Who has not ever imagined being a bird to be able to fly through the skies, experiencing an exciting new perspective on our big world? The truth is that not all birds can fly even if they have wings, and yet that does not make them any less interesting. Did you know, for example, that they evolved alongside dinosaurs during the Jurassic? Or that there is a difference of 2.5 meters between the largest bird and the smallest bird in the world?
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We could tell you endless curiosities about this area of the animal world that is studied by biology experts known as ornithologists, and we would surely get you excited about it. the great biodiversity of this class of vertebrate animals which includes thousands of species. But why tell you when you can see it for yourself?
This is how the photo contest Bird Photographer of the Yearcelebrated annually, honors birds from around the world and fights for their conservation. This year’s winners have already been announced, and we present you a selection of 10 of them, a small showcase of the talent of the more than 23,000 participants that the contest manages to bring together, and that compete in its 8 categories.