Food delivery – Portfolio winner
‘A parent tern returning to its chicks with freshly caught fish: a poignant moment that celebrates the dedication and rhythm of avian parenting. Australian fairy terns are facing continuous threats from decreasing population numbers. Each year there are reports of decreasing nesting colonies.’
Photograph: Donald Chin
Red-footed booby – Portfolio, runner up
‘Australia’s islands are sanctuaries for an extraordinary array of seabirds, many of which support rare, endemic or globally significant populations. Seabirds play vital roles in marine ecosystems; as top predators, they help regulate fish and invertebrate populations; as nutrient vectors, they transfer nutrients from sea to land via guano; and as indicators of ocean health
Photograph: Claire Greenwell
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