Every year, thousands of photographers submit pictures to London’s Natural History Museum in hopes of being crowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year. From seals under the ice to a hungry arctic fox, 2017’s pictures are pretty amazing! Here are a few of the finalists:
Swim gym by Laurent Ballesta (France)
A mother seal and her pup play under the ice in east Antarctica. Finalist 2017, Behaviour: Mammals.
Arctic treasure by Sergey Gorshkov (Russia)
A hungry arctic fox snatches an egg from a snow goose nest. Finalist 2017, Animal Portraits.
Glimpse of a lynx by Laura Albiac Vilas (Spain)
A lynx living in the Sierra de Andújar natural park in Spain. Finalist 2017, Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, 11-14 Years.
Winter pause by Mats Andersson (Sweden)
A squirrel trying to keep warm on a cold winter morning. Finalist 2017, Black and White.
The insiders by Qing Lin (China)
Clown fish and the parasitic isopods that live inside their mouths. Finalist 2017, Under Water.
Bold eagle by Klaus Nigge (Germany)
A very wet bald eagle. Finalist 2017, Animal Portraits
Sewage surfer by Justin Hofman (US)
A seahorse catches a ride on a floating cottonbud near Sumbawa Island, Indonesia. Finalist 2017, The Wildlife Photojournalist Award: Single Image
Saguaro twist by Jack Dykinga (US)
A saguaro cacti in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert National Monument. Finalist 2017, Plants and Fungi
Bear hug by Ashleigh Scully (US)
A young brown bear cub wants to play. Finalist 2017, Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, 11-14 Years
Resplendent delivery by Tyohar Kastiel (Israel)
A male resplendent quetzal on its way to deliver food to its chicks. Finalist 2017, Behaviour: Birds
The power of the matriarch by David Lloyd (New Zealand/UK)
A female elephant from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve. Finalist 2017, Animal Portraits
all of the pictures are awesome my favorite is the arctic treasure and the sea horse and the fish never mind I love them all. All of them are my favorite ; ]
I agree they are all just picture perfect lol! horselover you are so kind hearted thank you my new nature idea!
all the pics are so beautiful but my fav is that beautiful bird!
You all are such amazing earth rangers I’m just a normal earth ranger but one day I will be just like you a awesome earth ranger(:
I like EVERYTHING
You know this is the most awesome thing for me right?
I just got my first badge and I see this blog AWESOME!!
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We love the picture of the Artic fox with the egg in his mouth! fantastic shot!
I love all sort of animal but my favorite is the artic fox
I love all the animals they are cute maybe except the bald eagle not cute but I love it anyways.
I love the arctic fox its so cute!
they are all cut and cool
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Yep, all of the animals look so carefree or happy.
i like the anamls
i like the pictures
the animals are cute
animals rock
animals go
Cute and funny! Cool!