Wildlife photographer of the year people’s choice award – in pictures

Thomas Vijayan’s image of grey langurs was the overwhelming favourite among the almost 20,000 nature photography lovers that voted in the Wildlife photographer of the year people’s choice award

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2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year – winners announced.

A picture of a red fox standing over the bloodied body of an Arctic fox wins the prestigious 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Edwin Giesbers (Netherlands) pictures a newt from underneath as it moves across the surface of a stream. The picture wins the “Amphibians and Reptiles” category.

The “Under Water” winner is Michael Aw (Australia). This is a Bryde’s whale ripping through a sardine “bait ball” offshore of South Africa’s Transkei coast.

See more… Warring foxes take top wildlife photo prize – BBC News

Zoological Society of London’s wildlife photography competition winners have been announced.

The winners of the fourth annual Zoological Society of London (ZSL)’s wildlife photography competition have been announced.  Adult winner in the Weird and Wonderful category – ‘Bright Eyes’ by Carolyn Collins shows a green tree frog with bright blue eyes.

The Judges Choice and winner of the Size Matters category – ‘Timeless’ was captured by photographer Andy Skillen who saw the lone grizzly bear patrolling the beaches of the Greater Lake Clark National Park area with Alaska’s mountains providing an iconic backdrop.

Adult winner of The Birds and the Bees category – ‘A present for my love’ by John Gooday shows a male European Bee-eater presenting a female with a food gift of a dragonfly as part of a courtship ritual.

See more… The INCREDIBLE wildlife moments captured by top animal photographers

Incredible photos from Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers

All creatures great and small as you’ve never seen them before: Incredible entries from international wildlife photography competition.

From tiny critters in a garden pond to an Osprey swooping in with a fish in its talons, these stunning images capture all creatures great and small as you’ve never seen them before.

See more… Incredible photos from Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers | Daily Mail Online.

Picture captures rare family portrait of Amur tiger couple with their three cubs

Picture captures rare family portrait of Amur tiger couple with their three cubs | Daily Mail Online

A portrait of a rare Amur tiger family captured on film in the wild has provided clues that the notoriously solitary male big cats may play a role in rearing cubs.

Scientists have long believed that the large adult males tend to leave females to raise their young and they are known to even attack and kill cubs when they come across them.

However, in an astonishing new set of images captured by a camera trap in the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve in eastern Russia, a large male Amur tiger is seen leading a family of three cubs and their mother through the snowy forest.

Read more: Picture captures rare family portrait of Amur tiger couple with their three cubs | Daily Mail Online.

A Frog Riding a Beetle: Is This a Real Wildlife Photo?

A Frog Riding a Beetle: Is This a Real Wildlife Photo or a Bunch of BS? Photos of a frog riding a beetle have been flooding the Internet over the past month. Think it looks cute and adorable? Reactions to the series of photos have been split between blind praise and outrage over the authenticity of the photo-story and welfare of the subjects.

So, did this scene really occur naturally as claimed?  Read more… A Frog Riding a Beetle: Is This a Real Wildlife Photo or a Bunch of BS?.

African wildlife in beautiful black and white.

African wildlife photography by David Gulden – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian

Stunning black-and-white images of African wildlife and the the decline of their habitats are the focus of a new book by David Gulden. Shooting mainly in Kenya over a 15-year period, Gulden’s photographs are intimate portraits of animals as individual characters, rather than representative of their species.

African wildlife photography by David Gulden – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian

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Photographer Paul Souders drone captures images of Botswanas wildlife.

After more than 30 years behind the lens, award-winning wildlife photographer Paul Souders decided to let someone – or rather something – else do most of the hard work for him.

The 53-year-old American snapper has traveled to every conceivable corner of the world in his quest to capture animals in their natural habitat, but for his latest shoot Paul put decided to put his feet up and put his trust in a drone.

Paul traveled 10,000 miles from his home in Seattle to Chobe National Park in Botswana for the shoot, which he took using his DJI Phantom Vision 2+drone operated via a hand-held remote control.

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Photographer Paul Souders drone captures images of Botswanas wildlife | Daily Mail Online.