Calling all birders and bird lovers! This year's 2020 Audubon Photography contest brings us from Alaska to Australia, and all the parks in between, to commemorate some of the best avian photography taken of birds in their natural habitat.
110 photos
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Joanna Lentini via Audubon
Species: Double-crested CormorantLocation: Los Islotes, Mexico Grand Prize winner
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Marlee Fuller-Morris via Audubon
Species: American DipperLocation: Yosemite National Park, California Fisher Prize winner
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Gail Bisson via Audubon
Species: Bare-throated Tiger-HeronLocation: Tárcoles River, Costa Rica Amateur winner
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Travis Bonovsky via Audubon
Species: American GoldfinchLocation: Minneapolis, Minnesota Plants for Birds winner
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Sue Dougherty via Audubon
Species: Magnificent Frigatebird Location: Genovesa Island, Ecuador Professional Winner
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Vayun Tiwari via Audubon
Species: Northern Jacana Location: New River, Orange Walk District, Belize Youth winner
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Bibek Ghosh via Audubon
Species: Anna’s HummingbirdLocation: Ardenwood Historic Farm, California Amateur honorable mention
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Christopher Smith via Audubon
Species: Greater RoadrunnerLocation: San Joaquin River Parkway, California Youth honorable mention
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Natalie Robertson via Audubon
Species: Tennessee Warbler Location: Point Pelee National Park, Ontario, Canada Plants for Birds honorable mention
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Gene Putney via Audubon
Species: Greater Sage-GrouseLocation: Jackson County, Colorado Professional honorable mention
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Cameryn Brock via Audubon
Species : Cape SugarbirdLocation : Blue Hill Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa
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Andrew Lee via Audubon
Species : Burrowing OwlLocation : Ontario, Canada
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Shane Kalyn via Audubon
Species : Wood DuckLocation: Ladner, British Columbia, Canada
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Shay Saldana via Audubon
Species: Florida Scrub-JayLocation: Helen and Allan Cruickshank Sanctuary, Rockledge, Florida
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Jill Bartelt via Audubon
Species: Waved AlbatrossLocation: Española Island, Ecuador
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Edward Episcopo via Audubon
Species : Tree SwallowLocation: Rappahannock River, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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David Mollenhauer via Audubon
Species: Superb FairywrenLocation: Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia
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Jory Teltser via Audubon
Species: Southern CassowaryLocation: Etty Bay, Queensland, Australia
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Joe Subolefsky via Audubon
Species: Red-billed TropicbirdLocation: Little Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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Arrow Myers via Audubon
Species: American AvocetLocation: Alamosa County, CO
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Tobias Yoder via Audubon
Photographer: Tobias YoderSpecies: Burrowing Owl
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Melissa Rowell via Audubon
Species: Mute SwanLocation: Kensington Gardens, London, England
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Frank Haluska via Audubon
Species: Peregrine Falcon and Purple GallinuleLocation: Orlando Wetlands Park, Florida
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Jean Tuomi via Audubon
Species : White-headed WoodpeckerLocation: Sunriver, Oregon
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Alex Becker via Audubon
Species: TuiLocation: Wellington, New Zealand
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Jocelyn Anderson via Audubon
Species: Sandhill CraneLocation: Kensington Metropark, Michigan
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Davey Walters via Audubon
Species: Least BitternLocation: World Birding Center, South Padre Island, Texas
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Mark Hainen via Audubon
Species: OspreyLocation: Apopka, Florida
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Ann Pacheco via Audubon
Species: Black SkimmerLocation: Nickerson Beach Park, Lido Beach, New York
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Catherine Dobbins d’Alessio via Audubon
Species: Eurasian SpoonbillLocation: Pusztaszer, Hungary
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Heather Roskelley via Audubon
Species: Whooping CraneLocation: Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Austwell, Texas
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Michael Kim via Audubon
Species: Eared GrebeLocation: Frank Lake, Alberta, Canada
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Michael Schulte via Audubon
Species: Allen's HummingbirdLocation: San Diego, California
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Yasmin Namini via Audubon
Species: European StarlingLocation: Central Park, New York
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Vishva Ilavelan via Audubon
Species: KilldeerLocation: Lake Sammamish State Park, Sammamish, Washington
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Zora Dermer via Audubon
Species: Warbling White-eyeLocation: Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii
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Kathy Dellinger via Audubon
