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    Firebirds by Elza Friedländer, Germany: Highly commended, behaviour: birds

    Photograph: Elza Friedländer/Wildlife photographer of the year
    Photograph: Elza Friedländer/Wildlife photographer of the year

    Friedländer captures a pair of white storks against burnt ground caused by a controlled fire. Shortly after the fire was lit in an area of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, hundreds of birds arrived, including storks and kites. Most kept a reasonable distance, but the storks pressed up to the front line in search of easy prey. Starting fires is a common though controversial way of managing grasslands to stimulate new growth and to control the spread of bushland. This can be a dangerous tactic especially in times of drought when fire spreads easily. Location: Rhino Ridge, Maasai Mara national reserve, Kenya

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