Nature Photographer of the Year 2022: Check out the winning photos
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This is the Overall Winner. It's called The Florist and was taken by 23-year-old Thomas Hempelmann. The bird in the picture is a male kestrel and Thomas said he spotted it whilst he was cycling. Once he had taken the picture he said: "I whistled loudly with joy all the way home."
This owl in flight was a runner-up in the bird category. The light behind it represents how fast the owl can fly it's called Schleiereule which is German for Barn owl.
Take cover! This is the winner of the second category, Mammals. It's called Hippo Spout. Did you know - a hippo's mouth can open as wide as 51cm!
Look what I found! These guys were snapped by Celia Kujala and the pic was one of the runner-up photos in the Mammals category. Its called Seaweed Toy.
This little guy is ready for flight This photograph was the winner of the Other Animals category. It's called Take off and was taken by Heinz Buls.
Hide and seek champion 2022! This frog picture was snapped by Niklas Weber and is called Tree Frog. Did you know - tree frogs can jump more than five feet!
This photograph won the Landscapes category and was taken by Steffen Jung, it's called Wasgau Illumination.
In the category Nature's Studio, this was the winning photo. The photographer caught a wave in full swing so called it The Wave.
This year's awards had a Special Category prize for Tree of the Year. The winning photo was this one and its called Common Beech in Fog.
- Published13 April 2022
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