We asked you to send us your best camera trap photos and general wildlife photography—and you shared stunning images of birds, mammals, and reptiles. Thank you to all who participated! Now, here are the best of the best:

Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle

Middleton, Tasmania, Australia

©Tim Long


Tim Long captured this endangered raptor with roadkill via a Reconyx camera trap. Found only in Tasmania, Aquila audax fleayi is Australia's largest bird of prey.


Tim wins an HP2X Reconyx Hyperfire 2 Covert IR Camera.

Sand Goanna & Western Brown Snake

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

©Dr. Bill Low


Dr. Bill Low of Low Ecological Services captured this Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii) and a Western Brown Snake with Recoynx camera traps while monitoring for potential mining exploration.

Arctic Fox & Barnacle Geese

Longyearbyen, Svalbad, Norway

by Dr. Desley Whisson, PhD

Deakin University Wildlife & Conservation Biology Senior Lecturer Dr. Desley Whisson captured an Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus) attempting to nab a Barnacle Goose gosling (Branta leucopsis) in the high Arctic.

Dr. Whisson wins an HP2X Reconyx Hyperfire 2 Covert IR Camera.

Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei)

Sturt Stony Desert, South Australia

©Ariana Ananda


Sydney-based Ariana Anada (BA Wildlife Conservation and Photography) shared the backstory: “On a kowari trapping project in the far north gibber plains, we would rise hours before the sun so that processing these unique marsupials could be completed shortly after. In the morning light, a kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) is released to find its burrow where it can escape the heat of the day. This kowari seemingly flew across the gibber, showcasing its speed that would again be put to use once night falls—where it becomes one of the fiercest little predators in the land.

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Mount Cotton, Queensland, Australia

©Katie Turlington


Griffith University Australian Rivers Institute PhD Candidate Katie Turlington shares that this photo of Pavo cristatus “was taken in my backyard in the middle of suburbia! We call him ‘Andrew,’ and he visits us regularly.”

Eastern Osprey (Pandion haliaetus cristatus)

Caloundra, Queensland, Australia

by Dr. Desley Whisson, PhD


In addition to this year’s winning shot, Dr. Desley Whisson also caught this Eastern Osprey feasting on a fish in Queensland.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Faunatech acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.