The Black-crowned Night Heron is a fairly small heron, but that doesn't stop it from trying to sneak fish away from this large male Sea Lion! In the port of Arica in Chile, both sea lions and birds tried to take advantage of the fish thrown overboard by fishermen. For more birds from the port of Arica see: http://naturebylennart.com/birds-blog/inca-tern/.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 (#WPY59). All my pictures were taken in the wild, so nothing from the zoo! I have been photographing since I was twelve years old and the focus has always been on nature photography. In the Netherlands I mainly look at birds, but.. Read more…