An annual nature images competitors that seeks to showcase the great thing about Malta and Gozo has whittled entries right down to the highest 15 pictures.
The 15 profitable entries to the 2023 version of Wiki Loves Earth in Malta characteristic quite a lot of panorama, natural world pictures, all taken in Malta or Gozo previously yr.
High picks had been chosen by Wikimedia Group Malta in collaboration with Mates of the Earth (Malta) from 463 entries submitted to the competitors by 43 contestants.
They vary from a surprising vista of clay slopes to an aerial shot of Comino, a macros shot of a tiny spider and an underwater picture of a Flying Gurnard.
In contrast to in earlier years, pictures have been divided into two classes: one targeted on landscapes and the opposite on particulars of native natural world.
The highest 5 panorama pictures and prime 10 flora/fauna pictures will now be submitted to the worldwide Wiki Loves Earth picture contest, the place they are going to compete with comparable pictures shortlisted throughout 50 nations from a complete of 60,647 entries.
Other than the picture of clay slopes that includes on the prime of this text, these are the opposite 14 Malta winners:
Panorama winners:
![Ġebla tal-Ġeneral - Fungus Rock, Gozo. Photo: Terry Caselli Photography Ġebla tal-Ġeneral - Fungus Rock, Gozo. Photo: Terry Caselli Photography](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/ce439ee0284b95b4e220e8de3407c2bea1177e5e-1695469872-a8d697de-1920x1280.jpg)
![Bird's Eye View of Comino. Photo: Martin Galea De Giovanni Bird's Eye View of Comino. Photo: Martin Galea De Giovanni](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/59744ce2b322098812f140d25419afd20a699074-1695469858-ac365d20-1920x1280.jpg)
![St. Paul's Island. Photo: Christian Formosa St. Paul's Island. Photo: Christian Formosa](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/8f6756116690a17b48b50cda7574a8750bfa7ff1-1695469844-9132d95d-1920x1280.jpg)
![Wied il-Għasri, Gozo. Photo: Marika Caruana Wied il-Għasri, Gozo. Photo: Marika Caruana](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/5cdce89be2afaafe55eedb9bb449c2ec2af41ef0-1695469831-f545700c-1920x1280.jpg)
Flora/fauna winners:
![A Maltese wall lizard, Podarcis filfolensis Photo: Christian Formosa A Maltese wall lizard, Podarcis filfolensis Photo: Christian Formosa](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/b9cf3a481400a1669748bbee7cb004fb8b92bfcc-1695469575-54c849d4-1920x1280.jpg)
![Flying Gurnard - Rundunell (Dactylopterus volitans). Photo: Saviour Bonnici Flying Gurnard - Rundunell (Dactylopterus volitans). Photo: Saviour Bonnici](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/f9dce0c4b1e01198b535e865ee6dea5f1c8b782f-1695469590-bc7583d8-1920x1280.jpg)
![Flower Beetle (Labidostomis taxicornis). Photo: Terry Caselli Photography Flower Beetle (Labidostomis taxicornis). Photo: Terry Caselli Photography](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/29c7483cf0c8d7b9e7cf40efa7c8725f5275b62c-1695469611-22e0deab-1920x1280.jpg)
![Maltese Freshwater Crab (Potamon fluviatile). Photo: YungLito Maltese Freshwater Crab (Potamon fluviatile). Photo: YungLito](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/dbf81efbc352c2f6becb7e08317681307842e960-1695469632-c701450f-1920x1280.jpg)
![Felimara Picta Nudibranch. Photo: Victor Micallef Felimara Picta Nudibranch. Photo: Victor Micallef](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/0d3f2e8a0d9b750b792893f02ec2ac03251ba26d-1695469644-f144852f-1920x1280.jpg)
![Tiny spider on moss spore pod. Photo: Mario J Cachia Tiny spider on moss spore pod. Photo: Mario J Cachia](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/058251e4db4690b75f181663c9b29dcd10dc10c2-1695469660-89ef6b14-1920x1280.jpg)
![Grey Birdsfoot Trefoil (Għantux tal-blat). Photo: Mario J Cachia Grey Birdsfoot Trefoil (Għantux tal-blat). Photo: Mario J Cachia](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/0f1d1ed576389591ced6a8e73b06867b25c6f010-1695469736-693e5000-1920x1280.jpg)
![Greater Flamingo. Photo: Aron Tanti Greater Flamingo. Photo: Aron Tanti](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/767c0318922158092509236ce27bffa93e1848a1-1695469753-bae3ff60-1920x1280.jpg)
![Swallowtail butterfly (Farfett tal-Fejgel) on Tassell Grape Hyacinth. Photo: MarionSP Swallowtail butterfly (Farfett tal-Fejgel) on Tassell Grape Hyacinth. Photo: MarionSP](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/b729d2ca91336c0a1676d3dad8abe2f9926c631c-1695469786-d08bdf5d-1920x1280.jpg)
![Flabellina. Photo: Alessio Marrone Flabellina. Photo: Alessio Marrone](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/f7f6706b61aa75895534f9cfb2091759deeb7458-1695469802-4806ae05-1920x1280.jpg)