Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) is an international photography competition and a growing web community of photographers, naturalists and conservationists. Its aims are simple: to celebrate the artistry of bird photography, promote the work of gifted photographers, and support conservation.
We saw it together, a vermilion splash of colour amidst the canopy. Through my binoculars further brief glimpses were revealed through small gaps between the leaves: black feathers, flashes of red and the fact that it was huge.
