text: The winner of the national award for Sri Lanka is Lakshitha Karunarathna for this fascinating shot of an otter he captured in Bourne, Lincolnshire. He said: 'As I spent a whole night photographing a heron in a small pond, this handsome hunter popped up all of sudden right in front of me and started swimming and diving for fish at an unbelievable pace. I could not get a proper shot for some time due to the speed and the unpredictability of this skilful night hunter. After good half an hour of hunting, it took a break and shook the water off'