Winners of the Essex Wildlife Photography Contest

The traditional photo contest, which is held by the British charity Essex Wildlife Trust, this year collected 500 applications from more than 250 photographers. It was difficult to choose the best one among the many beautiful pictures. As a result, the close-up image of a dragonfly won. But the rest, believe me, are no worse!

Dragonfly. Andrew Neal, the absolute winner of the contest

Ermine in the jump. Peter Hewitt, Movement Award

The fox and the pot. Barry Tambridge, award in the Gardener's World category

Barn owl in flight. Jason Fox, award in the category "movement"

A flock of birds. David Blackwell, award in the category "excellence itself"

Kingfisher. Adrian Galli, 2nd place in the "movement" category. Starling. Daniel Farrington, award in the Gardener's World category

Butterfly and bee. Rosemary Mckerrell, winner in the Gardener's World category

Draughtsman Athalia. Kerry Webb, award in the category "excellence itself"

A traveling pheasant. Thomas Ramsby (10 years old), winner in the category "young photographer"

A shaking fox. David Blackwell, winner in the Movement category

The slender tail is elegant. James Northfield, award in the category "patterns and textures"

Sunset on the lake. Matthew Chapman, winner in the category "perfection itself"