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Nature's Best Backyards © Donald Bolak / NBP Awards

Enjoy nature close to home in your backyards, local parks, and gardens. Presented here are the Top Forty Finalists from the 2020 Best Backyards Competition.

WINNER | pro

Red Fox Family, San Luis Obispo, California, USA by Donald Quintana of Los Osos, California, USA

Canon 1D X; 500mm ƒ/4l IS USM lens; 1.4x III converter at 700mm; 1/1250 sec at ƒ/5.6; ISO 200; Gitzo 3530LS tripod; RRS BH-55 ball head; Induro GHBA.

winner | amateur

American Goldfinches by Ann M. Pacheco of Mansfield Center, Connecticut, USA

Nikon D850; 600mm ƒ/4E FL ED VR lens; 1/640 sec at ƒ/6.3; ISO 1250; RRS tripod; FlexShooter Pro head.

WINNER | youth

View from Above, Thrikkakkara, Ernakulam, Kerala, India by Adityakrishna S. Menon, at age 15 Kerala, India

Nikon D5600; 18-55mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 lens at 55mm; 1/25 sec at ƒ/11; ISO 200; hand-held.

WINNER | video

Green Anole Video, By Raja Iliya of Haiku, Hawaii, USA

Panasonic Lumix GH5; Leica Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm ƒ/2.8-4 lens; Canon 100mm ƒ/2.8 Macro USM lenses; Mavic Pro 2 drone; H4N Zoom; Music: Artlist.io.

TOP 40 FINALISTS

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HIGHLY HONORED

"Hummingbird" Backyards Video by Peter Davies of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; Olympus EM1 Mark III; 300mm ƒ/4 lens with occasional 1.4x extender; Canon 5D Mark IV; 500mm ƒ/4 lens; Induro tripod with Wimberley head; Hummingbird sound recording: Zoom H4n with Rode Pro mic; Video editing: DaVinci Resolve 16; featuring Celtic music courtesy of The Gothard Sisters.

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