Here are the winners of the Urban Wildlife Photography Awards

“I thought it was my car that had caught their attention as I rounded the corner, and maybe it had at first, but as I rolled down the window I heard it was another group of howling coyotes that had piqued their interest. I parked, turned the engine off, and frantically went to work with the camera… however, in the rush of that moment I was soon compelled to put my camera down and soak in the scene.”—Andrew Interisano, Canada

”The pandemic forced me to stay in a small town for the last two years. This led me to find several animals using different parts of our city. I have been surprised to see the number of urban structures that many species use. They shelter under bridges, move through aqueducts, or nest along roads. But usually, we don't notice it.”—Austin Montero, U.S.A.

“This national park in Sardinia is home of one of the largest flamingo colonies on the island and allows photography of flamingos with the city and the now abandoned salt evaporating facilities as backdrop, creating exciting compositional opportunities., I managed to catch the moment when a feeding flamingo walked into a wooden frame in a levee on a salt pan.”

"I’ve dreamed of photographing wildlife since I was a kid and only started seriously shooting at the age of almost 50, during covid lockdown when I decided it was time to make my own Natgeo dreams come true, even if it was only squirrels in the backyard."—Jill Finney, Canada

"Little Wren nesting in our backyard makes sure Chippie knows the boundaries! This little chipmunk is testing his life limits and little wren is having none of it. She is a feisty little thing."—Susie Ryan, U.S.A.

“A family of Red Foxes took up residence next to the North Point Marina and got quite used to the people and boats. They found a good place to den amongst all the big rocks that had been placed along the shore to prevent erosion. This one boat seemed to be a good relaxing place for the adult male Fox after bringing food home most of the day for the young.”—Mark Wallner , U.S.A.

“Ground squirrels are a common sight in Alameda but usually stick to their rocky areas. This boss was resting in the sun on a warm concrete slab and offered a perfect picture opportunity, especially because I had my long telephoto lens with me and was able to get a nice shot from fairly far away, hence not spooking him/her out, yet magnifying the urban background dramatically thanks to the compression effect of the long focal length.”—Nicolas Bamberski, U.S.A.

“Photo of an Australian Native Brolga bird.”—Cheryl Rogers, Australia