{"id":161,"date":"2021-10-29T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=103909"},"modified":"2021-10-29T05:14:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T03:14:14","slug":"got-my-eye-on-you-20-images-from-the-capturing-ecology-photo-awards","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/got-my-eye-on-you-20-images-from-the-capturing-ecology-photo-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Got my eye on you: 20 images from the Capturing Ecology photo awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Published: Friday, 29 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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A close up of a Kumlien\u2019s Gull\u2019s eye, with speckled markings that aren\u2019t quite what they appear, has been awarded Overall Winner in the British Ecological Society\u2019s annual photography competition.<\/p>\n

The winning images\u00a0celebrate the diversity of ecology, capturing flora and fauna from across the planet.<\/p>\n

Subjects range from a blood red snail feeding on dead man\u2019s fingers (a fungus found in the rainforests of India) to a rare sighting of the \u2018fairy of the Valencian forests\u2019, a recently discovered cave-dwelling bug in Spain.<\/p>\n

Professor Jane Memmott, President of the British Ecological Society, said:\u00a0\u201cThis year\u2019s photos are of a very high standard and are a pleasure to look through. Overall, the photographs capture a broad swath of biodiversity, from tiny mosses to giant bears\u201d.<\/p>\n

The British Ecological Society<\/a> (BES) is the oldest ecological society in the world. The BES promotes the study of ecology through its six academic journals, events, grants, education initiatives and policy work.<\/p>\n

Overall winner \u2013 Kumlien\u2019s Gull and Friends<\/h2>\n
\""Kumlien's\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
Kumlien\u2019s Gull (Larus glaucoides kumlieni<\/em>) photographed sheltering from a winter storm in Lerwick, Shetland, UK, in April 2021. This particular gull is a sub species of Iceland Gull which breed in the Arctic regions of Canada. The spots around around the gull\u2019s eye are not some kind of unusual colouring, but are in fact lice, who appear to have hitched a ride. Photo by Rebecca Nason<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Up close & personal student winner \u2013 Beauty in the (mini)beast<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
High magnification portrait of a blowfly (family Calliphoridae<\/em>). The photographer wanted to reveal the intricacy and beauty of what many consider a pest. Photo by Jack Marcus Smith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Overall student winner \u2013 Hidden Lynx<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
A green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans<\/em>) rests on a budding Liatris with its bumblebee catch. Photographed in a bog in the Apalachicola National Forest in North Florida, USA. Green lynx spiders are masters of disguise, and are able to change colour to match their background plant. They wait for visiting pollinators and then pounce on their prey, like their namesake cat. Photo by Dani Davis<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Dynamic ecosystems winner \u2013 Finger-lickin\u2019 good<\/h2>\n
\""It's\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
Indrella ampulla<\/em>, an endemic species of snail is an important soil invertebrate that breaks down organic matter in the rainforest floors of the Western Ghats mountain range in India. Here it is feeding on Xylaria polymorpha<\/i>\u00a0fungi, commonly known as dead man\u2019s fingers. Photo by Vijay Karthick<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Art of ecology winner \u2013 Amazonian mosaic<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
In tropical rainforests, plants are often colonised by an astonishing diversity of organisms that grows on the surface of their leaves, such as epiphyllous<\/em> mosses, lichens, and fungi. The photo shows the colorful mosaic of biodiversity on the leaves of an Amazonian palm tree in a forest near Manaus, Brazil. Photo by Raul Costa-Pereira<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Dynamic ecosystems student winner \u2013 Quick catch<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
A tiny Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius<\/em>) sits perched with a freshly caught Sulphur butterfly. Observed while visiting a bog near Sumatra, Florida, USA. Photo by Dani Davis<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Individuals & Populations student winner \u2013 Poisonous sentinel<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
A granular poison dart frog (Oophaga granulifera)\u00a0<\/i>guarding his territory. Males will ferociously defend their territories from rivals, as well as unhatched eggs which they keep warm with their urine. This individual male was photographed in the late evening at Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Photo by Jack-Marcus Smith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Ecology in action winner \u2013 Bat one health<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
While many of us are suffering with vaccines and regular swabs, the poor bats are also being sampled. At the start of the pandemic, a team from Penn State University were in Bangladesh sampling fruit bats near locations where Nipah virus had recently infected humans. Photo by Pete Hudson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Up close & personal winner \u2013 Beautiful bryophyte<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
With the colours of the sunset in the background, the whole scene of this moss growing on a wall in Cornwall, UK, \u00a0looks like something from a tropical rainforest. It shows the extraordinary macro world all around us, and how there is beauty in the smallest of living things. Photo by Alicia Hayden<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The art of ecology student winner \u2013 Spotlight<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
This spider was spending a lot of time repairing its web, and the streetlamp highlighted the movement of its legs. This illustrates the urban wildlife which is not usually acknowledged, showing the great diversity of wildlife in our urban spaces. Photo by Alicia Hayden<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Individuals & Populations winner\u00a0\u2013 Fleeting race<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
A large flock of gulls perform a short but very quick flight to move around a field of rice during the first hours of the morning in Valencia, Spain. The fog in the environment and the fast movements of each individual is captured in this dynamic image. Photo by Roberto Garc\u00eda-Roa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

People and nature student winner \u2013 Nature\u2019s landmine<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
The Russell\u2019s viper (Daboia russelii<\/em>) often resides within rice paddies. Accidentally stepped upon by agricultural workers, this viper is frequently involved in human-snake conflict, resulting in death and life changing injuries for millions of Indian people. Photo by John Benjamin Owens<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Overall runner up \u2013 The fairy of the forests<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
This is one of the few images of the \u2018fairy of the Valencian forests\u2019 (Valenciolenda fadaforesta<\/em>), a cave-dwelling bug recently discovered in a few Spanish caves. Wonderful evidence of the extraordinary biodiversity hidden in the darkness of cave ecosystems. Photo by Robert Garc\u00eda-Roa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Ecology in action student winner \u2013\u00a0Reintroduction in action<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
Conservation translocations such as species reintroductions, or reinforcements, are increasingly important tools in conservation ecology. In South Korea, vets from the Korea National Park Service prepare to transport a female Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus<\/em>). Photo by Joshua Powell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

People & nature winner \u2013 Tsunami<\/h2>\n
\""Photo\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
Dormant ivy vines reach across a roadside wall blackened at the bottom by car exhaust. The photograph was taken on a small, neighborhood street in Florence,\u00a0Italy, in the early spring of 2021. Photo by Molly Dunn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

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