/ 2025 / Nature / Wildlife

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Rebecca Hall, United States

A Snowy Egret catches a tidewater goby fish. The egret circled its back leg in the water to disturb the fish, which created ripples that the early morning sun highlights. After spotting movement, the egret plunged its dagger-like beak down and emerged with the fish.