A gentoo penguin ‘dancing’ in the sunset, a great blue heron preying on a vole and a hummingbird feeding her nest of newborn chicks.
Photographs of these spectacular scenes have been named as finalists in the Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 contest, an annual award that celebrates ‘avian beauty and diversity’.
More than 20,000 images captured by photographers from 115 different countries have been submitted to the awards this year, with the overall winner primed to take home a