Wildlife - Amateur

Zebra John Taylor
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Zebra"
leading lines



Afternoon Rush Hour Steve Burkett
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Afternoon Rush Hour"
Egret Husbands Returning Home with Nesting Construction Materials



Female Gorilla Christian Meermann
Germany

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Female Gorilla"
This image is a part of my extensive series of monochrome animal portraits.



Freedom Dancer Nancy Mitchell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Freedom Dancer"



Hidding Sven Svenson
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Hidding"
Black Cat



My garden neighbor Javier Herranz Casellas
Spain

Honorable Mention

"My garden neighbor"
Squirrel in a garden of Orlando, Florida.



Reigning Patrick Ems
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Reigning"
A personal encounter with a lion passing by.



New York Pigeon Francesco Lepre
Canada

Honorable Mention

"New York Pigeon"
Photo bombed by a Pigeon.



Appearing out of shadows Lezanne Gibbs
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Appearing out of shadows"



The Guardian Will Weitong Mu
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Guardian"
The female rhino approached to the remote-triggered camera on the ground to ensure that her family is safe



Cut out easily Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Cut out easily"
Marshmallow of the Sea



Ascension Elizabeth Storms
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Ascension"
A lioness is positioned to enjoy the breezes and observe her surroundings.



Finding the Light Emma Gough
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Finding the Light"



Two Lizards Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Two Lizards"



Confortable Nadja Perez
USA

Honorable Mention

"Confortable"



Clash of the Titans Zita Quentin
USA

Honorable Mention

"Clash of the Titans"
Two Galapagos Giant Tortoises battle it out for a strategic spot close to a guava tree.



Friends in High Places Jeff Bullied
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Friends in High Places"
Some penguins face a long climb from the ocean where they feed to the high rocky cliffs where they n



Floating in Space Kanji Imai
Japan

Honorable Mention

"Floating in Space"
A member of the octopus family that travels on jellyfish.



Beauty in a Flood Chrissie Stillin
USA

Honorable Mention

"Beauty in a Flood"
Finding the beauty in a Nashville Flood.



Do We A-Moos You? Doug Chuka
USA

Honorable Mention

"Do We A-Moos You?"
Taken from hot-air balloon over Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya



Magellanic Penguin Migration Karen Safer
USA

Honorable Mention

"Magellanic Penguin Migration"
Penguins Migrating to South America



Porpoising Penguins Jeff Bullied
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Porpoising Penguins"
The three amigos in Antarctica.



Hold tight Brenda Mitchell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hold tight"
She had been asleep when she suddenly woke and made her descent for her evening hunt.



Synched Marina Onken
USA

Honorable Mention

"Synched"



Bird Couple II Olav-Inge Alfheim
Norway

Honorable Mention

"Bird Couple II"
Ngoro Ngoro, Tanzania 2024



Two skimmers fishing Adam Felde
USA

Nominee

"Two skimmers fishing"
Two Black Skimmers foraging for fish



Hovering Terns Adam Felde
USA

Nominee

"Hovering Terns"
Three Terns hovering over school of fish



Meerkat Amy Tinling
New Zealand

Nominee

"Meerkat"
Pleading eyes



Dancing on Water Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"Dancing on Water"



Showing Off Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"Showing Off"



White Peacock Butterfly Anne Schlueter
USA

Nominee

"White Peacock Butterfly"
I captured this fella before he continued on his flight. I was attracted by his bright colors, but I love the image in black and white because it highlights his body and wings almost like an Xray.



Brown Beauty Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee

"Brown Beauty"
Who"s the Prettiest One of All?



Elephant Crossing River Bill Klipp
USA

Nominee

"Elephant Crossing River"
As we were boating on Botswana's Linyanti River we spotted some Elephants in the distance gathering



Mother and Child Bob Shor
USA

Nominee

"Mother and Child"
Botswana Africa



Snow Monkey in the Mist Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee

"Snow Monkey in the Mist"
Snow Monkey in the Mist



Spider at Sunset Charles Mifsud
Malta

Nominee

"Spider at Sunset"
A spider glowing in the rays of the sun



Eurasian Griffon #8 Christian Meermann
Germany

Nominee

"Eurasian Griffon #8"
This image is a part of my extensive series of monochrome animal portraits.



Young Eagle Cindy Poulin
Canada

Nominee

"Young Eagle"



Family Portrait Claudia Zeien
USA

Nominee

"Family Portrait"
Emperor penguins line up on the edge of an iceberg in Antarctica



A Great Grey Day Clayton Reitzel
Canada

Nominee

"A Great Grey Day"
A Great Grey Owl diving to catch its prey



King of the Land Denis Ryan
USA

Nominee

"King of the Land "
The gaze of a Bull Moose in his own territory after the rutting season.



