MontPhoto, international photography contest (Mountain and Nature Photography Awards)

1st Award
Peregrine's lunch de Markus Varesvuo de Helsinki ()
Place: Ontario (Canadà)
Description: Driving along a rural road, I spotted a Peregrine pair (Falco peregrinus) hunting, and saw them catch a Feral Pigeon (Columba livia domestica). The female ate first, and when she was finally stuffed, the male snatched the scrappings and flew off with the remains of a feast of a lunch.

Markus Varesvuo

1st Award

Honor award
Snowstorm de Kamonrat Trongratanawong de Jomthong (Bangkok)
Place: Illa Geòrgia del Sud (Illes Geòrgia del Sud i Sandwich del Sud )
Description: Weather conditions on the island of South Georgia are extremely difficult to predict. During heavy snowfall, sea birds find shelter by clinging onto the icebergs until the snowstorm is finally over.

Kamonrat Trongratanawong

Honor award

Honor award
Fisher de Jari Heikkinen de KOUVOLA ()
Place: Suomussalmi (Finlàndia)
Description: I woke up very early in the morning to take pictures of Red-throated Divers (Gavia stellata). The light was very beautiful while I was taking pictures in my floating hide. As I was being completely ignored by the animals, an adult bird cleaned up its plumage in front of me. This animal always has the same ritual before bringing some fish for its chicks. Suddenly, the other adult bird came back to the little pond with fish in its mouth. It swam near my floating hide and I took this picture.

Jari Heikkinen

Honor award

Honor award
Topping de Rupert Kogler de Linz (Àustria)
Place: Traun-Danube Floodplains, Upper (Àustria)
Description: There was only one day this particular winter with snow in the floodplains and I was lucky enough that this very kind kingfisher placed himself perfectly on this branch for a few seconds. I had choosen the frame already before, deeply hoping for the bird to appear before the snow melts. It's not often that I get exactely the frame I was thinking of and hoping for, but this time I could picture exactely what I wanted.

Rupert Kogler

Honor award

Honor award
Black Grouse in the sunrise de Arnfinn Johansen de Lillehammer (Oppland)
Place: Nannestad (Noruega)
Description: Western capercaillie (Tetrao tetrix) photographed in the sunrise on the 27 April 2015. April is leking season for the Black Grouse in Norway, were the males gather together on the marsh for display, fighting and finally mating with the females.

Arnfinn Johansen

Honor award

Honor award
Persecución alpina de José Pesquero Gómez de Pozuelo de Alarcon (Madrid)
Place: Pirineus, Lleida (Espanya)
Description: Action scene of two adult bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) chasing each other. The photo was taken in winter during a very intense snowfall and snowflakes can be seen on their feathers.

José Pesquero Gómez

Honor award

Honor award
Entre copas de Dimas Serneguet Belda de Paterna (València)
Place: Galve, Terol (Espanya)
Description: A big woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) moves from tree to tree close to a creek. With slow shutterspeed I tried to capture a bit of movement in this scene, compensating with three flashes. Thanks to a polarizer I was able to find the right balance for the light of the sky.

Dimas Serneguet Belda

Honor award

Honor award
Forest tale de Erlend Haarberg de Jakobsli ()
Place: Parc Nacional Stora Sjöfallet (Suècia)
Description: The Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus) is fearless and curious. You just need to sit still for a while and it will perch quite close to you. The bird thrives in dense, old coniferous forests. Small flocks fly around, softly chirping, going from tree to tree.

Erlend Haarberg

Honor award

Honor award Popular voting
Silent wings de Erlend Haarberg de Jakobsli ()
Place: Parc Nacional Muddus (Suècia)
Description: Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) flies silently in the fairy-tale Scots pine forest of the Muddus National Park. Although it is one of the most common corvids in Scandinavia, it is a shy and cautious bird, and Muddus is close to the northern limit of its distribution in Sweden.

Erlend Haarberg

Honor award / P. V.

GALLERY MONTPHOTO 2017

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