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Gallery: WWT Photography Competition Autumn 2011
Graham Hartley
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Mr Neil Germaine
"Hello There"
(more) 'Fungi' the dolphin in Dingle, Southern Ireland.
Equipment:
Canon 450D SLRTaken in: IRELAND
Judi Helsby
Leisure vs Wildlife
(more) This beautiful lake in the USA is used for leisure activities and this frequently frightens the birdlife.
Equipment:
Canon 50D with 24- 105 lensTaken in: UNITED STATES
Christopher Waddell
Taken in: ICELAND
Anne Grimes
Taken in: UNITED STATES
Toh Eng Chye
Taken in: MALAYSIA
Christine Hadfield
Hippopotamus and baby
(more) Taken at St Lucia , SouthAfrica
Equipment:
Canon 5D mark11 Lens Canon 100-400Taken in: SOUTH AFRICA
Scott (gutheory)
The common White Duck
(more) Taken handheld on a windy day in Germany.
Equipment:
Nikon D7000, sigma 150-500mmTaken in: GERMANY
Chris Pippard
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Tony Butler
Taken in: SPAIN
Gillian Lloyd
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Dee Maddams
Glossy Ibis
(more) A rare visitor, he stayed for a few weeks last autumn at Stanpit MarshTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Ian Taylor
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Dominique Brand
Taken in: SOUTH AFRICA
Zina Sofer
Black Prince
(more) This image was taken in Coolart Wetlands and Homestead
Equipment:
Canon Eos 7D EF70-200 f/2.8LTaken in: AUSTRALIA
Graham Hush
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Dr GRaham R Lobley
Taken in: SAUDI ARABIA
Mr Neil Germaine
"Yes?"
(more) Eagle at Ordsall Hall, Manchester
Equipment:
Canon 450D SLRTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Liz Simpson
Whooper swan migration
(more) Whooper swan returning in the autumn. If wetlands aren't preserved these birds will not survive
Equipment:
Fuji finepix HS10Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Kate Alley
Taken in: KENYA
Stephen Portlock
Taken in: SPAIN
Mrs A Gill
Searching for dinner
(more) Just thought it was a lovely pose.
Equipment:
Nikon D7000Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Annette Rumbelow
Taken in: KENYA
Voirey Levett
Taken in: UNITED STATES
Jim Wilson
Baby crocodile basking in the sun on shores of Lake Mburo
(more) I took this photo of a baby crocodile because during its lifetime it will represent both ends of the delicate food chain that is dependent on the lake and surrounding wetlands for their survival. As a newly hatched croc it will be prey to birds, fish, lizards and other species such that 95% of all h
Equipment:
Sony a550 + Sony 70-400mm zoom lensTaken in: UGANDA
David Howse
Reef Heron catching Fish
(more) Due to its variety of habitats and its geographic position Gambia's river, streams and pools support an abundance of bird life
Equipment:
Nikon D300, 70-200mm + 1.7TCTaken in: GAMBIA
Elaine Hopkins
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Richard Harris
Richmond Park before dawn
(more) These deer were crossing the road in Richmond Park in the dark before the traffic gates open
Equipment:
Canon EOS 7D with 100-400mm lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
mark Lees
rare ivory
(more) taken at Monacobreen in Liefdefjord svalbard
Equipment:
sony dslr a300Taken in: SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
Cheryl-Samantha
The Tana River Delta - Eagrets in Flight
(more) The Tana River Delta has been highlighted in Kenya's National Development Plan as an area for expansion of large-scale irrigated agriculture in spite of the area having sandy soils prone to salt water intrusion and with an unreliable rainfall. This has led to the proposal of more than half a dozen s
Equipment:
D300 78mmTaken in: KENYA
mark Lees
kittiwake takeoff
(more) taken from a zodiac at Isbjornhamna in Hornsund
Equipment:
sony dslra300Taken in: SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
Slawomir Starzynski
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Dee Maddams
little egret
(more) flying over the marshes close to Christchurch HarbourTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
robert ryan
Swan chicks
(more) Three beautiful 'ugly ducklings'
Equipment:
canon eos 5D, 70-200mmTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
joanne jacobsen
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Andrew Stannard
Taken in: FRANCE
Erika Timewell
Taken in: SWEDEN
Erika Timewell
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Martin Pulling
Common Gull, incoming
(more) The Amber status of these lovely Gulls just goes to show how uncommon, these Common Gull have become
Equipment:
CanonTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Marie Tozer
Taken in: EGYPT
hayley why
Autumn Sunsets
(more) Capturing a beautiful Cornish sunset in winter
Equipment:
samsung apolloTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Dominique Brand
Taken in: BOTSWANA
Richard Bond
Catch of the Day
(more) Osprey at swamplands, Kissimmee, Florida. Taken from an airboat. A sight to remember always.
