VOTE for the Best Photo of the Year 2014

Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Year 2014” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth.

This week’s featured image:  Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus) perched on a branch in Cuba by Glenn Bartley

Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow.

Then select the three images you like best of all and click the VOTE button at the bottom of the page. After registering your vote you will be able to see the current status of the voting.

Please leave any comments you might have at the bottom of this page.

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
Karen Jenderedjian170 votes (11.31%)

Hi Muppet! Hypsiboas tree frog
Michael Tweddle134 votes (8.92%)

Amazilia Hummingbird
Michael Tweddle111 votes (7.39%)

Look into my Eyes
Ashton Beney93 votes (6.19%)

Peruvian Cock-of-the-Rock
Michael Tweddle93 votes (6.19%)

Sunset
Vijayendra Desai62 votes (4.13%)

Snowy Owl Hunt
Don Getty61 votes (4.06%)

\'Hummingbird Trio\' by W. Nussbaumer
Walter Nussbaumer57 votes (3.79%)

Lovers
Silvestr Szabó52 votes (3.46%)

Pileated Woodpeckers
Robert Strickland51 votes (3.39%)

Inca Tern
Michael Tweddle51 votes (3.39%)

Brides Dance
Ruth Thiessen46 votes (3.06%)

Snipe reflexion
Noushka Wildlife45 votes (2.99%)

Grey Fox in Snow
David Courtenay42 votes (2.79%)

Male lions fighting
Dave Richards39 votes (2.59%)

Sunset Landing
Pam Mullins37 votes (2.46%)

I´ll Surrender
Harry Eggens36 votes (2.4%)

Focus
Candice Botha35 votes (2.33%)

Standing Tall
Ester van der Merwe35 votes (2.33%)

Great Horned Owl Family
Nancy Elwood34 votes (2.26%)

Angels dance
Jose Maurtua32 votes (2.13%)

Hunter
Nitin Jain27 votes (1.8%)

Bush Hyrax Heterohyrax brucei
Dave Richards27 votes (1.8%)

Striped chaos
Johann Van Heerden27 votes (1.8%)

Sunshine Girl
Howard Cheek26 votes (1.73%)

Final Approach
Jim Ehle23 votes (1.53%)

Two Eyes by Nitin Jain
Nitin Jain23 votes (1.53%)

Red eyed-leaf-frog
Jonathan Serrano19 votes (1.26%)

Oropendola Montezuma
Petr Bambousek15 votes (1%)

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• The photo title and descriptive fields must be completed.
• Photos in frames or with colored borders are not allowed.
• Photos of pets, captive or domestic animals are not allowed.
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