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Annual Nature 2020 All Images

Here are all the images submitted for the 2020 Nature Competition Judged by Ralph Snook 16th April

General section

-Avocets-Ray Allen
-Common and Melanistic Fallow Deer-Paul Smith
-Crocodile Jumping for Sea Eagle-Harvey Bird
-Dave the Rooster-Trevor Barlow LRPS
-Desert Cisticola-Anthony Timmins
-Eagle Owl-Harvey Bird
-Eagle Owl-Mick Jennings
-Elephants & Cattle Egrets-Anthony Timmins
-Elephants Early Morning, Masai Mara-Pauline Fiddian
-Fallow Deer-Mike Price
-Fallow Deer-Ray Allen
-Gannet Bempton Cliffs-Trevor Barlow LRPS
-Gannet with Nesting Material-John Moore CPAGB BPE1
-Geraffe Welcome-Peter Herreaman CPAGB
-Greylag Goose Eating Swan Mussel-Paul Cutland
-Harvest Mouse-Mick Jennings
-Homo Sapiens Photographensis-Keith Rowe
-Hybrid Orchid Phalaenopsis-Keith Rowe
-Img 18133 Sunrise Cleaning-Norman Sagoo
-Impala Males in Combat, Masai Mara-Robert Jones
-In the Wild-Norman Sagoo
-Large White-Paul Cutland
-Leucistic Buck Deer-Paul Smith
-Lion ( Before the Action}-Peter Herreaman CPAGB
-Male Pheasant (W)-Pauline Fiddian
-Meercat-Harvey Bird
-Mycena-Sue Vernon CPAGB BPE1
-Nectar-Trevor Barlow LRPS
-Nuthatch-Ray Allen
-Octopus VulgarisCommon Octopus-Arnaud Lenoir
-Painted Lady-John Moore CPAGB BPE1
-Pelecanus OccidentalisBrown Pelican-Arnaud Lenoir
-Red Fox (W)-Pauline Fiddian
-Red Kite-Mick Jennings
-Redshank Calling-Robert Jones
-Returning Home-Norman Sagoo
-Seagull-Harvey Bird
-Sentinel-Mike Price
-Sitting Ducks-Mike Price
-Sparrowhawk with Prey (W)-Robert Jones
-Stag Three-Kaz Diller
-Stuhlmann's Weaver-Anthony Timmins
-Tail to Tail-Norman Sagoo
-The Hunt-Mick Jennings
-The Lavendar Field-Paul Smith
-There's More of Us Than You!-Mike Price
-Time for a Rest-Trevor Barlow LRPS
-Tsavo Elephant-Charles Turner
-Tsavo Zebra-Charles Turner
-Water Buffalo-Peter Herreaman CPAGB
-Week Old Elephant-Keith Rowe
-White Lichen-John Moore CPAGB BPE1
-Wildebeeste Drinking Namibia-Keith Rowe
-Woodland Fungi-Sue Vernon CPAGB BPE1
-Zambian Duiker-Charles Turner
-Zulu Dawn-Peter Herreaman CPAGB
Commended-Northern Wheatear-John Moore CPAGB BPE1
Commended-Paysandisia ArchonPalm Borer Moth-Arnaud Lenoir
Commended-Red Campion Yoxall Woods-Paul Cutland
Commended-Sparrow Hawk with Starling-Paul Cutland
Commended-The Chase is on-Robert Jones
Commended-Water Rail-Sue Vernon CPAGB BPE1
First-Polar Bear Mid Jump-Kaz Diller
Highly Commended-Elephants Amboseli-Anthony Timmins
Highly Commended-Epinephelus MarginatusGrouper-Arnaud Lenoir
Highly Commended-Puffin in Flight-Kaz Diller
Highly Commended-Red Deer Stags (W)-Pauline Fiddian
Highly Commended-Speckled Wood Butterfly-Kaz Diller
Second-Gadwall Eye to Eye Contact-Ray Allen
Third-Great Crested Grebe with Chick-Sue Vernon CPAGB BPE1
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Advanced Section