Equipment:
Canon 7D Canon 70-200mm F2.8 ISTaken in: UNITED STATES
elise arsenault
River of the amazon
(more) Like the contrast between the brown water and the green trees.Taken in: BOLIVIA
Gillian Lloyd
Taken in: MALTA
Amandeep Suri
Nature's Definition Of Beauty !!!!
(more) The image in itself describes Nature's own definition Of beauty !!!
Equipment:
Canon SLR EOS 7Taken in: INDIA
Dee Maddams
Avocets
(more) Many avocets return annually to the Brownswea Island lagoon to overwinterTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
hayley why
Rocky shore hermit crab
(more) taken around the Fal, showing marine life around the world
Equipment:
Samsung apolloTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
David Gibbon
I Know There's Fish Here Somewhere
(more) During a trip to an RSPB reserve in the Lake District, I stumbled across this stunning Grey Heron and noticed the beautiful reflections it was giving.
Equipment:
Canon 7D with 400mm 5.6 lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Hayley Wincott
Babies in a basket
(more) This was taken at the Bird sanctuary in BenalmadenaTaken in: SPAIN
jamie crumpton
Disapearing stepping stones
(more) The contrast of cool colours and transparent water highlights the serenity and peacefullness of New ZealandTaken in: NEW ZEALAND
Anne Grimes
Taken in: UNITED STATES
robert painton
greylag goose bath time
(more) greylag goose washing on the river itchen southamptons riverside park
Equipment:
nikon d5000 sigma 50-500Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Zina Sofer
Now...where is it?
(more) Werribee Farm wetlands
Equipment:
Canon Eos 7D EF70-200 f/2.8L Plus x2 ExtenderTaken in: AUSTRALIA
Dominique Brand
Taken in: COLOMBIA
claire
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Roderick leslie
Taken in: FRANCE
Andrew Skelton
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Elaine Crew
Rain, Water For Life
(more) Taken after a tropical rainstorm at the Hong Kong Wetlands Centre.
Equipment:
Canon 450DTaken in: HONG KONG
Ms. Tharidi Fonseka
Taken in: SRI LANKA
Christopher Cattrell
Venice Egret
(more) Egret Taken on Venice Pier Florida 2011
Equipment:
Fuji Finepix HS10Taken in: UNITED STATES
Tracy Holtom
Truly Autumn
(more) A truely Autumn picture, and a reason to treasure all.
Equipment:
Cannon 50 DTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
mark Lees
Polar bear Hinlopen strait july 2010
(more) this was taken from the deck of the akademik sergey vavilov in july 2010
Equipment:
DLSR A300 Tamron 70 to 300mm lensTaken in: SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
Mrs A Gill
Dunlin at Dusk
(more) This Dunlin was the only wading bird I saw in a week on Malta, a sad state of affairs.
Equipment:
Nikon D7000Taken in: MALTA
Mr Neil Germaine
Spied my Chance
(more) Garden Spider contemplating the need to build another web
Equipment:
Canon 450D SLRTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Toh Eng Chye
Mangroves Swamp
(more) the mangroves swamp at Bagan Lalang in Malaysia
Equipment:
Nikon D90 with Nikkor 18-105mmTaken in: MALAYSIA
Howard Booty
Common Treecreeper
(more) Coppon Treecreeper
Equipment:
canon 7d, Canon EF 500mm f4L ISTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Lesley Macbeth
Taken in: UNITED STATES
Tony Long
Raft Spders
(more) Pair of raft spiders courting
Equipment:
Nikon D70 100mm lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Gail MacLellan
Taken in: CANADA
David Cantrille
Reddish Egret jumping
(more) Healthy fish eating waders rely on clean waters in rivers and lakes throughout Florida, as this image clearly depicts.
Equipment:
Canon 1D MK4 and Canon 500 F4L IS lens.Taken in: UNITED STATES
Nigel Hodgkinson
Big Wood and Bridgewater Canal
(more) Big Wood and Bridgewater Canal, Runcorn, Cheshire.
