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This Bird Has Seen Some Things-and the Photo Just Won an Award
Gizmodo • • world
Key Points:
- South African photographer Ernest Porter received a "Highly Commended" award in the bird category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for his photo of a red-billed oxpecker cleaning its bill on a rhino’s skin.
- The overall grand prize was awarded to Italian photographer Federico Vernosei for a poignant image of a female elephant carrying her dead calf, highlighting elephant grieving behavior.
- Other notable entries included American Jack Zhi’s photo of a kingbird mobbing a red-tailed hawk, South African Dewald Tromp’s image of a Namaqua chameleon in a sandstorm, and German Britta Springler’s backlit shot of a mushroom releasing spores.
- Australian Georgina Steytler captured male burrowing bees competing aggressively to mate, while Irish Seán O’Callaghan documented a dead humpback whale washed ashore, likely killed by fishing rope entanglement.
- The youngest winner, 10-year-old Amelie Davis from the U.K., won for her photograph of a common carder bee, showcasing emerging young talent in wildlife photography.
