunt as temperatures cool with the setting sun.

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Barbara Fleming USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "The Color of a Hummer" A brilliant Calliope Hummingbird hovers near a stalk of Yellow Tropical Flower, making a striking contrast of color. The tiny bird stands among the bright yellow flowers.

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Barbara Fleming USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Kestrel in the Wind" The winter wind was blowing powerful that early morning, but the little Kestrel held his perch, though sometimes he would use his wings to stabilize. I did not know how he held on! I became lucky that

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Barbara Fleming USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Cubs at Play" Anything that moves is fair game for lion cubs, who will chase tails to the end.

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Berni Wood Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "I am watching you!" This falcon was scaring me and was looking at me with eyes that said "I Am Watching You"

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Bjorn H Stuedal Norway Nominee Wildlife Professional "Polar bear"

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Bjorn H Stuedal Norway Nominee Wildlife Professional "Chasing The Egg Thief"

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Bjorn H Stuedal Norway Nominee Wildlife Professional "Bear cub"

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Bobbie Goodrich USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Stormy Weather" White horses of Camargue France

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Brian LaCas Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "Peacock Flying" A White Peacock is flying up to see the black peacock in Sintra, Portugal.

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Cecilie Stuedal Norway Nominee Wildlife Professional "Pan" A brown bear cub plays with a moose rib bone, emulating Pan the forest god with his flute.

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David Blow USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Snowy Egret" A Snowy Egret has found his meal in the shallow waters of the lake. I am using graphic shapes to demonstrate the active vibrations that surround us

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David Kogan USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "King Penguin" King Penguin - Falkland Islands

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David Skernick USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Elk" I was in the Smokey Mountains when I made this new friend. She didn't seem to mind that I was there.

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David Lawrence USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Serengeti Flight" A blue-cheeked bee-eater takes flight with a cape buffalo in the background - Serengeti Tanzania

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Deryk Baumgaertner Germany Nominee Wildlife Professional "Medusa" Jellyfish or medusae are among the oldest animals in earth's history. With their symmetrical body structure, fantastic shapes and colors, jellyfish have always stimulated our imagination and inspired

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Deryk Baumgaertner Germany Nominee Wildlife Professional "Pretty much best friends" unusual meeting of unusual creatures

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Dianne Yudelson USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "A Gathering of Bees"

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Eleszabeth McNeel USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Canada Gold"

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Ellen Reus Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Professional "Python Regius Bamboo Highway" Python Regius - Morph (color): Bamboo Highway

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Ellen Reus Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Professional "Let's go bananas" The morph (color) of this Python Regius is called GHI banana.

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Ellen Reus Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Professional "Two snakes" Not one but two snakes.

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Eric Kanigan USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Feeling Blue" The threatened Florida manatee—remaining playful and curious despite boating accidents causing a quarter of their fatalities each year.

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Eric Kanigan USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Starcruisers" The second largest species on the planet—the fin whale—providing an unexpected surprise from below.

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Eric Kanigan USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Heir Apparent" The endangered mountain gorilla in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

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Fenqiang Liu USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Color of the Wings" I captured the moment when a Great Egret gracefully took flight from a distinct pine tree in Florida, its white wings shining in the golden light of the setting sun.

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Fenqiang Liu USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "The Dancer" Inspired by the tranquil beauty of Chinese ink paintings, I captured a similar essence in my photo when a Great Egret flew gracefully across the sky in Florida.

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Fenqiang Liu USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "A Flying Poem" When Great Egrets soar gracefully above my camera, they are like poets writing verses in the sky.

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Georgette Aleiferi Greece Nominee Wildlife Professional "And poza #1" The Argyrotsiknias is a cosmopolitan songbird of the Erodiidae family, also found in Greece.

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Graeme Purdy UK Nominee Wildlife Professional "Monarch Butterflies" The greatest migration on earth ends in millions of butterflies flying to the same location in Mexico. Very much threatened, a glimpse to past glories of nature.

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Graeme Purdy UK Nominee Wildlife Professional "Monarchs Sleep" The greatest migration on earth ends in millions of butterflies flying to the same location in Mexico. Very much threatened, a glimpse to past glories of nature.

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Graeme Purdy UK Nominee Wildlife Professional "Monarchs take flight" The greatest migration on earth ends in millions of butterflies flying to the same location in Mexico. Very much threatened, a glimpse to past glories of nature.