Equipment:
Canon EOS 7D 50mm f1.8 lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Graham Canny
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Stan Maddams
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
David Howarth
The Thames at Richmond
(more) A lovely part of the Thames where people and wildlife co-exist together.
Equipment:
Canon 50D with 18-200mm lens, on a tripodTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Amit Ranjan Rai
Taken in: INDIA
Richard Beresford
Taken in: FRANCE
mark Lees
his tern for dinner
(more) Actic tern and his catch at Worsleyneset / Andoyne Islands in Woodfjord
Equipment:
sony dslr a300Taken in: SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
Lesley Macbeth
Taken in: UNITED STATES
Dylan Llewellyn
Taken in: EGYPT
Michele Holliday
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Mr Neil Germaine
What a 'Hoot'
(more) Owl looking increasingly fed up with posing for photographs
Equipment:
Canon 450D SLRTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Tracy Holtom
Whose a pretty boy
(more) Best thing about wetlands - are you going looking for one thing and find something completely different and unexpected.
Equipment:
Cannon 50DTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Tony Long
Grey Heron
(more) Grey Heron - Looking for an opportunity
Equipment:
D40x 42mm lensTaken in: NETHERLANDS
paul bradley
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
lyn hussey
The Aliens are coming!!
(more) Beautiful sunset near Skoma west wales
Equipment:
Nikon D3100Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Tony Long
Raft Spider
(more) Female Raft spider with Egg Sack
Equipment:
Nikon D300 150mm lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Jonathan McKane
Taken in: KENYA
Mrs Hilary Dean-Hughes
Taken in: BOTSWANA
Eleanor McCabe
Bright Light!
(more) Autumn Scene which sums the beauty of my area in Carlisle up for me!
Equipment:
Fuji Finepix J12Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Tony Long
Swan at Kenfig
(more) Mute Swans at Kenfig NNR
Equipment:
Nikon D700 20mm lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Donna Rosser
Snow at Sams Lake
(more) Sams Lake Sanctuary -- wetland mitigation project for the Atlanta Airport expansion project. Fayetteville, Georgia, USATaken in: UNITED STATES
Mrs A Gill
Dovedale Dipper
(more) The shy little Dipper competes with people in its home at Dovedale.
Equipment:
Nikon D7000Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
John Horsley
Taken in: INDIA
Vincent Rios
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
David Newby
In golden light
(more) Kingfisher sat in tree as early morning sunlight appears over the reserve
Equipment:
Canon 1Dmkiv with 500mm F4.0 with 1.4tcTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Robin Downton
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Gillian Whitcombe
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
LAURA KENNEY
Heron in Land O Lakes, Florida
(more) Searching for a meal along the local pond.
Equipment:
Automatic 35mmTaken in: UNITED STATES
HIRANMOY DE
Taken in: INDIA
David Coldrey
Look at this guy fishing, incredible
(more) A Brown Booby surf fishing on Fitzroy Island Queensland Australia. This chap was spearing fish just 10m from the surf line. I watched him for hours.
Equipment:
Canon 7D, 200mmL lensTaken in: AUSTRALIA
Tony Long
Raft Spider
(more) Female Raft spider with young.
Equipment:
D700 105 mm lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Chris Pippard
Avocet on Browsea Island
(more) The Avocet symbolises the bird protection movement and also represents one of the most successful conservation and protection projects in the UK
Equipment:
Nikon D7000, Nikor 300 f4Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Lesley Macbeth
Taken in: ECUADOR
Donna Rosser
Taken in: UNITED STATES
Barbara Coulson
Double trouble
(more) Two chicks on a nest on Lake Naivasha, Kenya
Equipment:
Nikon D40 with Sigma 70-300 lensTaken in: KENYA
Zina Sofer
Egret
(more) Werribee Farm wetlands
Equipment:
Canon Eos 7D EF70-200 f/2.8L Plus x2 ExtenderTaken in: AUSTRALIA
James Matthews
Lasts drinks
(more) Represents how water is a an important aspect in life and death.
Equipment:
Canon EOS 450dTaken in: MONGOLIA
Rob Mellors
Taken in: SEYCHELLES
Chris Pippard
Little Blue Heron
(more) Little Blue Heron taken on Cayo Levisa, off the north coast of Cuba
Equipment:
Olympus E30, 50-200mm SWD lensTaken in: CUBA
Graham Canny
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Paul Collins
Sunrise in Homosassa
(more) Not far from the airport at Tampa, this mangrove landscape is so quiet and beautifully primitive at dawn.
