Stunning Winning Photos From The 2025 Audubon Bird Photography Awards

Grand Prize: “Ringed Kingfisher” by Felipe Esteban Toledo Alarcón

The 2025 Audubon Bird Photography Awards just dropped a jaw-dropping collection that redefines avian photography across the Western Hemisphere.

With expanded participation from biodiversity-rich regions like Chile and Colombia, this year’s entries showcased an electrifying range of bird life—from dazzling hummingbirds to dramatic flocks of gannets. The winning images span new categories like Plants for Birds and Birds Without Borders, blending artistic brilliance with urgent environmental storytelling. One standout moment: the Grand Prize-winning shot of a frigatebird silhouetted against a solar eclipse, captured after years of patient waiting. Altogether, these 15 unforgettable photographs prove that birding is not just a passion—it’s a bold, visual testament to conservation and connection.

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Grand Prize: “Magnificent Frigatebirds” by Liron Gertsman

Birds in Landscapes: “Northern Gannet” by Joe Subolefsky

Birds in Landscapes, Colombia: “Blue-headed Parrots” by Shamir Shah

Birds in Landscapes, Chile: “Chilean Flamingos” by Caro Aravena Costa

Birds Without Borders: “Royal Terns” by Jacobo Giraldo Trejos

Birds Without Borders: “Snow Geese” by Yoshiki Nakamura

Conservation: “Savanna Hawk” by Luis Alberto Peña

Conservation: “Burrowing Owl” by Jean Hall

Plants for Birds: “Brandt’s Cormorant, sea grass, red grape algae” by Barbara Swanson

Plants for Birds, Colombia: “Purple-backed Thornbill, Gaiadendron punctatum” by Cristian Valencia

Youth: “Blackburnian Warbler” by Camilo Sanabria Grajales

Youth: “Long-eared Owl” by Parham Pourahmad

Coastal Birds, Chile: “American Oystercatchers” by Francisco Castro Escobar

Female Bird Prize: “Chipping Sparrow” by Sean Pursley