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Graeme Purdy UK Nominee Wildlife Professional "Lemon Shark frenzy" A mere scent of food and lemon sharks go into a frenzy at the back of our boat. The crazy life under tranquil Bahamian waters

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Harvey Duze USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Peek-A-Boo" Head of a very large Snapping Turtle sticking its head out of the pond located in Downs Park near Baltimore, Maryland.

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Harvey Duze USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Dragonfly" Dragonfly resting on dead leaf at Fort Frederick State Park, Washington County Maryland.

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Harvey Duze USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Vulture Take-Off" American Black Vulture taking off from overlook above Great Falls of the Potomac River in Maryland.

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Harvey Duze USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Eastern Great Egret-Shenandoah River" Eastern Great Egret searching for “dinner” on the Shenandoah River above Millville WV.

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Harvey Duze USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Afternoon Stretch" An adult Wood Turtle enjoying an afternoon rest on top of a dead log in the former channel of the C&O Canal near Dickerson, Maryland.

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Harvey Duze USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "In Flight #2" Juvenile Bald Eagle in flight at the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in Maryland.

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Iris Hartman Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Professional "You've got a friend in me"

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Jean-Charles Folliet France Nominee Wildlife Professional "Tektonik fishes"

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Jean-Charles Folliet France Nominee Wildlife Professional "La mouette et l'ecume"

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Jean-Charles Folliet France Nominee Wildlife Professional "On fly 2"

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Jean-Charles Folliet France Nominee Wildlife Professional "Mother is here to take care of you"

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Jennifere Thompson Australia Nominee Wildlife Professional "Shedding My Skin" A reminder of what I find in my Australian Backyard.

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Jonathan Banks UK Nominee Wildlife Professional "Wild Dogs Rule" Emma and her young wild dog, "Bobby" in the pet park at the headquarters of Pets At Home

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Julien Regamey Switzerland Nominee Wildlife Professional "A well deserved thirst" Lionnes - Parc National Kruger, Afrique du Sud

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Julien Regamey Switzerland Nominee Wildlife Professional "The king's meal " Lion - Parc National Kruger, Afrique du Sud.

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Katti Borre Belgium Nominee Wildlife Professional "No title #60" Polar bear Svalbard

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Katti Borre Belgium Nominee Wildlife Professional "No title #7" polar bear Svalbard

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Kevan Ashworth Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "Playin Hard To Get"

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Lee Scott USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Kitsune at Notsuke" A Kita Kitsune climbs onto a pile of fishing nets and rope on the Notsuke Peninsula in Hoakkdio, Japan.

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Lennette Newell USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Toucan" Ramphastidae Portrait

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Linda Matlow USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Goslings Wait for Mother Gooses Orders" Young Goslings Wait For Mother Gooses Orders

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Lyne Raff USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Fox"

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Malcolm Davis USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Tribe of Horses" Horses grazing on spring grass.

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Mark Kuhn USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Curious Bear" A curious Polar Bear examines a trappers hut in Svalbard

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Mark Kuhn USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "I'm not a baby anymore" A young Barbary macaque shows signs of impatience, weary of the constant attention from its parents.

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Martin Steenhaut Belgium Nominee Wildlife Professional "Bright Eyes" A great grey owl shows his magnificent eyes in Lapland, Finland.

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Martin Steenhaut Belgium Nominee Wildlife Professional "Morning flight" Guinee fowl taking off on a morning in Senegal, Africa

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Martin Steenhaut Belgium Nominee Wildlife Professional "Morning hummingbird" In the jungle of Guatemala a humminbird takes his first flight

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Massimo Giorgetta Italy Nominee Wildlife Professional "Protected life" A night dive encounter with a magical 5 cm salp Tunicate in Lembeh Strait - North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This mysterious sea creature is so transparent, it's almost invisible. Filled and covered by othe

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Massimo Giorgetta Italy Nominee Wildlife Professional "The hunters" Mexico – Isla Magdalena we encounter a school of mackerel in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 70 miles from the coast of Baja California, which was attacked by sea lions, dolphin fish and marlin. Li

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Massimo Giorgetta Italy Nominee Wildlife Professional "Yellow seahorse" Indonesia - Lembeh strait - underwater 15 mt. depth used une strobe with snoot in backlight

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Michelle Valberg Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "The call" A RAVEN CALLS OUT FOR HIS PARTNER IN THE GREAT BEAR RAINFORST

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Mimmi Moretti Italy Nominee Wildlife Professional "Dancing seagull"