Equipment:
Canon EOS 400D SLR, 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III telephoto zoomTaken in: UNITED STATES
Sitanshu Kar
Pearl of the Tien Shan: Issyk Kul Lake (Kyrghyzstan)
(more) The Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrghyzstan- the world's second largest high altitude lake after Titicaca in Bolivia. Stretching over a length of 185 kilometres, width of 60 Kilometres and depth of 702 metres, the lake is surrounded by snow-capped peaks of the Tien Shan (meaning 'celestial' in Chinese) Mou
Equipment:
Canon EOS 1D Mark IIITaken in: KYRGYZSTAN
David Howarth
The watering hole at Richmond
(more) A great example of having a nature reserve so close to a large city.
Equipment:
Olympus E-500 with a Sigma 50-500mm lens, set on a tripod.Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Neil Germaine
Coming or Going?
(more) Butterfly caught leaving or just arrived
Equipment:
450DTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Zina Sofer
Who is your daddy
(more) Werribee Farm wetlands
Equipment:
Canon Eos 7D EF70-200 f/2.8L Plus x2 ExtenderTaken in: AUSTRALIA
Brian Tollitt
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Alan Tate
Taken in: BRAZIL
stuart hill
Taken in: UNITED STATES
Vic Rankcom
Gone Fishing
(more) Took at a drying out swamp in Florida
Equipment:
Sony A300Taken in: UNITED STATES
Dhinesh
Taken in: INDIA
Stan Maddams
S'Albufera Nature Reserve
(more) A view over the reserve on the island of MajorcaTaken in: SPAIN
David Newby
Now what do I do with it?
(more) Great Crested Grebe with large Pike
Equipment:
Canon 1DMkiv with 500mm F4.0 with 1.4TCTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
joshua cooper
distressed on the fleet
(more) i entered this as its one of the first pictures i took and its is on my mums new land in dorset
Equipment:
canon d350 18-55mm lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Andrea Giubelli
Trees in the water
(more) Going by an electric boat through the vegetation, you can see the trees reflecting in the water.
Equipment:
Pentax K-x; Tamron 10-24 mmTaken in: ITALY
Charles Kinsey
Capybara with Cowbird
(more) These cowbirds were often to be seen sitting on capybara. They were able to catch insects disturbed as the rodent moved through the water hyacinth.
Equipment:
Panasonic LUMIX FZ 38Taken in: BRAZIL
Matthew Hudson
Taken in: BOTSWANA
Tony Long
Grass Snake
(more) Grass Snake Natrix natrix warming up.
Equipment:
D40x 200mm lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Andrea Giubelli
Taken in: ITALY
Dominique Brand
The Wetlands of the Salar de Atacama - WINNER, World Wetlands category
(more) This photograph was taken in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. Ironically, these wetlands are located in one of the driest places on the planet, and in 1996 this delicate ecosystem was declared a wetland of international importance. These lagoons are spectacularly located under the snow capped L
Equipment:
Nikon D700Taken in: CHILE
Adam Rogers
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Andrea Giubelli
Taken in: ITALY
Joanna Kosciolek
Taken in: PORTUGAL
Stuart Buchanan
Taken in: SWITZERLAND
Richard Bond
Intimidating
(more) Up close and personal to a Red Deer Stag during the Rut.
Equipment:
Canon 7D Sigma 800mmTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
James Matthews
Urban sprawl
(more) Represents how urbanisation has increasingly taken over natural wetlands.
Equipment:
Canon EOS 450dTaken in: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Judi Helsby
Swan Lake or Sailing Lake?
(more) Wetlands attract leisure activities. The swans in the photo later flew away when the boats sailed too close to them-need I say more:(
Equipment:
Canon 400D with Tamron 18-250 lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Charles Kinsey
Pantanal Caiman with Vulture
(more) We saw this dead Caiman in the river. The Vulture was obviously thinking that this was a good meal but had not yet started on it. Perhaps it could not pierce the thick skin!
Equipment:
Panasonic LUMIX FZ 38Taken in: BRAZIL
Andrea Jones
swan looking for food
(more) I took this at Sands Lake nature reserve, Ainsdale, Merseyside
Equipment:
Canon EOS 450D on full zoom.Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
hayden helm
Taken in: UNITED STATES
Judi Helsby
When Wetlands Become Drylands
(more) Many birds especially migrants rely on this reservoir.The water has been used for the canal and bird numbers have plumeted.
