Award Winning Bird Images Are the Best Thing You’ll See All Day

“Seeing Eye to Eye”

The eye of a southern Boobook owl named ‘Rocket’ is inspected by a doctor. Photo: Michael Eastwell / Bird Photographer of the Year

In this shot, a southern boobook, the smallest owl species in Australia, is being examined for possible eye injuries. The image won the silver award in the Conservation (Single Image) category.

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