The Neighbours to The Rescue

• Prize
  Silver in Nature/Wildlife
• Jury Top 5 Selection

  Geoff Reed Incredible action shot, flawlessly captured. It has all the elements that make a photograph noteworthy: composition, color and an interesting story!

• Photographer
  Alex Brackx
• Agency / Studio
  Alex Brackx Nature
• Technical Info
  Nikon Z9 , Nikon 120-300mm F2.8 , 1/8000sec, F2.8 , Iso 800 , 190mm
• Photo Date
  27-10-2022

I was taking pictures of a Silver Gull colony on Phillip Island (Australia) when I saw a Silver Gull snatching away a juvenile gull from its nest. Immediately the parent and the neighbours of that nest were chasing the thief . All this happened in the air above me and I was able to observe this attack , the high speed chase and the rescue of the juvenile by the parent and the helping neighbours . The neighbour gulls didn’t hesitate one second to act. The gull on the left is the attacker, the other gulls are the rescuers .

Alex Brackx is a professional Wildlife photographer from Belgium. He started to pursue wildlife photography in 2010 while travelling in South and Central America. Through further travels in Asia, Belarus, Finland, and again South America, he began to hone his craft, travelling to film and take photos of wildlife. Amongst his favorite areas are Kenya, Botswana, Svalbard, Scandinavia, Tasmania and Mongolia . For Alex, it is a thrill to photograph his observations of mammals and birds in different landscapes, jungles, deserts and oceans all over the world .