BBC News Published The finalists for the Bird Photographer of the Year 2021 (BPOTY) competition have been chosen from more than 22,000 entries from 73 countries. image copyrightFahad Alenezi / Bird Photographer of the Year image captionA white-tailed sea eagle and a red fox confront each other in Rausu, Japan, in one of the shortlisted images in BPOTY The competition, now in its sixth year, provides financial help to grassroots conservation projects through its charity partner Birds on the Brink. "The standard of photography was incredibly high, and the diversity in different species was great to see," said Will Nicholls, wildlife cameraman and director at BPOTY.