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Embargoed to 0001 Tuesday December 01 Mandatory credit required NOTE: PRINT USE ONLY Undated handout photo, for print use only, issued by the Natural History Museum, of adult Burrowing owls and their chicks in Ontario, California, called Family portrait by Andrew Lee, USA, an entrant in the museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday December 1, 2020. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Photography. Mandatory credit must read: Andrew Lee/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Family portrait by Andrew Lee (Picture: Andrew Lee/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

The picture above was a magic moment for Andrew Lee, who had been trying to capture burrowing owls in Ontario Canada.

He’d waited for days to get a shot with mum, dad, and all their babies. Finally, they moved into focus and glanced his way, creating the majestic photograph you see before you.

This year’s People’s Choice Award – as part of the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year – is now open for voting, with the public able to vote on 25 shortlisted pictures.

Voting is open until 2pm on 2 February 2021, with a winner being crowned soon after that.

As for the pictures, they include everything from a zebra head being smuggled through an airport to a cosy-looking red squirrel. One thing they all have in common, though, is just how stunning they are.

Have a look at the other entries below, and cast your vote on the Natural History Museum Website.


Two Eurasian red squirrels (only one is clearly visible) called Drey dreaming by Neil Anderson, UK
Two Eurasian red squirrels (only one is clearly visible) called Drey dreaming by Neil Anderson, UK (Picturer: Neil Anderson/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

White danger by Petri Pietilainen, Finland
White danger by Petri Pietilainen, Finland (Picture: Petri Pietilainen/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Coexistence by Pallavi Prasad Laveti, India
Coexistence by Pallavi Prasad Laveti, India (Picture: Pallavi Prasad Laveti/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

bear trainer Grant Ibragimov with Siberian brown bears, backstage at the Saint Petersburg State Circus, called Backstage at the circus by Kirsten Luce
Bear trainer Grant Ibragimov with Siberian brown bears, backstage at the Saint Petersburg State Circus, called Backstage at the circus by Kirsten Luce (Picture: Kirsten Luce/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Bushfire by Robert Irwin, Australia
Bushfire by Robert Irwin, Australia (Picture: Robert Irwin/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Shut the front door by Sam Sloss, Italy/USA
Shut the front door by Sam Sloss, Italy/USA (Picture: Sam Sloss/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

A window to life by Sergio Marijuan Campuzano, Spain
A window to life by Sergio Marijuan Campuzano, Spain (Picture: Sergio Marijuan/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Losing the fight by Aaron Gekoski, UK
Losing the fight by Aaron Gekoski, UK (Picture: Aaron Gekoski/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Turtle time machine by Thomas Peschak, Germany/South Africa
Turtle time machine by Thomas Peschak, Germany/South Africa (Picture: Thomas Peschak/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Two grey reef sharks as they tear a fish apart, called Drawn and quartered by Laurent Ballesta, France
Two grey reef sharks as they tear a fish apart, called Drawn and quartered by Laurent Ballesta, France (Picture: Laurent Ballesta/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Close encounter by Guillermo Esteves, USA
Close encounter by Guillermo Esteves, USA (Picture: Guillermo Esteves/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Bat woman by Douglas Gimesy, Australia
Bat woman by Douglas Gimesy, Australia (Picture: Douglas Gimesy/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Embargoed to 0001 Tuesday December 01 Mandatory credit required NOTE: PRINT USE ONLY Undated handout photo, for print use only, issued by the Natural History Museum, of a long-nosed dragon in the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia, called Resting dragon by Gary Meredith, Australia, an entrant in the museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday December 1, 2020. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Photography. Mandatory credit must read: Gary Meredith/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
A long-nosed dragon in the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia, called Resting dragon by Gary Meredith, Australia (Picture: Gary Meredith/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Embargoed to 0001 Tuesday December 01 Mandatory credit required NOTE: PRINT USE ONLY Undated handout photo, for print use only, issued by the Natural History Museum, of Lion king by Wim van den Heever, South Africa, an entrant in the museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday December 1, 2020. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Photography. Mandatory credit must read: Wim van den Heever/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Lion king by Wim van den Heever, South Africa (Picture: Wim van den Heever/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Embargoed to 0001 Tuesday December 01 Mandatory credit required NOTE: PRINT USE ONLY Undated handout photo, for print use only, issued by the Natural History Museum, of A special moment by Oliver Richter, Germany, an entrant in the museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday December 1, 2020. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Photography. Mandatory credit must read: Oliver Richter/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
A special moment by Oliver Richter, Germany (Picture: Oliver Richter/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

an 'alpha' mandrill called The alpha by Mogens Trolle, Denmark
An ‘alpha’ mandrill called The alpha by Mogens Trolle, Denmark (Picture: Mogens Trolle/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

Joseph Wachira comforting Sudan, the last male northern white rhino left on the planet, moments before he passed away at Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya, suffering from age-related complications, called The last goodbye by Ami Vitale, USA (Picture: Ami Vitale/Wildlife Photographer/PA)
Joseph Wachira comforting Sudan, the last male northern white rhino left on the planet, moments before he passed away at Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya, suffering from age-related complications, called The last goodbye by Ami Vitale, USA (Picture: Ami Vitale/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

a mountain hare near Tomatin in the Scottish Highlands, called Hare ball by Andy Parkinson, UK
A mountain hare near Tomatin in the Scottish Highlands, called Hare ball by Andy Parkinson, UK (Picture: Andy Parkinson/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

A zebra head confiscated at a border point in the USA, called Licence to kill by Britta Jaschinski, Germany (Picture: Britta Jaschinski/Wildlife Photographer/PA)
A zebra head confiscated at a border point in the USA, called Licence to kill by Britta Jaschinski, Germany (Picture: Britta Jaschinski/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

a takin on a path in the Bhutanese mountains, called Spirit of Bhutan by Emmanuel Rondeau, France
A takin on a path in the Bhutanese mountains, called Spirit of Bhutan by Emmanuel Rondeau, France (Picture: Emmanuel Rondeau/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

the Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong, called Border refuge by Joseph Dominic Anthony, Hong Kong/UK
The Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong, called Border refuge by Joseph Dominic Anthony, Hong Kong/UK (Picture: Joseph Dominic Anthony/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

burrowing owls called The real garden gnomes by Karine Aigner, USA
Burrowing owls called The real garden gnomes by Karine Aigner, USA (Picture: Karine Aigner/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

a Japanese warbonnet photographed in the north of the Gulf of Oprichnik in the Sea of Japan, called Eye to eye by Andrey Shpatak, Russia
A Japanese warbonnet photographed in the north of the Gulf of Oprichnik in the Sea of Japan, called Eye to eye by Andrey Shpatak, Russia (Picture: Andrey Shpatak/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

a six-month-old snow leopard cub, called Baby on the rocks by Frederic Larrey, France
A six-month-old snow leopard cub, called Baby on the rocks by Frederic Larrey, France (Picture: Frederic Larrey/Wildlife Photographer/PA)

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