Species: House SparrowLocation: Long Island City, New York
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Scott Gilbert via Audubon
Species: Burrowing OwlLocation : Boca Raton, Florida
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Preston Ballard via Audubon
Species: WilletLocation : Cedar Key, Florida
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Janet Bauer via Audubon
Species: Pine Grosbeak Location: Pearrygin Lake State Park, Winthrop, Washington
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Tobias Yoder via Audubon
Species: Black-chinned HummingbirdLocation: Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas
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Lisa Sproat via Audubon
Species: Short-eared OwlLocation: Skagit County, Washington
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August Davidson-Onsgard via Audubon
Species: Red-shouldered HawkLocation: Pinnacles National Park, California
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Keith Freeburn via Audubon
Species: Barn OwlLocation: Fauquier County, Virginia
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Karl Schneider via Audubon
Species: Ring-necked PheasantLocation: Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, California
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Izzy Edwards via Audubon
Species: Northern Pygmy-Owl Location: Walla Walla County, Washington
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Shirley Donald via Audubon
Species: Northern Parula Location: Blue Sea, Quebec, Canada
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Robert Ho via Audubon
Species: OspreyLocation: San Jose’s Estuary and Bird Sanctuary, San José del Cabo, Mexico
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Tim Nicol via Audubon
Species: Clark's NutcrackerLocation : Republic, Washington
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Kevan Sunderland via Audubon
Species: Eastern MeadowlarkLocation: Central Florida
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Eric Schertler via Audubon
Species: Vitelline Masked-WeaverLocation: Kimana, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Vayun Tiwari via Audubon
Species: Wire-crested ThorntailLocation: Podocarpus National Park, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador
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Betsy Arrington via Audubon
Species : Yellow-crowned Night-HeronLocation : Port Royal, South Carolina
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Jake Zadik via Audubon
Species: Cedar WaxwingLocation: Johns Island, South Carolina
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Michael Aagaard via Audubon
Species: Anna's HummingbirdLocation: Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
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David E. Johnson, Jr., via Audubon
Species: Crimson-rumped Toucanet and Buff-tailed CoronetLocation: Pichincha, Ecuador
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Shirley Donald via Audubon
Species: Red-throated LoonLocation: Nome, Alaska
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Dale Erickson via Audubon
Species: Brown PelicanLocation: Sebastian Inlet State Park, Sebastian, Florida
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Scott Suriano via Audubon
Species: Great Gray OwlLocation: Superior National Forest, Minnesota
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Supreet Sahoo via Audubon
Species: Scarlet MacawLocation: Tarcoles, Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Mike Timmons via Audubon
Species: Greater Prairie-ChickenLocation: Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Newton, Illinois
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Carter Kremer via Audubon
Species: Snowy EgretLocation: Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California
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Gail Jackson via Audubon
Species: Western Gulls Location : Gualala Point Regional Park, Gualala, California
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Matt Reitinger via Audubon
Species: Ruddy TurnstoneLocation: Holgate, New Jersey
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Rob Pine via Audubon
Species: Brown CreeperLocation: Pike and San Isabel National Forest, Colorado
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Natalia Wilkins-Tyler via Audubon
Species: Cactus WrenLocation: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona
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Supreet Sahoo via Audubon
Species: Tawny AntpittaLocation: Papallacta, Napo, Ecuador
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Molly Goheen via Audubon
Species: Wilson's Warbler Location: Lagoon Valley Park, Vacaville, California
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Joanie Christian via Audubon
Species: California QuailLocation: Colville, Washington
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Russel Smith via Audubon
Species : Red-breasted SapsuckerLocation : Portland, Oregon
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August Davidson-Onsgard via Audubon
Species: Purple SandpiperLocation: Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, New Jersey
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Julie MacKinnon via Audubon
Species: Black OystercatcherLocation: Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, Carmel, California
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Gabi Duncombe via Audubon
Species: Gentoo PenguinLocation: Mikkelsen Harbor, Antarctica
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Tim Timmis via Audubon
Species: Reddish EgretLocation: Bolivar Flats Audubon Shorebird Sanctuary, Port Bolivar, Texas
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Julian Aaron Jacobs via Audubon
Species : Red-tailed HawkLocation: Washington, D.C.
