The 2025 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Photography Awards: Winners
Enjoy our annual celebration of outstanding bird visuals—now featuring new prizes and winners from across the Western Hemisphere.
Exclusive Library Content
Learn more about 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú's impact as a member of the Great Egret Society
Check out our special digital content
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’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 .
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’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 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Photography Awards winners—now featuring Chile and Colombia. Check them out here.
Great Egret Society Impact Reports
If you’d like to view more reports showing 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s impact over the years, please visit our report hub.
Featured Posts
Birds on the Move
Nearly 350 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú members describe a favorite fall migration story.
Birds Bring Solace for 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Members During Pandemic
More than 600 nature lovers describe how birds have been a source of comfort through this crisis period.
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Members Share Inspirational Stories and Local Conservation Victories
Now more than ever, "hope is the thing with feathers."
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú members described a time when they introduced others to the wonderful world of birds.
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Members Focus on Their Favorite Bird Photos
Over 100 shutterbugs took us behind the viewfinder of their best photos.
Birders Flock to Great Salt Lake for Annual Birding Festival
June 20, 2024 —
How birding festivals bring people together for birds and the habitats on which they depend
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Announces 2024 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Photography Awards Winners
June 20, 2024 —
Premiere North American bird photography competition awards new Birds in Landscapes Prize.
The 2024 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions
June 20, 2024 —
Mating, fighting, dive-bombing for food: This year's prize-winning images and videos are packed with avian action—now, in even more categories.
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú and Grassroots Carbon Announce First-of-its-Kind Partnership to Reward Landowners for Improving Habitats for Birds while Building Healthy Soils
June 18, 2024 —
This innovative partnership creates new income opportunities for landowners through soil drawdown carbon credits to reward them for regenerative land stewardship practices
Explore the Habitats along the Lower Colorado River
June 13, 2024 —
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú StoryMap guides viewers along the Lower Colorado River, highlighting its importance for birds and people.
The Challenges Our Oceans Face, And the Actions We Can Take
June 06, 2024 —
Birds need healthy oceans to thrive. Here are some of the things we're thinking about for World Ocean's Day.
Crane Migration at Rowe Sanctuary: Where People and Birds Intersect
June 03, 2024 —
An 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú staffer reflects on her experience volunteering at Rowe Sanctuary during crane season—from seeing more than a half a million Sandhill Cranes to meeting the people who make the month-long celebration happen.
Tricolored Blackbirds Once Faced Extinction—Here's What's Behind Their Exciting Comeback
May 30, 2024 —
For a decade 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú California and partners have worked with farmers to delay harvests where the birds nest, solving what was once the biggest threat to the species.
Crows Can Count Aloud Much Like Toddlers, New Study Finds
May 28, 2024 —
How smart are corvids? We can count the ways—and so can they.
Farm Bill Offers Some Conservation Wins, Falls Short in Advancing Climate-Smart Agriculture And Forestry
May 24, 2024 —
The bill passes committee and now goes to the full House for a vote.
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