{"id":2163162,"date":"2022-05-27T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T07:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2163162"},"modified":"2022-05-27T08:25:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T07:25:28","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month May 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the \u201cBest Photo of the Month\u201d competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun.<\/p>\n<p>First click an image and the slideshow will start automatically. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the blue VOTE button at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<p>After registering your vote you will be able to see the current status of the voting. Voting will remain open for 7 days after which the results will be published.<\/p>\n<p>After browsing the photos, please give kudos to the photographers by leaving a comment at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<div id='ngg-image-15274' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/5f4207d8-8f11-4ab1-80ab-2ab5cba6b731.jpeg\" title=\"Triton\u2019s Trumpet (Snail), Genus Charonia\" alttext=\"Triton\u2019s Trumpet (Snail), Genus Charonia\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_5f4207d8-8f11-4ab1-80ab-2ab5cba6b731.jpeg' title= 'Triton\u2019s Trumpet (Snail), Genus Charonia' alt='Triton\u2019s Trumpet (Snail), Genus Charonia'\/><\/a><span>Triton\u2019s Trumpet (Snail), Genus Charonia<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/paamuljack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Paamul Jack<\/a><\/span><span>33 votes (6.9%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15245' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/perrigo-ladder-backed-woodpeckers-5530.jpeg\" title=\"Face-off at Sunrise\" alttext=\"Face-off at Sunrise\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_perrigo-ladder-backed-woodpeckers-5530.jpeg' title= 'Face-off at Sunrise' alt='Face-off at Sunrise'\/><\/a><span>Face-off at Sunrise<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/rioselva\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Perrigo<\/a><\/span><span>31 votes (6.49%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15261' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/collared-inca-coeligena-torquata.jpg\" title=\"Collared Inca (Coeligena Torquata)\" alttext=\"Collared Inca (Coeligena Torquata)\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_collared-inca-coeligena-torquata.jpg' title= 'Collared Inca (Coeligena Torquata)' alt='Collared Inca (Coeligena Torquata)'\/><\/a><span>Collared Inca (Coeligena Torquata)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>30 votes (6.28%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-15240' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/lievre-85b9444_220202.jpg\" title=\"Running Hare!\" alttext=\"Running Hare!\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_lievre-85b9444_220202.jpg' title= 'Running Hare!' alt='Running Hare!'\/><\/a><span>Running Hare!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/noushka\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Noushka Wildlife<\/a><\/span><span>29 votes (6.07%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15269' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/_igp7266.jpg\" title=\"Baby Elephants\" alttext=\"Baby Elephants\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs__igp7266.jpg' title= 'Baby Elephants' alt='Baby Elephants'\/><\/a><span>Baby Elephants<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/vanzylwjjgmail-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karin van Zyl<\/a><\/span><span>28 votes (5.86%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15265' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/_igp7143.jpg\" title=\"Cute Baby Baboon\" alttext=\"Cute Baby Baboon\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs__igp7143.jpg' title= 'Cute Baby Baboon' alt='Cute Baby Baboon'\/><\/a><span>Cute Baby Baboon<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/vanzylwjjgmail-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karin van Zyl<\/a><\/span><span>25 votes (5.23%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-15277' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/long-eared-in-pines.jpg\" title=\"Long Eared in Pines\" alttext=\"Long Eared in Pines\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_long-eared-in-pines.jpg' title= 'Long Eared in Pines' alt='Long Eared in Pines'\/><\/a><span>Long Eared in Pines<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>25 votes (5.23%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15251' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/bowerird-pair-6-copy.jpg\" title=\"Regent Bowerbird Pair\" alttext=\"Regent Bowerbird Pair\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_bowerird-pair-6-copy.jpg' title= 'Regent Bowerbird Pair' alt='Regent Bowerbird Pair'\/><\/a><span>Regent Bowerbird Pair<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>24 votes (5.02%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15246' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/e2cabde7-121f-41f5-af52-0d0a3ffd15d4.jpeg\" title=\"My Sweet Opossum\" alttext=\"My Sweet Opossum\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_e2cabde7-121f-41f5-af52-0d0a3ffd15d4.jpeg' title= 'My Sweet Opossum' alt='My Sweet Opossum'\/><\/a><span>My Sweet Opossum<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/joellec\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Joelle Budden<\/a><\/span><span>21 votes (4.39%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-15259' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/black-skimmer-2-750px.jpg\" title=\"Black Skimmer\" alttext=\"Black Skimmer\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-skimmer-2-750px.jpg' title= 'Black Skimmer' alt='Black Skimmer'\/><\/a><span>Black Skimmer<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>20 votes (4.18%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15272' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/singevervet-ngoro-85a2139_2202.jpg\" title=\"He\u2019s My Twin!