This gallery, which we present here for no other reason than your sheer enjoyment, features shots that were submitted to our 2018 Audubon Photography Awards. To view more incredible images from this year's competition, check out our galleries featuring fascinating bird behaviors and birds eating, well, all kinds of things. And of course, don't miss our Top 100 and the winning photographs.
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