{"id":33795,"date":"2023-11-23T01:01:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T00:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/580c1cd2-7014-438a-adf2-455642094fdb"},"modified":"2023-11-23T02:35:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T01:35:47","slug":"comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-2023-winners-revealed-air-guitar-kangaroo-takes-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-2023-winners-revealed-air-guitar-kangaroo-takes-top-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 winners revealed: Air guitar kangaroo takes top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Category Winners and Highly Commended Winners included a nose-diving heron, a dancing otter and an owl with a serious case of the Monday blues. <\/p>

By BBC Wildlife Magazine\n <\/p>

Published: Thursday, 23 November 2023 at 00:01 AM<\/p>

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The results are in for this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards<\/a>. And the winner is… Jason Moore,\u00a0for his humorous shot of a western grey kangaroo<\/a>, entitled\u00a0\u2018Air Guitar Roo.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

The image of the rock and roll kangaroo fought off another 5300 entries from 85 countries around the world, including a striated heron taking an \u2018Unexpected Plunge\u2019\u00a0and a charming ‘Ballerina Otter’.\u00a0<\/p>

Jason took his winning photo on a trip to the outer suburbs of Perth in Australia.<\/p>

“I had been out with my camera photographing some waterfowl at a nearby lake. I had been up at sunrise to take advantage of the \u201cgolden hour\u201d light, but it turned out to be a disappointing morning on the water. After leaving the lake, somewhat dejected, I decided to swing past an area of open bushland that I know of, because there are often a \u201cmob\u201d of Kangaroos feeding and sunning themselves in a field close to the road (it\u2019s on my way to and from work so I drive past it every day).<\/p>

“When I arrived, there were a number of kangaroos in the field. The morning light was still favourable so I grabbed my camera and headed off to a spot where I could get down to eye level with my subjects, amongst the biting ticks<\/a> (the lengths we go to, just to get that perfect image.) I ended up shooting about 40 or 50 frames of the kangaroos with various content including Mum\u2019s, Joey<\/a>\u2019s and also some action shots of them bouncing along through the yellow field.<\/p>

\u201cThe shoot turned out to be a great session, and I am quite fond of several images that I captured. \u00a0Not many people know that kangaroos\u00a0are normally fairly docile and even a bit boring most of the time, if I\u2019m honest.\u00a0\u00a0However, when I saw this roo striking the air guitar pose, it immediately brought a smile to my face, and I knew that I had captured something really special.\u201c<\/p>

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022 – who won?<\/a><\/li>
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021 – who won?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 winners<\/h2>
Air Guitar Roo, Jason Moore (Overall Winner)\u00a0<\/h3>
Air Guitar Roo: “I was driving past a mob of western grey kangaroos feeding in an open field that was filled with attractive yellow flowers. I had my camera with me, so I stopped to grab a few photos. I suddenly noticed this individual adopt a humorous pose – to me it looks like he’s practising strumming on his air guitar”\/Credit: Jason Moore<\/figcaption><\/figure>
- How many legs does a kangaroo have?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
  Unexpected Plunge, Vittorio Ricci (Creatures of the Air Winner)<\/h3>
  $\"Striated$
  Unexpected Plunge: This shot of a striated heron was taken in Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa\/Credit: Vittorio Ricci<\/figcaption><\/figure>
  Otter Ballerinas, Otter Kwek (Underwater Category Winner)<\/h3>
  $\"Smooth$
  Otter Ballerinas: A smooth coated otter strikes a pose in Singapore\/Credit: Otter Kwek<\/figcaption><\/figure>
  The Rainforest Dandy, Delphine Casimir (Highly Commended)<\/h3>
  $\"Monkey\"$
  The Rainforest Dandy: This picture was taken in the monkey forest in Ubud, Bali\/Credit: Delphine Casimir<\/figcaption><\/figure>
  Monday Blahs, John Blumenkamp (Highly Commended)<\/h3>
  $\"Great$
  Monday Blahs: “This great gray owl spent most of the afternoon posing majestically and looking, well, wise. But for a moment or two after doing some elegant stretching, he\/she would slump and give a look of ‘is Monday over yet?” This shot was taken at Grand Teton National Park, USA\/Credit: John Blumenkamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>
  British owl species: how to identify, diet and where to see<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
  The Happy Turtle, Tzahi Finkelstein (Highly Commended)<\/h3>
  $\"Swamp$
  The Happy Turtle: This shot of a swamp turtle with a dragonfly on its nose was taken at Jezreel Valley in Israel\/Credit: Tzahi Finkelstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>
  Boing!, Lara Mathews (Highly Commended)<\/h3>
  $\"Eastern$
  Boing!: “Taken at Westerfolds Park, a beautiful and surprisingly wild pocket of land in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, famous for its kangaroo population. The mob was enjoying some morning sunshine when this joey decided to get silly and try his hand at boxing.”\/Credit: Lara Mathews<\/figcaption><\/figure>
  Look at Right Bro, Pratick Mondal (Highly Commended)<\/h3>
  $\"Macaque\"$
  Look at right Bro…: “I was searching for a jackle in the jungle which was at an isolated place. I sat at a place and waited for the jackle. Then I saw a macaque come out of the jungle and started itching its armpit keeping its’ hand straight and at the same time, a deer also appeared behind the Macaque.” The shot was taken at Nagpur, India\/Credit: Pratick Mondal<\/figcaption><\/figure>
  Snowball, Jacques Poulard (Highly Commended)<\/h3>
  $\"white$
  Snowball: A white grouse during a very cold winter, Svalbard\/Credit: Jacques Poulard<\/figcaption><\/figure>
  Don’t Look Down, Brian Matthews (Highly Commended)<\/h3>
  $\"Atlantic$
  Don’t Look Down: “A puffin does an inverted snoopy impression while watching jelly fish”. Shot taken on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK\/Credit: Brian Matthews<\/figcaption><\/figure>
  More about the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards<\/h3>
  The competition was founded in 2015 by Paul\u00a0Joynson-Hicks and Tom\u00a0Sullam, both professional photographers and passionate conservationists to create a refreshing, fun and free to enter photography competition unlike any other, showcasing\u00a0seriously\u00a0funny images of the earth\u2019s most amazing wildlife.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
  As the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/a>, Jason wins a once in a lifetime safari in the Masai Mara, Kenya, with Alex Walker\u2019s Serian plus\u00a0a unique handmade trophy from the Wonder Workshop in Tanzania and a fantastic photography bag from the fabulous THINK TANK.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 winners<\/h2>

Unexpected Plunge, Vittorio Ricci (Creatures of the Air Winner)<\/h3>Unexpected Plunge: This shot of a striated heron was taken in Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa\/Credit: Vittorio Ricci<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Otter Ballerinas, Otter Kwek (Underwater Category Winner)<\/h3>Otter Ballerinas: A smooth coated otter strikes a pose in Singapore\/Credit: Otter Kwek<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The Happy Turtle, Tzahi Finkelstein (Highly Commended)<\/h3>The Happy Turtle: This shot of a swamp turtle with a dragonfly on its nose was taken at Jezreel Valley in Israel\/Credit: Tzahi Finkelstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>