The 2025 Ä¢¹½Av Photography Awards: Winners
Enjoy our annual celebration of outstanding bird visuals—now featuring new prizes and winners from across the Western Hemisphere.
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- Ä¢¹½Av’s Birds and Offshore Wind: Developing the Offshore Wind that Birds Need. You can view a recording of .
- The Magic of Migration at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, with Sanctuary Director Keith Laakkonen. Watch a recording of .
- Ä¢¹½Av’s Bird Migration Explorer webinar (MidAtlantic). on how to use this online tool to learn more about the heroic annual journeys made by over 450 bird species, and the challenges they face along the way.
- What’s good for birds is also good for climate change mitigation. Learn more in our latest report on Natural Climate Solutions.
- Explore the 2025 Ä¢¹½Av Photography Awards winners—now featuring Chile and Colombia. Check them out here.
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Featured Posts
Birds on the Move
Nearly 350 Ä¢¹½Av members describe a favorite fall migration story.
Birds Bring Solace for Ä¢¹½Av Members During Pandemic
More than 600 nature lovers describe how birds have been a source of comfort through this crisis period.
Ä¢¹½Av Members Share Inspirational Stories and Local Conservation Victories
Now more than ever, "hope is the thing with feathers."
Ä¢¹½Av Members Wade Through Memories of Their Favorite Water Birds
Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, Atlantic Puffins, and more...
The Joy of Being a Bird Ambassador
More than 300 Ä¢¹½Av members described a time when they introduced others to the wonderful world of birds.
Ä¢¹½Av Members Focus on Their Favorite Bird Photos
Over 100 shutterbugs took us behind the viewfinder of their best photos.
See the Emergence and Feast of Brood X Cicadas in All Their Glory
June 21, 2021 —
Photographer Chris Linder captured Brood X cicadas as they tunneled out of the earth, burst from their shells, and were devoured by birds.
Meet Nish and Nellie, Ohio's First Nesting Piping Plovers In 83 Years
June 17, 2021 —
With a full clutch of four eggs, the pair are yet another sign of the endangered species' rebound in the Great Lakes region.
Ä¢¹½Av Boosts Water Awareness and Funding for Birds and People
June 17, 2021 —
A recap of water in the 2021 Colorado legislative session.
From Independence to Emancipation Day
June 17, 2021 —
On Juneteenth, I celebrate the strength and resilience of Black people who fought for their freedom—and still strive for equity.
What Is a Songbird, Exactly?
June 17, 2021 —
Turns out it’s about more than just carrying a tune.
Inside the Growing Movement to Make Ecocide an International Crime
June 17, 2021 —
Lawyers will take a major step this month toward putting environmental destruction on the same level as war crimes and genocide.
Ä¢¹½Av Spotlight: Connie Sanchez Is at the Nexus of Everything
June 16, 2021 —
The Bird-Friendly Buildings program manager and Ä¢¹½Av Mid-Atlantic’s communications coordinator reflects on her conservation journey.
After Controversy, the Duck Stamp Contest May No Longer Require Hunting Scenes
June 16, 2021 —
The Biden administration signaled it wants to overturn a rule change that upset artists and fueled worries about fewer dollars for protecting habitat.
Ä¢¹½Av Statement on Manzana Wind Power Plant Permit
June 16, 2021 —
Ä¢¹½Av pledges to monitor the development of the California site to minimize, mitigate, and avoid harm to condors.
A Drone Crash Caused Thousands of Elegant Terns to Abandon Their Nests
June 11, 2021 —
California wildlife managers are hoping the birds relocated to other nesting sites. Meanwhile, they are working to ensure this doesn't happen again.
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