![The shortlist for the coveted Bird Photographer of the Year awards has been announced by Nature Photographers and the British Trust for Ornithology. Here: Giant cowbird taking ticks from a capybara, Pantanal, Brazil. (Photo by Petr Bambousek/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d3/c8/0004c8d3_medium.jpeg)
The shortlist for the coveted Bird Photographer of the Year awards has been announced by Nature Photographers and the British Trust for Ornithology. Here: Giant cowbird taking ticks from a capybara, Pantanal, Brazil. (Photo by Petr Bambousek/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Water rail, Salamanca, Spain. (Photo by Mario Cea/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d4/c8/0004c8d4_medium.jpeg)
Water rail, Salamanca, Spain. (Photo by Mario Cea/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Kingfisher diving, Spain. (Photo by Mario Cea Sanchez/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d5/c8/0004c8d5_medium.jpeg)
Kingfisher diving, Spain. (Photo by Mario Cea Sanchez/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Alexandrine parakeet standing on swallows nest. (Photo by Georgina Steytler/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d6/c8/0004c8d6_medium.jpeg)
Alexandrine parakeet standing on swallows nest. (Photo by Georgina Steytler/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece. (Photo by Johan Siggesson/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d7/c8/0004c8d7_medium.jpeg)
Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece. (Photo by Johan Siggesson/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Toco toucan, Poconé, Brazil. (Photo by Petr Bambousek/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d8/c8/0004c8d8_medium.jpeg)
Toco toucan, Poconé, Brazil. (Photo by Petr Bambousek/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Whooper swans, Janakkala, Finland. (Photo by Antti Siponen/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d9/c8/0004c8d9_medium.jpeg)
Whooper swans, Janakkala, Finland. (Photo by Antti Siponen/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Northern gannet, Bempton Cliffs, United Kingdom. (Photo by Janine Lee/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/da/c8/0004c8da_medium.jpeg)
Northern gannet, Bempton Cliffs, United Kingdom. (Photo by Janine Lee/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Red-billed oxpecker on an impala, Kruger National Park, South Africa. (Photo by Edmund Aylmer/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/db/c8/0004c8db_medium.jpeg)
Red-billed oxpecker on an impala, Kruger National Park, South Africa. (Photo by Edmund Aylmer/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![White-tailed eagle, Hortobágy, Hungary. (Photo by Ben Hall/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/dc/c8/0004c8dc_medium.jpeg)
White-tailed eagle, Hortobágy, Hungary. (Photo by Ben Hall/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Sanderling wading birds stop during migration, Asturias, Spain. (Photo by Mario Suarez Porras/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/dd/c8/0004c8dd_medium.jpeg)
Sanderling wading birds stop during migration, Asturias, Spain. (Photo by Mario Suarez Porras/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Griffon vulture, Alaska. (Photo by Pedro Jarque Krebs/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/de/c8/0004c8de_medium.jpeg)
Griffon vulture, Alaska. (Photo by Pedro Jarque Krebs/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Ruddy duck, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jess Findlay/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/df/c8/0004c8df_medium.jpeg)
Ruddy duck, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jess Findlay/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Grey heron, Hungary. (Photo by Bence Mate/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e0/c8/0004c8e0_medium.jpeg)
Grey heron, Hungary. (Photo by Bence Mate/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Snowy owl, Canada. (Photo by Markus Varesvuo/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e1/c8/0004c8e1_medium.jpeg)
Snowy owl, Canada. (Photo by Markus Varesvuo/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![White-backed vulture, Zimanga, South Africa. (Photo by Clint Ralph/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e2/c8/0004c8e2_medium.jpeg)
White-backed vulture, Zimanga, South Africa. (Photo by Clint Ralph/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
![Northern gannet with discarded netting in its beak, Heligoland, Germany. (Photo by Petr Bambousek/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e3/c8/0004c8e3_medium.jpeg)
Northern gannet with discarded netting in its beak, Heligoland, Germany. (Photo by Petr Bambousek/BPOTY/Cover Images/The Guardian)
13 Mar 2018 00:05:00,
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