Two Sri Lankans have been recognized in this year’s BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year list.
Nature lovers Buddhilini de Soyza and 10-year-old Gagana Mendis Wickramasinghe have been included in the list.
Buddhilini de Soyza’s photo, ‘The Great Swim’, which shows male cheetahs paddling across the flood-swollen Talek River in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, has reached the top of the list.
Meanwhile, Gagana’s picture titled “Lockdown chicks” shows three rose-ringed parakeet chicks popping their heads out of a nest hole as their father returns with food.
According to the 10‑year-old photographer, the picture was taken from a balcony at his home in Colombo.
The overall winners in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition will be announced at an awards ceremony held on the 12th of October.
