Our 2022 Audubon Photography Awards marked the second yr of our new Female Hen Prize. Produced to connect with focus to some of the most overlooked birds in the earth, the woman bird class challenges photographers to focus their cameras and awareness on the sex that is too frequently disregarded. This neglect by bird lovers and even scientists isn’t just a dilemma of philosophy or equality. Modern analysis has proven that absence of emphasis on the unique demands of woman birds has profound implications for species conservation.  When Audubon magazine launched the Female Hen Prize, we weren’t absolutely sure what the reaction was going to be. We were being pleasantly amazed when we been given hundreds of…