Stunning shots of feathered friends featured in Norfolk Wildlife Trust's Bird Photographer of the Year exhibition

Stunning pictures by life photographers from everywhere the globe ar on show at the Norfolk life Trust's Cley Marshes visitant centre, in Associate in Nursing exhibition that includes a number of the winning entries from last year's Bird lensman of the Year competition.

The contest, that includes a prime prize of five,000 and attracts thousands of entries, aims to showcase the unbelievable sort of birds on the world, support conservation and celebrate the technological advances that have created breath-taking photography of animals in their natural surroundings potential.

It additionally raises funds for British people Trust for zoology (BTO), that runs comes as well as a 'birder boot camp' geared toward participating a younger generation of naturalists and ornithologists.

A collaboration between the BTO and Nature Photographers Ltd, the competition was judged by a panel headed by naturalist and television presenter Chris Packham.

The winning entry - of a pink wader feeding its chick - was taken by Alejandro Prieto Rojas at a nesting website in Rio Legartos, Mexico.

Other award winners in classes starting from birds within the setting, to bird behaviour, embrace Norfolk-born Vince Burton, WHO won the people's alternative award for his image of a coraciiform bird, and Jamie Hall of Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Mr Hall, WHO bagged the birds within the garden award for his image of a Tyto alba swooping down on its prey and a silver award for a photograph of a kite, won his 1st award in 2011 once he scooped prime prize in Associate in Nursing jap Daily Press nature photography competition.

He went on to win a string of British life Photography prizes, additionally taking over commissions for Canon and winning a BBC life Magazine award.

Mr Packham, WHO is additionally a talented life lensman, same the winning entry was "an unbelievable balance of color, composition and feeling."

He added: "It was a tricky job for the decision making panel to wear away the entries to a few from that to decide on the winners, albeit a awfully pleasurable powerful job."

The exhibition can run within the Simon Aspinall life Education Centre at Cley Marshes visitant centre till Mon sixteen April. The centre is open daily from 10am - 4pm. For additional data, visit.