Shortlists for the coveted Bird Photographer of the Year awards have been announced!
The prizes, run by Nature Photographers and the British Trust for Ornithology, will be presented to winners in August at the Rutland Birdwatching Fair by Springwatch star Chris Packham.
The deadline for entries has passed - so if you have any London bird photos you are particularly proud of...... save them for next year!
Sadly, I Like Bird missed out this time around, but here is a snapshot of runners and riders:
Snowy owl, Canada (Markus Varesvuo)
White-tailed eagle, Hortobágy, Hungary (Ben Hall)
Giant cowbird taking ticks from a capybara, Pantanal, Brazil (Petr Bambousek)
Northern gannet with discarded netting in its beak, Heligoland, Germany (Petr Bambousek)
Red-billed oxpecker on an impala, Kruger National Park, South Africa (Edmund Aylmer)
Grey heron, Hungary (Bence Mate)
Kingfisher diving, Spain (Mario Cea Sanchez)
Ruddy duck, British Columbia, Canada (Jess Findlay)
Toco toucan, Poconé, Brazil (Petr Bambousek/BPOTY/Cover Image)
Whooper swans, Janakkala, Finland (Antti Siponen)
Griffon vulture, Alaska (Pedro Jarque Krebs)
Water rail, Salamanca, Spain (Mario Cea)