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Headline: Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) Winners

Caption: Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus. Saskatchewan, Canada. Photographer: Chad Larsen, Canada. Category: Garden and Urban Birds. GOLD AWARD WINNER. Photographer's Story: ‘My wife and I had been photographing Snowy Owls for a couple days during the Christmas Holidays in Saskatchewan. On this morning, I returned to the same area and could not believe what I was seeing... an all-white Snowy Owl on a quaint white church! Trying to focus on a white owl set against a very light backdrop proved to be very difficult. However, my biggest challenge was getting into a central position without disturbing this peaceful moment: I knew an opportunity like this might never happen again.’ Canon EOS 7D MkII with Sigma 150-600 f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens. 562mm focal length; 1/2,000 second; f/6.3; ISO 500. Handheld.

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