Fisher king

A kingfisher at the very moment it enters the water to catch its prey is one of the shortlisted pictures for the Bird Photographer of the Year awards. Organisers have let the public vote for their favourites, and this image, taken in Spain by Mario Cea for the Birds in Flight category, is one of the ‘Crowd Vote’ choices. The award winners will be announced by Chris Packham, the naturalist, in August.