Results of the Best Photo of the Month July 2026

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

Brenda Jacobs wins First Prize with her outstanding image  ‘Northern Gannet Love‘. Glenn Perrigo wins Second Prize with “Pollen-covered Bee”. Third Prize goes to Ken Billington with ‘Four-spotted Chaser’.

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

See detailed results below:

(click on thumbnails for slideshow).

Northern Gannet Love
brendajacobsphotography55 votes (7.77%)

Pollen-covered Bee
Glenn Perrigo47 votes (6.64%)

Four-spotted Chaser
Ken Billington46 votes (6.5%)

Western Tanager Feeding Its Young
Alan Murphy42 votes (5.93%)

Three Kingfishers on the Same Perch
Alan Murphy41 votes (5.79%)

Painted Schinia Moth
Glenn Perrigo41 votes (5.79%)

Anna’s Hummingbird Photographed in Ambient Light
Alan Murphy39 votes (5.51%)

Light-mantled Albatross
Daniel Bastaja39 votes (5.51%)

Texas Katydid Nymphs on Firewheel
Glenn Perrigo38 votes (5.37%)

Curious Puma
Glenn Bartley37 votes (5.23%)

Wildebeest at Play
Bryan Pereira31 votes (4.38%)

Mute Swans
Steve Wagner23 votes (3.25%)

Red-bellied Grackle (Hypopyrrhus Pyrohypogaster)
Glenn Bartley22 votes (3.11%)

White Rhino Calf
HAMILTONR67121 votes (2.97%)

Chestnut-capped Brush Finch
Glenn Bartley21 votes (2.97%)

A Faithful Mum
Jacqui Caetano19 votes (2.68%)

Cause Playing is Fun
HAMILTONR67118 votes (2.54%)

Dominant Chacma Baboon
HAMILTONR67117 votes (2.4%)

The Green Heron
Angela Visinski17 votes (2.4%)

Grey Squirrel Eating a Peanut
Anne Sen-Oliver16 votes (2.26%)

Stonechat on Bracken
Ken Billington13 votes (1.84%)

It’s a Hard Life
Jacqui Caetano12 votes (1.69%)

Sand Martin in Flight
Ken Billington12 votes (1.69%)

A Whale of a Time!
Jacqui Caetano9 votes (1.27%)

Canibalisme
Anne-Marie Rossouw9 votes (1.27%)

Tern
Steve Wagner6 votes (0.85%)

Brown Hyena and Its Trophee
Anne-Marie Rossouw6 votes (0.85%)

Pygmy Falcon
safrounet6 votes (0.85%)

Nene Geese
Steve Wagner5 votes (0.71%)

The next competition starts on 31 August 2026

Winning photos will be featured on our banner

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