"Paul Hobson's black-and-white image of a leaping, silhouetted toad takes top honors this year, captured at a pond near his home in Sheffield. He snapped the photo from inside the pond, having built a glass box that could settle into the water and protect his camera as the active amphibians bounding over it. The right shot took some patience, too, as toads would often swim over the box and sit on top of it rather than jumping across."
"I adore bees and have spent a lot of time this year studying them and finding out about what I can do to help the wild bees around our garden thrive. She built a bee hotel for her back yard and managed to capture the leaf-cutter specimen peeking out from its safe place."
"Additional category winners include Barry Webb's slime molds, Sarah Darnell's dramatic feud between two brown hares in Norfolk, Alastair Marsh's bold portrait of a pine marten amid the heather in Arnamurchan, Scotland, and Jamie Smart's up-close snap of a leaf-cutter bee peeping out from its nest."
The British Wildlife Photography Awards celebrates wildlife photography from Great Britain and its islands, featuring both established and young photographers. Paul Hobson's black-and-white silhouette of a leaping toad won top honors, captured using an innovative underwater glass box positioned in a Sheffield pond. Other category winners include Barry Webb's slime molds, Sarah Darnell's confrontation between brown hares, Alastair Marsh's pine marten portrait, and Jamie Smart's leaf-cutter bee photograph. Smart, an 11-and-under competitor, built a bee hotel to study and support wild bees while capturing her winning image. The awards feature dedicated youth categories for ages 11 and under, 12-14, and 15-17 years. Submissions for next year's competition close June 7.
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