{"id":10705,"date":"2022-08-12T15:44:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/picture-of-wild-cat-hunting-flamingo-wins-award"},"modified":"2022-08-12T16:30:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T16:30:50","slug":"picture-of-wild-cat-hunting-flamingo-wins-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/picture-of-wild-cat-hunting-flamingo-wins-award","title":{"rendered":"Picture of wild cat hunting flamingo wins award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>A striking image of a caracal hunting flamingo in Tanzania has won first prize in the 2022 Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A Cat and Its Prize, by US photographer Dennis Stogsdill, beat 8,000 entries from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is nature at its most raw,&#8221; Nature TTL founder Will Nicholls says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The caracal is soaked from chasing the flamingos through the waters but has come out on top.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The contrasting colours against the dark surroundings really make this image pop &#8211; a wonderful scene to have been able to observe, no doubt, let alone capture exquisitely on camera.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The photo also won the Animal Behaviour category.<\/p>\n<p>Here are winning images from the other categories, with descriptions by the photographers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Animal Behaviour, second place: African elephant puffing dust, by Michael Snedic<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_1.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After wallowing in the mud, this majestic African elephant was walking towards our safari vehicle, in the Ngorongoro Crater, in Tanzania, Africa.<\/p>\n<p>It sucked up some dust in its trunk &#8211; and before long, it turned its trunk upwards and released a huge puff of dust.<\/p>\n<p>My camera was set to continuous shutter and I was clicking away like crazy &#8211; an exhilarating moment.<\/p>\n<p><b>Camera Traps, winner: Ice bear, by Geoffrey Reynaud<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10688 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_2.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_2-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Yukon, Canada, a unique phenomenon happens every year.<\/p>\n<p>The bears will freeze their fur and stay out until the month of December, despite the temperature reaching as low as -30C.<\/p>\n<p>This picture was taken by a camera trap set up along the river, about two days before a snowstorm.<\/p>\n<p><b>Camera Traps, second place: Top of the world, by Sascha Fonseca<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10689 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_3.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A snow-leopard scans for prey across the jagged peaks of the Ladakh mountain range, in India.<\/p>\n<p>Thick snow blankets the ground &#8211; but the big cat&#8217;s dense coat and furry footpads keep it warm.<\/p>\n<p>I captured this image during a three-year DSLR [digital single-lens reflex] camera trap project on the Indian Himalayas.<\/p>\n<p><b>Landscapes, winner: Nature fights back, by Bertus Hanekom<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10690 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_4.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_4-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A thunderstorm passes over a sunflower which, against the odds, has managed to survive on a rubbish dump in the semi-arid Karoo region of South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><b>Landscapes, second place: The lava, by Marek Biegalski<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"1464\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_5.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_5-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An eruption began in March 2021 at the Fagradalsfjall volcano, in Geldingadalir, Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>I captured this image on the 17 September, as the lava flow that day was spectacular.<\/p>\n<p><b>Small World, winner: The journey of a moth, by Tibor Litauszki<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"557\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10692 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_6.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_6.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_6-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_6-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I managed to photograph this moth in summer at dusk.<\/p>\n<p>To keep track of the flight, I used an LED [light-emitting diode] headlight and lit the moth with a flash.<\/p>\n<p>I made the twilight mood with multi-exposure inside the camera.<\/p>\n<p><b>Small World, second place: Pretty in pollen, by Tim Crabb<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_7.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_7.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_7-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A moth, Micropterix calthella, covered in golden balls of pollen from a creeping buttercup flower found in Mutter&#8217;s Moor, near Sidmouth, Devon.<\/p>\n<p>The image is a compilation of focus-stacked pictures.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Night Sky, winner: The top of Australia, by Josselin Cornou<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"1301\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10694 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_8.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_8.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_8-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This photo was taken during a trip to Mount Kosciuszko, the highest point in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>It is also one of the best places to capture the Milky Way, in part thanks to the dark skies.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Night Sky, second place: The Astonishing, by Mauro Tronto<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10695 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_9.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_9.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_9-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This shot is mixture of magical elements &#8211; the moonlight refracting to generate a magnificent rainbow, the beautiful northern lights just above and Godafoss, the spectacular waterfall in Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>All elements are real and occurring at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><b>Underwater, winner: Sunset ray, by Andy Schmid<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_10.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_10.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_10-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A pink whipray splitting a school of bannerfish, shot against the setting Sun on a late afternoon at the famous dive site Tuna Factory, located close to Mal\u00e9, the capital of the Maldives.<\/p>\n<p><b>Underwater, second place: Caviar, by Talia Greis<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"1387\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10697 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_11.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_11.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_11-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_11-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_11-768x1091.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A male eastern gobble-guts fish carries eggs in its mouth.<\/p>\n<p>He will continue to hold the eggs for a month, before hatching occurs.<\/p>\n<p><b>Urban Wildlife, winner: City hare, by Jan Piecha<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10698 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_12.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_12.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_12-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the daytime, this place on the outskirts of Kassel, in Germany, is crowded with people going about their daily business &#8211; but at night, it belongs to the animals.<\/p>\n<p><b>Urban Wildlife, second place: Glow worm metropolis, by Josselin Coronou<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"1220\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10699 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_13.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_13.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_13-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_13-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_13-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A city of glow-worms are populating this old abandoned train station in Helensburg, Australia, providing beautiful lights on rainy days.<\/p>\n<p>To make this photo happen, I had to travel to the location during a storm, as an ephemeral waterfall would start to appear.<\/p>\n<p>A day after this photo was taken, the tunnel was flooded.<\/p>\n<p><b>Wild Portraits, winner: I see you, by Tomasz Szpila<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10700 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_14.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_14.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_14-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_14-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When a huge lion looks you right in the eyes, you immediately forget that you are sitting safely in the car.<\/p>\n<p>Instinctively, you cower and slowly retreat deeper inside the car so as not to provoke a predator.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, he and his brothers were busy consuming the young buffalo that had been hunted several minutes earlier.<\/p>\n<p><b>Wild Portraits, second place: A moment of wilderness, by Matt Engelmann<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10701 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_15.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_15.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_15-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I cautiously observed this fox for a month in Graub\u00fcnden, Switzerland, and noticed that this place was well used as a marking spot.<\/p>\n<p>The picture was taken with a wide-angle lens with a remote shutter release, so as not to disturb the fox.<\/p>\n<p><b>Under-16, winner: Vantage points, by Achintya Murthy<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"604\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10702 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_16.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_16.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_16-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_16-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_16-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Malabar parakeets are wonderful creatures.<\/p>\n<p>They are also called blue-winged parakeets.<\/p>\n<p>They usually flock together and are seen in huge numbers.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of a bunch of activities, it was my privilege to shoot this image, from a bird hide in Karnataka, India.<\/p>\n<p>These two are fighting over a stump that had paddy grains as its feed.<\/p>\n<p><b>Under-16, second place: Great crested grebe, by Maksymilian Paczkowski<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10703 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_17.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_17.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_17_17-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My local pond, near Pozna\u0144, in Poland, is great place for grebes.<\/p>\n<p>There are at least four breeding species on this pond and they&#8217;re pretty tame because fishermen are often there.<\/p>\n<p>This little great crested grebe was posing for me through all the time that Sun was setting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a 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A striking image of a caracal hunting flamingo in Tanzania has won first prize in the 2022 Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition. 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