Audubon Photography Awards

Photographed mid-flight with wings extended behind its body a Rufous Hummingbird shows off its white underwing feathers and namesake plumage as it dips its bill into the yellow flower of twinberry honeysuckle, a shrub native to the western United States.
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10 Gorgeous Shots Showcasing Birds and the Native Plants They Need

By Jenny McKee
September 25, 2023 — Check out these stunners from the Plants for Birds category of the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.
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Our 15 Favorite Videos From the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards

By The Editors
August 29, 2023 — Take a moment to enjoy this year's lineup of entertaining avians while learning the story behind each clip.
A tawny female North Cardinal faces the camera, head cocked, while taking a bath, its red wings extended upward as droplets of water surround the bird and fill the frame. The water below reflects the bird’s body and the droplets.
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Our Favorite Female Bird Shots From the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards

By Martha Harbison
July 18, 2023 — Marvel at the beauty and ingenuity of 14 birds that often get overlooked.
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What Does Generative AI Mean for Bird and Nature Photography?

By Allen Murabayashi
June 21, 2023 — Soon we may not be able to easily tell if a bird photo is real or fake. And that poses fundamental questions that the wildlife photography field must grapple with.
A bright yellow female Baltimore Oriole with a clump of thin light strands held in her bill perches at the end of a branch and faces to the right in the frame. The strands billow around her, slightly out of focus, in front of a blurred green background.
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The 2023 Audubon Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

By The Editors
June 21, 2023 — We pored through thousands of entries for this year’s contest. The best images show birds going about their business in the most glorious ways.
A Cactus Wren perches atop a broken branch, holding a large, messy mass of downy feathers in its beak, with the feathers covering up the front of its face. The wren is a medium-sized songbird, mostly brown with darker stripes and spots and with a big white eyebrow.
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Our Favorite Fascinating Bird Behaviors from the 2022 Audubon Photo Awards

By Kenn Kaufman
February 23, 2023 — Every year the contest attracts entries capturing rare and unusual moments in the avian world. Check out these 11 highlights.
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Take a Peek Into Avian Family Life with These Cute Chick Pics

By Jenny McKee
February 15, 2023 — Prepare to “oohh” and “aww” over our favorite shots featuring baby birds from the 2022 Audubon Photography Awards.
Sporting a spiky crest of caramel feathers, a brown female Hooded Merganser swims vigorously while proudly displaying a large, red crayfish she just plucked from the water below. Behind her, a large plume of water raises up behind her as she prepares to take off and escape the males, not pictured, that are after her meal.
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Our Favorite Female Bird Shots From the 2022 Audubon Photography Awards

By The Editors
February 08, 2023 — Females steal the spotlight in these 12 arresting images.
Vibrant red, juicy berries clustered at the ends of brown branches frame an American Robin, a dark-colored bird with a ruddy breast. Poised to swallow, yellow bill spread open with the tip of the yellow tongue flicking upwards, the bird reaches for a single red berry that appears to hang in mid-air.
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These Stellar Photos Show the Special Link Between Birds and Native Plants

By Jenny McKee
February 01, 2023 — Enjoy some of our favorite entries for the Plants for Birds category of the 2022 Audubon Photography Awards
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The 2022 Audubon Photography Awards: Top 12 Videos

By The Editors
January 25, 2023 — Check out this fantastic footage of birds in the wild, and discover the backstory behind each video.