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Nicol Hockett USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "American Toad Pair"

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Ori Gerard Frances France Nominee Wildlife Professional "Grasshopper" Macro

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Pal Hermansen Norway Nominee Wildlife Professional "Monarchs" Monarchs at wintering place in Mexico

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Pal Hermansen Norway Nominee Wildlife Professional "Paradise colours" Wilson´s Bird of Paradise at playing ground

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Paul Dodd Australia Nominee Wildlife Professional "Sandpipers" Sandpipers

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Paul Swen USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Duma Camouflage" a young cheetah hunts in the light of dusk

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Paul Swen USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Family, Fire, Felines" Elephants seek refuge from brush fires as lions look for opportunities

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Paul Swen USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Babe" Newborn colobus clings to its mother for security

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Paul Swen USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Providing Mother" A lioness returns to her cubs after a dangerous night hunt for Cape buffalo

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Peter Meyer Australia Nominee Wildlife Professional "Angel of the morning" A very young wild dingo looking confused after trying to eat a beetle which latched onto his nose

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Pieter Clicteur Belgium Nominee Wildlife Professional "Malaci" Malaci, a special cat shot with studio light

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Pieter Clicteur Belgium Nominee Wildlife Professional "Rojda" Rojda, an Abyssinian cat.

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Rajesh Dhungana Nepal Nominee Wildlife Professional "The Assam macaque (Macaca assamensis) or Assamese macaque " The Assam macaque (Macaca assamensis) or Assamese macaque is a macaqu of the Old World monkey family native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN R

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Robert Maynard UK Nominee Wildlife Professional "Dew Pond Narrative"

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Robert David Atkinson USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "The Forgotten One"

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "First flight" Minneapolis, USA

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Robi Chakraborty USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Peacock" India

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Robyn Finlayson Australia Nominee Wildlife Professional "Wompoo Fruit-Dove" Named for its distinctive "wompoo" call these colorful birds are often overlooked as they forage for fruit high in the canopy of the rainforest.

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Sara Lind USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Puffin in Flowers" A puffin in flowers, Iceland

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Selena Malone USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Japanese Macaque" Leaving behind the warmth of the onsen, the Japanese macaque steps back into nature’s embrace.

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Sidney Cheung Hong Kong Nominee Wildlife Professional "Love Romance"

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Stan Stansfield USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Blue Heron Asylum Lake" In a world of my own waiting for lunch

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Steve Sorensen USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Pelican Elegance" Preparing for take off, so regal is his/her plumage.

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Steve Sorensen USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Flight into the Blue" A lake in Kenya reflects this flamingo headed into a blue wonderland.

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Steve Sorensen USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Watching" A flamingo peers out it's tuck to see who's out there.

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Susan Greeff South Africa Nominee Wildlife Professional "Dry Desert Sunrise" Wildebeest kicking up dust at sunrise in a very dry and hot Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa

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Terje Skaare Norway Nominee Wildlife Professional "Cat" From Morocco

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Terje Skaare Norway Nominee Wildlife Professional "Snail" Snail in the forrest

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Theo Di Pascual France Nominee Wildlife Professional "Camargue horses" Camargue horses are a breed of wild horses native to the Camargue region of southern France, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. They are renowned for their resilience and adaptation to a semi-wild and s

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Thomas Minczeski USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Pelican Roost" Pelicans roosting at sunset, Pacific Grove, CA

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Tony Gale USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Orchard Spider" Orchard Spider

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Tori Gagne USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Aiko" Aiko takes a swim

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Tori Gagne USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Wistful" Spanish Pure Raza Stallion

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Vincent Whiteman UK Nominee Wildlife Professional "Honey Bee" A honey bee has its head buried in the honeycomb, perfectly still.

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Vincent Whiteman UK Nominee Wildlife Professional "Chicken" A curious hen posed for me while on assignment in Northern Ireland.

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Wilfried Hinz Switzerland Nominee Wildlife Professional "The Proud Swan" Photographed in the nature reserve "Wohlensee" Bern/Switzerland, 2024

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Wolf Ademeit Germany Nominee Wildlife Professional "Meeting" out of my series ANIMALS

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Yosuke Tsuchida Japan Nominee Wildlife Professional "The Egg Eater" snake, eggeater, reptile, nocternal, silent

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Yosuke Tsuchida Japan Nominee Wildlife Professional "Baron's Green Racer" Baron's Green Racer, green, snake, reptile, greenish

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