Mom and Cub in White Donald Wilson
USA

Nominee

"Mom and Cub in White"
On the polar tundra a polar bear cub seeks the protection and comfort from its mom.



A Challenge Behind the Willows Donald Wilson
USA

Nominee

"A Challenge Behind the Willows"
An open mouthed challenge is common when polar bears confront each other.



Startled Ibis Donald Wilson
USA

Nominee

"Startled Ibis"
A group of common Ibis take wing in the light of a setting sun when startled.



The union of opposites Elena Albergati
Italy

Nominee

"The union of opposites"
Black and white horses blend together under the rain



Reconnaissance Elizabeth Storms
Canada

Nominee

"Reconnaissance"
Atop a kopje. To see, hear and smell for kilometres in all directions.



Forlorn Eric Feder
USA

Nominee

"Forlorn"



Cohen Frumi DeerLove Frumi Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Cohen Frumi DeerLove "
Even the wild have the capacity to show tenderness.



Cohen Frumi, And Ewe Are... Frumi Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Cohen Frumi, And Ewe Are..."
The sheep of Iceland run wild 11 months out of the year.



Bad weather crossing Geir Oe Laberg
Norway

Nominee

"Bad weather crossing"
A deer stag is crossing a river in heavy rain and bad weather



Peace of the night Geir Oe Laberg
Norway

Nominee

"Peace of the night"
An antelope grazes peacefully under a tree on the savannah



Gannet 2 Georg Kowallek
Germany

Nominee

"Gannet 2"
A gannet with some nest building stuff



Mad Lion Giancarlo Balisciano
USA

Nominee

"Mad Lion"
Capturing a moment in wildlife mirroring humans emotions.



Silver Leaf Glenn Williams
USA

Nominee

"Silver Leaf"
A Place of Rest



Thru a Frosted Window Harvey Silber
USA

Nominee

"Thru a Frosted Window"



Lady in Waiting Jacqueline Burke
USA

Nominee

"Lady in Waiting"
What better subject for the Black and White Spider Awards than a black and white spider?



White in Flight Jacqueline Burke
USA

Nominee

"White in Flight"
Two red-crowned cranes fly over a dull winter sky in northern Japan



Owl Texture Jacqueline Burke
USA

Nominee

"Owl Texture"
A rain-drenched screech owlet sits on a poison-ivy root on a tree.



My Little Chickadee Jacqueline Schletter
USA

Nominee

"My Little Chickadee"
Carolina chickadee sitting in a bit of sun under magnolia tree leaves.



Those Beautiful Aigrettes Jacqueline Schletter
USA

Nominee

"Those Beautiful Aigrettes"
White egret during breeding season showing off their fantastic plumage.



He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother James Woodward
USA

Nominee

"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
Small snail climbing on back of large snail



Ruby Throated Hummingbird Jeff Lucas
Canada

Nominee

"Ruby Throated Hummingbird"
Ruby Throated Hummingbird frozen in flight



Announcement Jill Snyder
USA

Nominee

"Announcement"



Reflection Kanji Imai
Japan

Nominee

"Reflection"
A juvenile deep-sea fish, Manefish. It is drifting around the surface of the water with jellyfish.



The Last Barn Owlet Karen Bilgrai Cohen
USA

Nominee

"The Last Barn Owlet"
Of four small barn owls hidden in a cavity, this is the last to fledge



Hidden Screech Karen Bilgrai Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Hidden Screech"
A screech owl hides in safe, dark cavity



Crows and Buzzards, Caddo Lake Kathleen Fischer
USA

Nominee

"Crows and Buzzards, Caddo Lake"



Whoa Lezanne Gibbs
New Zealand

Nominee

"Whoa"
Connecting with seagulls over French Fries



One perfect horn Lezanne Gibbs
New Zealand

Nominee

"One perfect horn"



Giraffes in B & W Linda Trummer Napolitano
USA

Nominee

"Giraffes in B & W"
Friends



Monitor Lizards Fighting Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Nominee

"Monitor Lizards Fighting"



Two Monitor Lizards Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Nominee

"Two Monitor Lizards"



Gentle Reflection Mary Hughes
Canada

Nominee

"Gentle Reflection"
Common loon swimming at a still mountain lake



Parent and child lemurs Masaru Takagi
Japan

Nominee

"Parent and child lemurs"
I took this photo at Ichikawa Zoological & Botanical Garden, Chiba, Japan.



