Garden sentinel – Backyard birds, runner up
‘I watched as a New Holland honeyeater perched on a rusted ornament in our garden, its feathers wet from a recent shower. I chose this photo for the earthy rust tones and soft, blurred background that draw attention to the honeyeater.’
Photograph: Bruce Millar
*Weight-lifting
Wings of grace – Birds in flight winner
‘A plumed egret in breeding plumage, suspended mid-air in an almost angelic ascent. The vivid green lores and delicate ornamental plumes signal courtship season, a fleeting transformation that adds an ethereal elegance to this already graceful bird. Shot against a soft overcast sky, the image isolates the egret in a moment of grace with it’s wings arched and form lifted as if floating
Photograph: Milind Gupte
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