Photographer captures brumby stallion fight in Kosciuszko National Park, calls it ‘wow moment’

A photographer says a chance encounter of a fiery clash between two wild horses in the NSW Snowy Mountains was the most “amazing thing to witness”. Key points: Photographer Michelle Brown says the fight was the stallion’s way of marking territory She says it was “a gentleman’s chat” between the brumbies The video shared on social media has amassed thousands of views Michelle Brown is a Cooma-based photographer who has been taking images of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park for the past decade. Although she has seen the creatures fight before, the most recent exchange between two stallions near Kiandra…
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Rare bear helps Alberta photographer win international contest

An Alberta woman has won a prestigious nature photography contest after traveling to South America to photograph a vulnerable species of bear. Jacquie Matechuk​, who lives in Cochrane, Alta., won the Nature Photographer of the Year award in a contest run by Nature Talks, a Netherlands-based photography agency. Her winning image, He Looks to the Heavensfeatures a spectacled bear perched on a fig tree in Ecuador. The species name comes from the rings of light-colored fur around the eyes, making it look like they’re wearing glasses. Matechuk​ said that on the day the photo was taken, it seemed like everything…
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