Wildlife/Animals nominee

These two little owls have settled near the ruins of Gubkovsky Castle in Ukraine. While walking, I noticed the owls hunting in the meadow near the castle walls. It was already dark, and I decided to return tomorrow. The next day, armed with a camera, I lurked not far from where they live. Toward evening, as the sun was nearing sunset, the owls crouched on an abandoned stake and began to call back. I was lucky enough to catch this shot, and within ten minutes the sun had hidden behind the horizon.

Petro Katerynych (Kyiv, Ukraine) is a PhD student at the Institute of Journalism at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. Author of the publication in the national ranking periodicals "Ukrainska Pravda" ("Ukrainian Truth") and "Den" ("Day"). He has interned at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. Winner of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Prize for Outstanding Achievements of Youth in Development of Ukraine and received a Mykhailo Hrushevskyi academic scholarship for PhD students. Photo contest awards:
ND Awards (2020) Honorable Mention (Nature, Macro), "Wiki Loves Earth" regional winner (2020). Winner of the Living Organisms category of the WikiScience Contest 2020, Gold Medal of the National Union of Photographers of Ukraine, FAPA (5 Honorable Mentions)