Huge congratulations to Chris Howes of Dublin, who was selected as the winner of our Seeing is Believing wildlife photography competition at the end of February.

Chris’s entry — A fox cub reflects — beat off some stiff competition to take the top prize of a fantastic pair of Vanguard Endeavor EDII 10×42 binoculars worth €400.

Runner-up Dieter Waschbuesch came in just behind Chris with his stunning portrait of a cygnet in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Dieter receives a signed copy of The Irish Wildlife Collection: Volume One.

You can view all of the shortlisted entries in the gallery below.