The winners of the the eighth annual Audubon Photography Awards competition have just been announced. Photographers entered images in three categories: professional, amateur, and youth. More than 5,500 images depicting birdlife from 49 states and eight Canadian provinces, were judged. The National Audubon Society was once more kind enough to share some of this year’s winners and runners-up with us below. To view even more great bird photography, you can also see the top 100 entries at the Audubon website.
2017 Audubon Photography Awards
- Alan Taylor
- July 11, 2017
- 21 Photos
- In Focus
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Atlantic Puffin. Photo: Ann Pacheco / Audubon Photography Awards #
Ann Pacheco / Audubon Photography Awards -
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Great Gray Owl. Photo: Steve Mattheis / Audubon Photography Awards / 2017 Professional Winner #
Steve Mattheis / Audubon Photography Awards -
Ring-necked Duck. Photo: Chris Hartzell / Audubon Photography Awards #
Chris Hartzell / Audubon Photography Awards -
Snow Goose. Photo: Danny Hancock / Audubon Photography Awards #
Danny Hancock / Audubon Photography Awards -
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Northern Pygmy-Owl. Photo: Mary Madden / Audubon Photography Awards #
Mary Madden / Audubon Photography Awards -
Gentoo Penguins. Photo: Deborah Albert / Audubon Photography Awards / 2017 Grand Prize Winner #
Deborah Albert / Audubon Photography Awards -
Red-winged Blackbirds. Photo: Nathan Rolls / Audubon Photography Awards #
Nathan Rolls / Audubon Photography Awards -
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Common Raven. Photo: Sue Dougherty / Audubon Photography Awards #
Sue Dougherty / Audubon Photography Awards -
Piping Plover. Photo: William Page Pully / Audubon Photography Awards #
William Page Pully / Audubon Photography Awards -
Peregrine Falcons. Photo: Glenn Conlan / Audubon Photography Awards #
Glenn Conlan / Audubon Photography Awards -
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Bronzed Cowbird. Photo: Carole Wiley / Audubon Photography Awards #
Carole Wiley / Audubon Photography Awards -
Western Grebes. Photo: Andrew Lee / Audubon Photography Awards #
Andrew Lee / Audubon Photography Awards -
Peregrine Falcons. Photo: Glenn Conlan / Audubon Photography Awards #
Glenn Conlan / Audubon Photography Awards -
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Rufous Hummingbird. Photo: Vince Streano / Audubon Photography Awards #
Vince Streano / Audubon Photography Awards -
Bald Eagles. Photo: Aaron Baggenstos / Audubon Photography Awards #
Aaron Baggenstos / Audubon Photography Awards -
American Oystercatchers. Photo: Warren Hatch Andrew Lee / Audubon Photography Awards #
Warren Hatch Andrew Lee / Audubon Photography Awards -
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Rough-legged Hawk. Photo: Gene Putney / Audubon Photography Awards #
Gene Putney / Audubon Photography Awards -
Great Gray Owl. Photo: Stacy Hoffman / Audubon Photography Awards #
Stacy Hoffman / Audubon Photography Awards -
Brandt’s Cormorant. Photo: Joe Galkowski / Audubon Photography Awards #
Joe Galkowski / Audubon Photography Awards -
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Ospreys. Photo: Ly Dang / Audubon Photography Awards #
Ly Dang / Audubon Photography Awards -
Grackle sp. Photo: Brian Kushner / Audubon Photography Awards #
Brian Kushner / Audubon Photography Awards
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