These award-winning hen images from Chile to Colombia, Canada and the US present nature at its most stunning and susceptible

Birds are among the many hottest topics in wildlife pictures and highly effective indicators of the planet’s well being. Now, the National Audubon Society introduced the winners of the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards, honoring photographers who used their abilities to spotlight the sweetness, challenges, and threats birds face throughout Chile, Colombia, Canada, and the United States.

Across classes together with Birds in Landscapes and Conservation, rising pictures expertise additionally had the chance to realize recognition by means of devoted Youth classes. The featured species ranged from Roseate Spoonbills, whose populations have been severely threatened by plumage looking within the 18th and nineteenth centuries, to a Gentoo Penguin swimming simply beneath the water’s floor close to Chilean bases.

For greater than 120 years, the National Audubon Society has used science, conservation and group motion to guard birds and the locations they should survive and thrive. Visit the web site for details about initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean and Audubon’s Plants for Birds program. Explore all 2026 successful photos here.

2026 Audubon Photography Awards

Winners and Honorable Mentions – Highlights

Grand Prize: Jacqueline Burke
Species: Roseate Spoonbill
Location of the photo: St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, St. Augustine, Florida, USA

Plants for Birds Colombia – Winner: Santiago Giraldo
Species: Yellow-eared Parrot and Quindio wax palm
Location of the photo: Anaime, Cajamarca, Tolima

Conservation – Honorable Mention: Rodrigo Vega Neira
Species: American Oystercatcher
Location of the photo: Llolleo Beach, Ojos de Mar Wetland, San Antonio, Valparaíso Region, Chile

Coastal Birds of Chile – Winner: Gonzalo Bertolotto Quintana
Species: Gentoo Penguin
Location of the photo: Fildes Bay, Antarctica, in the vicinity of the Chilean bases

Birds Without Borders – Winner: Nick Parayko
Species: Tennessee Warbler
Location of the photo: St. Albert, Alberta, Canada (in his backyard)

Youth – Honorable mention: Parham Pourahmad
Species: Red-tailed Hawk
Location of the photo: Cupertino, California, USA

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