Equipment:
Canon 50D with 24-105 lens.Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Charles Kinsey
Swimming Jaguar in the Pantanal
(more) A wonderful sighting of a Jaguar swimmming along a river in the Brazilian Pantanal.
Equipment:
Pansonic LUMIX FZ 38Taken in: BRAZIL
HIRANMOY DE
Taken in: INDIA
Lai Leng Lam
Taken in: AUSTRALIA
Lucy Jopson
Pied Kingfisher
(more) Without conservation of wetlands where would kingfishers feed?Taken in: SOUTH AFRICA
John Lewington
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Howard bBooty
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus
(more) I enter this picture because it shows a species which is totally reliant on wetland habitat for its very survival.
Equipment:
canon 7d canon 500mmTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Dr Graham R Lobley
Wetland encroachment
(more) Al Qurm is a superb mangrove wetland, but may be suffering from increasing urban encroachment
Equipment:
Canon: 400D + 18-55mmTaken in: OMAN
Zina Sofer
Balancing act
(more) This image was taken in Coolart Wetlands and home stead
Equipment:
Canon Eos 7D EF70-200 f/2.8L lensTaken in: AUSTRALIA
elise arsenault
Natual pool in the montains
(more) Paradise for the eyes
Equipment:
Rebel T2I, sigma 18-200Taken in: GUATEMALA
Toh Eng Chye
Lotus
(more) lotus are blooming everywhere in the wetland pond
Equipment:
Nikon D90 with Nikkor 18-105mmTaken in: MALAYSIA
Mark Lees
Polar Arc - WINNER, World Wetlands category
(more) Polar bear in Olga Straten Svalbard archipeligo
Equipment:
sony dslr a300 tamron 70 to 300mmTaken in: SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
David Howse
Little Egrets flying to roost
(more) Due to its variety of habitats and its geographic position Gambia's river, streams and pools support an abundance of bird life
Equipment:
Nikon D300. 70-200mm + 1.7TCTaken in: GAMBIA
Lorna Foyle
Now you see me, now ......
(more) Lake Nakuru is a good case of Nature and Tourism working together bringing in valuable Dollars to a poor economy
Equipment:
Canon EOS500D + 55-250 lensTaken in: KENYA
Mike Elder
Lily Loch
(more) Lily Loch near Aviemore in Scotland.
Equipment:
Canon 550D and 18-55mm lensTaken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Stan Maddams
Black Winged Stilt reflection
(more) shot at S'Albufera nature reserve, MajorcaTaken in: SPAIN
David Howse
African Jacana walking on water lilies - WINNER, World Wetlands category
(more) Due to its variety of habitats and its geographic position Gambia's river, streams and pools support an abundance of bird life
Equipment:
Nikon D300, 70-200mm +1.7TCTaken in: GAMBIA
David Cantrille
Roseate Spoonbill
(more) Keeping waterways in Florida clean from pollutants is essential for these Roseate Spoonbills
Equipment:
Canon 1D MK4/Canon 500 F4L IS lensTaken in: UNITED STATES
Judi Mahon
Taken in: JERSEY
Judi Helsby
Taken in: SWITZERLAND
Graham Hush
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Oliver ward
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Slawomir Starzynski
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Mrs H Dean-Hughes
Painted reed frog on lilly pad.
(more) Painted reed frogs are all diffent colours and patterns. This one was less than 2cm.
Equipment:
Panasonic FZ50Taken in: BOTSWANA
Jordi Segers
Taken in: NETHERLANDS
Zina Sofer
Are you looking at me
(more) Taken in Coolart Wetlands and Homestead
Equipment:
Canon Eos 7D EF70-200 f/2.8L lens Plus X2 ExtenderTaken in: AUSTRALIA
Zina Sofer
Mirror mirror
(more) Werribee Farm
Equipment:
Canon Eos 7D EF70-200 f/2.8L Plus x2 extenderTaken in: AUSTRALIA
Judi Helsby
Taken in: UNITED KINGDOM
Isabella Coman
autumn amateur
(more) indifferent feeling of a nice autumn windy autumn day at the Nordic sea lighthouseTaken in: GERMANY
Lai Leng Lam
Taken in: AUSTRALIA
