Dramatic gannet dive wins Bird Photographer of the Year competition
Henley Spiers won the top award in the annual Bird Photographer of the Year competition for a photograph featuring a gannet dive. Images of guillemots, penguins and a protective tawny frogmouth were also among those in contention for the prize, according to New Scientist.
Henley Spiers won the top award in the annual Bird Photographer of the Year competition with a photograph of a gannet dive.
Photographs featuring guillemots, penguins and a protective tawny frogmouth were also in the running for the prize, according to New Scientist.
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