The grand prize winner was taken by Kathrin Swoboda of Vienna, Va. See the gallery below for photo details.
The grand prize winner of the 2019 Audubon Photography Awards captures a Red-winged Blackbird in a scene that would be at home on the wall of an art museum.
The most dramatic winning photo shows a Bald Eagle and a Red Fox fighting over a fish in a mid-air struggle.
For birders, the photos from the annual contest, held in conjunction with Nature’s Best Photography, is a tour of the beauty and power of birds in action. Some are so artful it takes a moment to decipher what you’re seeing. Others are magnificent angles of birds in flight. Two of the winning photos are closeups that give an entirely different perspective of their subjects.
The professional honorable mention went to Kevin Ebi, from Lynwood, Washington.
When the Audubon Society asked if we’d be interested in publishing these photos, we were delighted to share work that will appeal to photographers of every caliber and birders of every level. For those of us who spend hours upon hours following birds, it’s a pleasure to see what the very best photos can achieve.