Nature Photographer of the Year 2022: Check out the winning photosPublished13 April 2022Image source, Thomas Hempelmann/GDTImage caption, This is the Overall Winner. It's called The Florist and was taken by 23-year-old Thomas Hempelmann. The bird in the picture is a male kestrel and Thomas said he spotted it whilst he was cycling. Once he had taken the picture he said: "I whistled loudly with joy all the way home."Image source, Karsten Mosebach/GDTImage caption, This owl in flight was a runner-up in the bird category. The light behind it represents how fast the owl can fly it's called Schleiereule which is German for Barn owl.Image source, Jose Fragozo/GDTImage caption, Take cover! This is the winner of the second category, Mammals. It's called Hippo Spout. Did you know - a hippo's mouth can open as wide as 51cm!Image source, Celia Kujala/GDTImage caption, Look what I found! These guys were snapped by Celia Kujala and the pic was one of the runner-up photos in the Mammals category. Its called Seaweed Toy.Image source, Heinz Buls/GDTImage caption, This little guy is ready for flight This photograph was the winner of the Other Animals category. It's called Take off and was taken by Heinz Buls.Image source, Niklas Weber/GDTImage caption, Hide and seek champion 2022! This frog picture was snapped by Niklas Weber and is called Tree Frog. Did you know - tree frogs can jump more than five feet!Image source, Steffen Jung/GDTImage caption, This photograph won the Landscapes category and was taken by Steffen Jung, it's called Wasgau Illumination.Image source, Radomir Jakubowski/GDTImage caption, In the category Nature's Studio, this was the winning photo. The photographer caught a wave in full swing so called it The Wave.Image source, Stefan Imig/GDTImage caption, This year's awards had a Special Category prize for Tree of the Year. The winning photo was this one and its called Common Beech in Fog.More on this storyEagle hatching caught on camera is UK firstPublished13 April 2022Rare 'mini kangaroo’ born at UK zooPublished10 April 2022This bird gets redder feathers, the more it exercises!Published10 April 2022