Backyard Birds: Winner – Song of the Superb by Nikki Kenwrick
We are thrilled to present the awe-inspiring winning images from the eagerly awaited BirdLife Australia Photography Awards 2023! With a staggering 6,000 entries that display the extraordinary skills of Australia’s premier bird photographers, our respected panel of judges undertook the daunting task of choosing nine winners from each category out of an impressive shortlist of 68 mesmerizing photos. Kudos to the worthy winners!
We extend our sincere appreciation to our sponsors, Nikon Australia and the Lake Cowal Foundation, whose generous contributions were instrumental in ensuring the 2023 Awards were a tremendous success. Their dedication mirrors a mutual commitment to the preservation of birds and their habitats, aligning with BirdLife Australia’s hundred-year mission of protecting these splendid creatures and their ecosystems.
As we revel in the variety and splendor of Australia’s birdlife through these exceptional photographs, we express our profound gratitude to Nikon Australia and the Lake Cowal Foundation for their priceless support in advocating for bird conservation through the 2023 Awards.
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Backyard Birds: Finalist – Urban sentinel by Stephen Spence
Backyard Birds: Finalist – Seeing double by Shirley Hitschmann
Backyard Birds: Finalist – Petals of light by Nathan Watson
Backyard Birds: Finalist – Into the light by Michelle Gardner
Bird Behaviour: Winner – Pollen Shower by Guy Draper
Bird Behaviour: Finalist – Bloomsome by Cheng Kang
Bird Behaviour: Finalist – The morning dance by Lawrence Chan
Bird Behaviour: Finalist – Have you heard the one about… by Franciscus Scheelings
Bird Behaviour: Finalist – Gang-gang jibber jabber by Ben Harvey
Bird Portrait: Winner – Piercing by Colin Driscoll
Bird Portrait: Finalist – Caught in the rain by Jacqui Davey
Bird Portrait: Finalist – Cityslicker by Nathan Watson
Bird Portrait: Finalist – Cockatoo close-up by Kate Burgess
Bird Portrait: Finalist – Yin and Yang by James Bowden
Birds In Flight: Winner – Fingertips by Kate Burgess
Birds In Flight: Finalist – Airborne Grebe by Nathan Watson
Birds In Flight: Finalist – Where there is smoke there is fire by Martin Anderson
Birds In Flight: Finalist – Leapfrog by Jason Moore
Birds In Flight: Finalist – Sibling rivalry by Emma Parker
Birds In The Landscape: Winner – Morning! Time to get moving by Veronica McPhail
Birds In The Landscape: Finalist – Caped Crusader by Veronica McPhail
Birds In The Landscape: Finalist – Wetlands dawn by Diana Andersen
Birds In The Landscape: Finalist – New Holland Honeyeater – wetland setting by Daniel Cavell
Birds In The Landscape: Finalist – Rainbow Bee-eaters by Jason Moore
Human Impact: Winner – Curlew construction consideration by Gregory Abbott
Human Impact: Finalist – Anguish by Kim Wormald
Human Impact: Finalist – Crime scene by Katherine Firth
Human Impact: Finalist – Helpless by Bruno Urquhart
Human Impact: Finalist – Escaping the skyscrapers by Nathan Watson
Special Theme: Winner – Jambalaya on the Bayou by Jason Moore
Special Theme: Finalist – Big Chief by Michael Toms
Special Theme: Finalist – Water trails by Rebecca Harrison
Special Theme: Finalist – David & Goliath by David Stowe
Special Theme: Finalist – Silhouetted Stilt by Nathan Watson
Youth: Winner – Wings spread by Tai M
Youth: Finalist – Sugar addict by D’Artagnan Sprengel
Youth: Finalist – Warbling by Austin Ridley-Jarvis
Youth: Finalist – Please ‘Stand UP 4 Nature’ by Spencer Hitchen
Portfolio: Winner – Where there is smoke there is fire by Martin Anderson