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Joshua Galicki via Audubon
Species: Least BitternLocation: Dorchester County, Maryland
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Nate Chappell via Audubon
Species: Lesser NighthawkLocation: Amado Wastewater Treatment Plant, Amado, Arizona
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Douglas DeFelice via Audubon
Species : Mourning DoveLocation: Tarpon Springs, Florida
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Peter Brannon via Audubon
Species: Least BitternLocation : Lakeland, Florida
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Jocelyn Anderson via Audubon
Species: Sandhill Crane and Canada GooseLocation: Kensington Metropark, Milford, Michigan
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Mike Ince via Audubon
Species: California CondorLocation: Pinnacles National Park, California
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Carter Kremer via Audubon
Species: American DipperLocation: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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Rick Derevan via Audubon
Species: Acorn WoodpeckerLocation: Atascadero, California
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Izzy Edwards via Audubon
Species: Great Gray OwlLocation: Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada
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Scott Suriano via Audubon
Species: Indigo BuntingLocation: Montgomery County, Maryland
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Peter Hogan via Audubon
Species: Blue-gray TanagerLocation: Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru
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Dan Ion via Audubon
Species: Semipalmated SandpiperLocation: DuPont Nature Center, Milford, Delaware
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Josiah Launstein via Audubon
Species: Northern Pygmy-OwlLocation: Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada
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Jack Zhi via Audubon
Species: American AvocetLocation: San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, California
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Trish Lyon via Getty Images
Species: Common RavenLocation: American Canyon Wetlands Open Space, California
91/110
Michael Cassella via Audubon
Species: American OystercatcherLocation: Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean County, New Jersey
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Lisa Sproat via Audubon
Species: Whooper SwansLocation: Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
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Peter Hartlove via Audubon
Species: Great Gray OwlLocation: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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Bill Campbell via Audubon
Species: Orange-crowned WarblerLocation: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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August Davidson-Onsgard via Audubon
Species: Bald EagleLocation: Ninilchik, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Joseph Salmieri Jr. via Audubon
Species: Tree SwallowLocation: Cape May County, New Jersey
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Josiah Launstein via Audubon
Species: American RobinLocation: Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
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Ashrith Kandula via Audubon
Species: Common LoonLocation: Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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Bret Nainoa Mossman via Audubon
Species: ʻIʻiwi Location: Kauaʻi, Hawaii
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Brian Knight via Audubon
Species : Northern MockingbirdLocation: Friendswood, Texas
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Joshua Pelta-Heller via Audubon
Species: Feral ChickenLocation: Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, Virgin Islands
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Anastasia Stefanou via Audubon
Species: SanderlingLocation: Jones Beach State Park, New York
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Breanna Wilson via Audubon
Species: Spotted SandpiperLocation: Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
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Joshua Pelta-Heller via Audubon
Species: Common Murre, RazorbillLocation: Machias Seal Island, Grand Manan, New Brunswick
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Kali Blevins via Audubon
Species: Cliff SwallowLocation: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Corinne, Utah
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Matt Filosa via Audubon
Species: Piping PloverLocation: Ipswich, Massachusetts
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Scott Suriano via Audubon
Species: Roseate SpoonbillLocation: Sanibel Island, Florida
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Mike Madding via Audubon
Species: SoraLocation: Cattail Marsh, Beaumont, Texas
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Howard Arndt via Audubon
Species: Ruby-throated HummingbirdLocation: Amherst, New Hampshire
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Matt Filosa via Audubon
Species: Piping PloverLocation: Ipswich, Massachusetts