Yolande Cozijn, Devoted shores (ANIMAL & NATURE 2025)

The family life of Australian pied oystercatchers. I have attempted to capture the journey from hatching to adulthood of one family of Pied Oystercatchers at Jervis Bay, NSW. The care and devotion the parents demonstrate to nurture and protect their chicks is inspiring to observe. Through documenting their lives from hatching to fledging, I hope to encourage others to appreciate and protect these remarkable birds and the environment they live in.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.