AdvertisementThe judges of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition - developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London - have not had it easy. To whet your appetite for the main event, the museum has released a batch of stunning highly commended images from this year's contest, the 57th, which you can see below. When Gagana took this picture - highly commended in the 10 Years and Under category - both parents were feeding the growing chicks. The image is highly commended in the Urban Wildlife categoryA powerful image by Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen that’s highly commended in the Oceans category. But the Natural History Museum reveals that behind the beauty of the striking colours and shapes lies 'an ugly truth'.

Source: Daily Mail August 31, 2021 22:52 UTC