-A Malay Fighting Cock-Paul Hassell MPAGB Fipf FBPE
-Apollo Butterfly-Geraldine Stephenson ARPS DPAGB
-Barn Owl-Mike Edwards ARPS ABPE DPAGBav
-Bath Time for Blue Tit-John Holt ARPS DPAGB BPE5
-Blue and Emerald Damsel with Ant-Mike Troth
-Bucks Practicing-Mike Troth
-Candle Snuff Fungus-Ray Shorthouse
-Cormorant Wing Drying-Alison J Fryer
-DSC 0331 Peregrine with Kill-Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAPp
-DSC 5405 the Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx Virgo)-Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAPp
-Emerald Damselfly-Mike Troth
-Great Crested Grebes Reed Dance-Robert Gerald Tunstall
-Harvest Mouse-Geraldine Stephenson ARPS DPAGB
-Jay Calling in the Rain-Robert Gerald Tunstall
-Kingfisher to Perch with Fish-Van Greaves FRPS
-Little Owl (Wild)-Robert Gerald Tunstall
-Love at First Sight-John Holt ARPS DPAGB BPE5
-Magellanic Penguin Carrying Nesting-Dawn Osborn FRPS EFIAP BPE5 DPAGB
-Marbled Whites with Parasites-Ray Shorthouse
-Mountain Goat-Alison J Fryer
-Otter Approach-Van Greaves FRPS
-Oyster Catcher in Flight-John Holt ARPS DPAGB BPE5
-Oyster Catcher on Bank of Thrift-John Holt ARPS DPAGB BPE5
-Paired Silver Studded Blues-Van Greaves FRPS
-Pink Orchid-Paul Hassell MPAGB Fipf FBPE
-Pink Rose-Paul Hassell MPAGB Fipf FBPE
-Primroses-Barbara Lawton FRPS DPAGB
-Quayside Turnstone-Andy Fryer
-Redshank on Rock-Andy Fryer
-Rosa-Mike Edwards ARPS ABPE DPAGBav
-Sea Ice-Mike Edwards ARPS ABPE DPAGBav
-Shoveler-Ray Shorthouse
-Silver Washed Fritillary-Ray Shorthouse
-Skylark-Geraldine Stephenson ARPS DPAGB
-Teasel Seedhead-Barbara Lawton FRPS DPAGB
-The Voyeur-Van Greaves FRPS
-Urban Fox in Isolation-Hilary Roberts FRPS MFIAP
Commended-DSC 6316 Bee Orchid-Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAPp
Commended-Rosy Coloured Starling with Young-Geraldine Stephenson ARPS DPAGB
Commended-Sulphur Tuft-Barbara Lawton FRPS DPAGB
Commended-Trio of Marbled Whites .-David Myles
Commended-Wall Pennywort-Andy Fryer
First-Angels Bonnets-David Myles
Highly Commended-A Gentoo Penguin Comes Ashore-Dawn Osborn FRPS EFIAP BPE5 DPAGB
Highly Commended-Catkins-Mike Edwards ARPS ABPE DPAGBav
Highly Commended-Dagger Moth-Barbara Lawton FRPS DPAGB
Highly Commended-Hamerkop in Flight over Reedbed-Dawn Osborn FRPS EFIAP BPE5 DPAGB
Highly Commended-King Penguin Courtship-Dawn Osborn FRPS EFIAP BPE5 DPAGB
Highly Commended-Meadow Brown with Orb Spider-Robert Gerald Tunstall
Highly Commended-Red Grouse in Heather-Alison J Fryer
Highly Commended-Tern-Mike Troth
Highly Commended-Young Caribbean Flamingo-Paul Hassell MPAGB Fipf FBPE
Second-Wild Short Eared Owl Hunting .-David Myles
Third-Greater Spotted Woodpecker Feeding Young .-David Myles
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