Conservation award, gold winner: Hargila Army: Beautiful Scavengers, Carla Rhodes, US
Towering at 1.5 metres tall and with a wingspan of 2.5 metres, greater adjutants are the most endangered species of stork on the planet. These birds were pictured in Assam in north-east India where they live on a landfill site
Photograph: Carla Rhodes/2021 bird photographer of the year
