Kittiwake trailskittiwakes going down to pool to bathe Sleepy sanderlingsHigh key image Great skuas tug of warThis pair of skuas helped each other tear their puffin prey into pieces. Arctic angelArctic tern against a dark sky with backlighting Following my success in the first BPOTY, when I had two shortlisted images, I have just heard that this year I have three shortlisted and one commended image in this year's BPOTY competition. From the thousands of images entered this can be regarded as a real feather in a photographer's cap. The secret is to try to be innovative in your picture taking. Mmmm.. easier said than done sometimes!