Daily Current Affairs / Alejandro Prieto wins ‘Bird Photographer of the Year 2021’
Category : Awards Published on: September 03 2021
· Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto has emerged as the winner of the Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2021.
· He has won for capturing a photograph of a greater roadrunner staring up at the barbed-wire-clad border wall between the USA and Mexico, with what almost looks like a sense of bewilderment.
Important facts:
About Mexican
v Capital: Mexico City
v Currency: Mexican peso
v President: Andrés Manuel López Obrador
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