Monkeys Masaru Takagi
Japan

Nominee

"Monkeys"
I took this photo on a cold winter day at Ichikawa Zoological & Botanical Garden, Chiba, Japan.



Parent and child monkeys Masaru Takagi
Japan

Nominee

"Parent and child monkeys"
I took this photo at Ichikawa Zoological & Botanical Garden, Chiba, Japan.



Swans way Mia Depaola
USA

Nominee

"Swans way "
Swans in their natural environment



Whaleshark Congregation Mok Hoe
Singapore

Nominee

"Whaleshark Congregation "
A pair of whalesharks coming very close to my lens while looking to feed



Dust of Amboseli Nancy Chadwick
USA

Nominee

"Dust of Amboseli"
Looking through my viewfinder in Amboseli at sunset, all I repeatedly said was "Wow". That's all.



Onward Nancy Chadwick
USA

Nominee

"Onward"
Led by the herd's wise matriach, they head toward the cooling marsh in the afternoon sun of Amboseli



Peace with Momma Nora Milligan
USA

Nominee

"Peace with Momma"
A baby Western Lowland gorilla rests peacefully on momma's back in the jungle of Loango National Park, Gabon.



Liongrass Nora Milligan
USA

Nominee

"Liongrass"
A well hidden male lion looks out from his grassy spot to keep an eye on his surroundings. Madikwe South Africa



Youngster Olav-Inge Alfheim
Norway

Nominee

"Youngster"
Ngoro Ngoro, Tanzania 2024



Humility Olena Tarnovska
Italy

Nominee

"Humility"



Stormy Shag Oyvind Pedersen
Norway

Nominee

"Stormy Shag"
European Shag in snowy weather



Winter Puffin Oyvind Pedersen
Norway

Nominee

"Winter Puffin"
Atlantic Puffin flying in snowy weather



Confidence Peter Rivelli
USA

Nominee

"Confidence"
A Snow leopard stands confidently amongst the shadows overlooking his kingdom



Perched Peter Rivelli
USA

Nominee

"Perched"
A Snow leopard sits high in a tree stalking its prey, claws drawn, and ready to pounce



I love Life Poul Helt
Denmark

Nominee

"I love Life"



Mates Pratibha Reddy
USA

Nominee

"Mates"



Tiananmen Preeti and Prashant Chacko
United Arab Emirates

Nominee

"Tiananmen"
Facing a white rhino bearing down on us, reminded us of the man facing tanks in Tiananmen Square



Grasshopper Robert Davis
USA

Nominee

"Grasshopper"
Haunting the garden



Got it! Robert Ruble
USA

Nominee

"Got it!"



Trapped Romy Klein
USA

Nominee

"Trapped"



Hope Beyond Bars Romy Klein
USA

Nominee

"Hope Beyond Bars"



Light Sajeesh R
India

Nominee

"Light"
Nilgai on misty morning walk



Nevermore Sheila Ruble
USA

Nominee

"Nevermore"



Making a Home No 2 Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Making a Home No 2"
Great White Egrets constructing their home



Making a Home No 3 Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Making a Home No 3"
Building a nest to call home



Making a Home No 4 Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Making a Home No 4"
Great White Egrets constructiing their home



Yikes! Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Yikes!"
Two male Egrets with nest building materials have a close call...all was well



Look back Thomas Nicholson
USA

Nominee

"Look back"
A large male lion patrols the Maasai Mara, looking to remove any competitors from the area.



The Savanna Trio Will Weitong Mu
USA

Nominee

"The Savanna Trio"
Amidst the Savannah, three young rhinos gaze curiously at the camera, revealing their sense of wonder



Face-off Will Weitong Mu
USA

Nominee

"Face-off"
Two male caracals showdown: face to face confrontation to show dominance



Sadness? Wolfgang Autexier
France

Nominee

"Sadness?"
Large mammals arouse anthropomorphic projections as they can seem expressive. Is this bear really ?



Naval line Wolfgang Autexier
France

Nominee

"Naval line"
When the young swans are very small, the family forms a unit around the siblings



Our Toy Zita Quentin
USA

Nominee

"Our Toy"
Two lion cubs found the best toy: a wildebeest horn. Both cubs really liked this treasure.



Hope for the Future Zita Quentin
USA

Nominee

"Hope for the Future"
Mating rhinos in the wild gives us hope for this endangered species



Fierce Cheetah Cubs Zita Quentin
USA

Nominee

"Fierce Cheetah Cubs"
The cheetah cubs at this age have the cutest mohawk. They looked like members of a punk rock band



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