Results of the Best Photo of the Month September 2023

We  are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition.

Alan Murphy wins First Prize with his outstanding image ‘Mexican Long-nosed Bat‘.  David Taylor wins Second Prize with his inspirational image ‘Mother Cheetah and Her Cub‘. Third Prize goes to Jess Findlay with ‘Purple-bibbed Whitetip‘.

Please give kudos to the photographers by leaving comments at the bottom of this page.

See detailed results below:

(click on thumbnails for slideshow).

Mexican Long-nosed Bat
Alan Murphy66 votes (13.41%)

Mother Cheetah and Her Cub
David Taylor34 votes (6.91%)

Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Jess Findlay33 votes (6.71%)

Mama and Baby Spider Monkeys
Paamul Jack31 votes (6.3%)

“Dancer” Damselfly
Paamul Jack25 votes (5.08%)

“Julia” Butterflies Gathering
Paamul Jack24 votes (4.88%)

Barn Owl
Dean Eades24 votes (4.88%)

Eyelash Viper
Noushka Wildlife24 votes (4.88%)

Well Bombed
Diane Stuckey22 votes (4.47%)

Play Time
Leigh Lofgren20 votes (4.07%)

Jaguar
Glenn Bartley20 votes (4.07%)

Malachite Sunbird Feeding
Ken Billington18 votes (3.66%)

White-winged Dove on Bird of Paradise
Alan Murphy17 votes (3.46%)

Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria Coronata)
Glenn Bartley15 votes (3.05%)

Giant River Otter
Glenn Bartley15 votes (3.05%)

Lions at a Hippo Kill
David Taylor14 votes (2.85%)

Barn Owl
Dean Eades14 votes (2.85%)

Southern Double Collared Sunbird
Ken Billington13 votes (2.64%)

Sword-billed Hummingbird
Jess Findlay11 votes (2.24%)

Grey-headed Kingfisher
David Taylor10 votes (2.03%)

Scott’s Oriole Male on Catclaw Acacia
Alan Murphy8 votes (1.63%)

Rock Hyrax
Ken Billington7 votes (1.42%)

Cure Little Monkey
Karin van Zyl6 votes (1.22%)

Watching You Watching Me
Diane Stuckey5 votes (1.02%)

King Vulture
Noushka Wildlife5 votes (1.02%)

Prothonotary Warbler Pretty is as Pretty Does
Clayton5 votes (1.02%)

Blue-winged Mountain Tanager
Jess Findlay3 votes (0.61%)

Drinking Buddies
Jennifer Danhaus3 votes (0.61%)

The next competition starts on 28 October 2023

Winning photos will be featured on our banner

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