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
That’s cool, the seahorse riding the cottonbud was sooooooooooooooooo cute!
The fox and lynx is soooooo cute! !`m in love the fox reminds me of foxy and the lynx reminds me of a snow tiger.
So cute
Oh can anybody do this cause if so I’d love to do it
I love the seahorse and the seals. The seals are the cutest marine mammals.
I love them all so much!!!! I wish I cloud see all this with my own two eyes.
I know right sooooooo cool
I love the clown fish. They are very pretty . Like my beta fish.
The clown fish looks like finding nemo. The elephant one is really cool!
The pictures were soooo cute!
My favorite one is the sea horse!
I also like the seals!
Oh! the fox is cute too!
I REAAALLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY REALLY REALLY LOVE ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m also really proud of my self that i became an earth ranger (Almost)