{"id":11097,"date":"2022-03-30T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T03:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=114577"},"modified":"2022-03-30T05:21:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T03:21:35","slug":"gotcha-a-successful-hunter-wins-the-latest-wildart-photo-competition","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/gotcha-a-successful-hunter-wins-the-latest-wildart-photo-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotcha! A successful hunter wins the latest WildArt photo competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Cutmore\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 30 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Kicking off their hunt for an overall photo competition winner in 2022, WildArt Photographer of the Year<\/a> have announced the winners of its first competition category for 2022. The theme of this category was \u2018wet\u2019.<\/p>\n

Each month for the next ten months, WildArt will announce ten category winners. These winners will then go forward to the final at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

WildArt Photographer of the Year is a wildlife photography competition created by wildlife photographers, for wildlife photographers and judged by wildlife photographers.<\/p>\n

The winner of this first category was a beautiful but cold-looking Lynx, who despite the freezing temperatures, managed to return home with plenty of food. We bring you the full gallery of winners and highly commended images, and they are an impressive bunch.<\/p>\n

Gold winner \u2013 The successful hunt<\/h2>\n
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A Bobcat (Lynx rufus<\/em>)\u00a0trudges away with a mallard duck in his mouth following a successful hunt in\u00a0Yellowstone National Park, USA.\u00a0Photo by Vicki Santello\/WildArt Photographer of the Year<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Silver winner \u2013 Splash down<\/h2>\n
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A group of\u00a0Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus<\/em>) are seen crossing the Mara river in Kenya.\u00a0Photo by Vicki Jauron\/WildArt Photographer of the Year<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Bronze winner \u2013 Golden rain<\/h2>\n
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Banded Demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens<\/em>) photographed during a shower in Duna-Ipoly National Park, Hungary.\u00a0Photo by Norbert Kaszas\/WildArt Photographer of the Year<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Founder\u2019s choice winner \u2013 Rainforest echo<\/h2>\n
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The Long-nosed Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta<\/em>)\u00a0is an iconic species from the South East Asian tropics. This male positioned itself on an elevated rock right in front of a waterfall, and started calling to females. Photographed near Kuching, Borneo. Photo by Bernhard Schubert\/WildArt Photographer of the Year<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Highly commended \u2013 I\u2019m stuck!<\/h2>\n
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This Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes<\/em>) is pictured taking a drink from a frozen river near Warsaw, Poland.\u00a0Photo by Lukasz Sokol\/WildArt Photographer of the Year<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Highly commended \u2013 Making waves<\/h2>\n
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A young African elephant (Loxodonta africana<\/em>)\u00a0seems to be having massive amounts of fun at this waterhole. This is one of a group of young elephants being reintegrated into the wild at David Sheldricks Ithumba camp in Tsavo, east Kenya.\u00a0Photo by Vicki Jauron\/WildArt Photographer of the Year<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Highly commended \u2013 Dippers in frosty river<\/h2>\n
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White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus<\/em>) is encircled by freezing waters in Viken, Norway, while the air temperature plummets to minus 20 degrees Celsius.\u00a0Photo by Pal Hermansen\/WildArt Photographer of the Year<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Highly commended \u2013 Quick breath<\/h2>\n
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Every year, during the first rains of springs, Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum<\/em>)\u00a0make a mass breeding migration to vernal pools, like this one in New Jersey, USA.\u00a0Photo by Matthew Sullivan\/WildArt Photographer of the Year\n<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Highly commended \u2013 Shake it off<\/h2>\n
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This Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus<\/em>)\u00a0was raised by people. It is able to roam freely and wanders off for days until it leaves for good one day. When this image was taken, this individual swam through a stream and came out on the other side soaking wet. After a couple of steps on the other side it shook off the water. Photo by Florian Warnecke\/WildArt Photographer of the Year<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Highly commended \u2013 Dancing on the water<\/h2>\n
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Common whirligig beetle (Gyrinus natator<\/em>) photographed\u00a0in the quiet backwater of a stream in Hungary, orbiting the surface of the water. Photo by Norbert\u00a0Kaszas\/WildArt Photographer of the Year<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

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