\" alttext=\"He\u2019s My Twin!\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_singevervet-ngoro-85a2139_2202.jpg' title= 'He\u2019s My Twin!' alt='He\u2019s My Twin!'\/><\/a><span>He\u2019s My Twin!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/noushka\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Noushka Wildlife<\/a><\/span><span>20 votes (4.18%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15279' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/wet-nose-c.jpg\" title=\"Wet Nose\" alttext=\"Wet Nose\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_wet-nose-c.jpg' title= 'Wet Nose' alt='Wet Nose'\/><\/a><span>Wet Nose<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>19 votes (3.97%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-15260' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/blue-winged-mountain-tanager-anisognathus-somptuosus.jpg\" title=\"Blue-winged Mountain Tanager\" alttext=\"Blue-winged Mountain Tanager\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_blue-winged-mountain-tanager-anisognathus-somptuosus.jpg' title= 'Blue-winged Mountain Tanager' alt='Blue-winged Mountain Tanager'\/><\/a><span>Blue-winged Mountain Tanager<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>19 votes (3.97%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15257' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/gray-catbird-750px.jpg\" title=\"Gray Catbird\" alttext=\"Gray Catbird\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_gray-catbird-750px.jpg' title= 'Gray Catbird' alt='Gray Catbird'\/><\/a><span>Gray Catbird<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>17 votes (3.56%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15275' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/e1980d26-293e-497d-89ca-b03aaed843c1.jpeg\" title=\"Green Sea Turtle (Genus Chelonia)\" alttext=\"Green Sea Turtle (Genus Chelonia)\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_e1980d26-293e-497d-89ca-b03aaed843c1.jpeg' title= 'Green Sea Turtle (Genus Chelonia)' alt='Green Sea Turtle (Genus Chelonia)'\/><\/a><span>Green Sea Turtle (Genus Chelonia)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/paamuljack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Paamul Jack<\/a><\/span><span>16 votes (3.35%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-15247' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/050522_garden_insect_caterpillar_lackey_moth.jpg\" title=\"Are You Staring at Me?\" alttext=\"Are You Staring at Me?\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_050522_garden_insect_caterpillar_lackey_moth.jpg' title= 'Are You Staring at Me?' alt='Are You Staring at Me?'\/><\/a><span>Are You Staring at Me?<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>15 votes (3.14%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15254' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/lion-group-hwange-copy.jpg\" title=\"Lions\" alttext=\"Lions\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_lion-group-hwange-copy.jpg' title= 'Lions' alt='Lions'\/><\/a><span>Lions<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>14 votes (2.93%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15253' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/robin-red-capped-pair-2.jpg\" title=\"Red-capped Robin Pair\" alttext=\"Red-capped Robin Pair\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_robin-red-capped-pair-2.jpg' title= 'Red-capped Robin Pair' alt='Red-capped Robin Pair'\/><\/a><span>Red-capped Robin Pair<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>14 votes (2.93%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-15270' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/ois-cincleplongeur-85a1995_220512.jpg\" title=\"White-throated Dipper\" alttext=\"White-throated Dipper\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_ois-cincleplongeur-85a1995_220512.jpg' title= 'White-throated Dipper' alt='White-throated Dipper'\/><\/a><span>White-throated Dipper<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/noushka\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Noushka Wildlife<\/a><\/span><span>13 votes (2.72%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15262' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/red-headed-barbet-eubucco-bourcierii.jpg\" title=\"Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco Bourcierii)\" alttext=\"Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco Bourcierii)\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_red-headed-barbet-eubucco-bourcierii.jpg' title= 'Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco Bourcierii)' alt='Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco Bourcierii)'\/><\/a><span>Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco Bourcierii)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>12 votes (2.51%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15243' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/robin_1_wm.jpg\" title=\"Robin Readbreast\" alttext=\"Robin Readbreast\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_robin_1_wm.jpg' title= 'Robin Readbreast' alt='Robin Readbreast'\/><\/a><span>Robin Readbreast<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>10 votes (2.09%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-15278' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/take-that.jpg\" title=\"Take That\" alttext=\"Take That\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_take-that.jpg' title= 'Take That' alt='Take That'\/><\/a><span>Take That<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>8 votes (1.67%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15276' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/8e1ebaa3-8265-4e39-9559-923909e018ae.jpeg\" title=\"Common Blues (Genus Leptotes)\" alttext=\"Common Blues (Genus Leptotes)\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_8e1ebaa3-8265-4e39-9559-923909e018ae.jpeg' title= 'Common Blues (Genus Leptotes)' alt='Common Blues (Genus Leptotes)'\/><\/a><span>Common Blues (Genus Leptotes)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/paamuljack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Paamul Jack<\/a><\/span><span>8 votes (1.67%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15242' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/starling_4_wm.jpg\" title=\"Starling Feeding Chicks\" alttext=\"Starling Feeding Chicks\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_starling_4_wm.jpg' title= 'Starling Feeding Chicks' alt='Starling Feeding Chicks'\/><\/a><span>Starling Feeding Chicks<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>7 votes (1.46%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-15256' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/img_1004.jpg\" title=\"Hummer with Beak Pollen\" alttext=\"Hummer with Beak Pollen\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1004.jpg' title= 'Hummer with Beak Pollen' alt='Hummer with Beak Pollen'\/><\/a><span>Hummer with Beak Pollen<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/creekers23\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Sally Drennen<\/a><\/span><span>6 votes (1.26%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15241' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/red_fox_0_wm.jpg\" title=\"Red Fox Taking a Quick Nap\" alttext=\"Red Fox Taking a Quick Nap\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_red_fox_0_wm.jpg' title= 'Red Fox Taking a Quick Nap' alt='Red Fox Taking a Quick Nap'\/><\/a><span>Red Fox Taking a Quick Nap<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>5 votes (1.05%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15263' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/798515d6-7b49-4a07-9bcc-e300557bce35.jpeg\" title=\"My Raccoons \" alttext=\"My Raccoons \" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_798515d6-7b49-4a07-9bcc-e300557bce35.jpeg' title= 'My Raccoons ' alt='My Raccoons '\/><\/a><span>My Raccoons <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/joellec\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Joelle Budden<\/a><\/span><span>4 votes (0.84%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-15258' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/cape-may-warbler-2-750px.jpg\" title=\"Cape-may Warbler \" alttext=\"Cape-may Warbler \" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_cape-may-warbler-2-750px.jpg' title= 'Cape-may Warbler ' alt='Cape-may Warbler '\/><\/a><span>Cape-may Warbler <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>3 votes (0.63%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-15239' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/ois-faisan-acc-85a9592_220410.jpg\" title=\"European pheasant\" alttext=\"European pheasant\" class=\"shutterset_set_814\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2022\/thumbs\/thumbs_ois-faisan-acc-85a9592_220410.jpg' title= 'European pheasant' alt='European pheasant'\/><\/a><span>European pheasant<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/noushka\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Noushka Wildlife<\/a><\/span><span>2 votes (0.42%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The next competition starts on 25 June 2022<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Winning photos will be featured on our banner<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='mb-center maxbutton-7-center'><span class='maxbutton-7-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-7 maxbutton maxbutton-upload-your-photo-here\" href=\"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/photo-competition\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span class='mb-text'>Upload Your Photo Here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Conditions of Entry<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have read and agree to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/log-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Terms of Service<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You confirm that the photo copyright belongs to you.<\/li>\n<li>The photo title and descriptive fields must be completed.<\/li>\n<li>Photos in frames or with colored borders are not allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Photos of pets, captive or domestic animals are not allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Contestants can vote for their own photos but ONLY ONCE!<\/li>\n<li>Photos of paintings or drawings of wild animals are not allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Photos not in accordance with conditions of use may be excluded.<\/li>\n<li>Winning photos will also be featured on our blog\u2019s rotating banner.<\/li>\n<li>Use of social media to manipulate or influence voting is not allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Images should not be duplicated by uploading into more than one gallery.<\/li>\n<li>Composite photos created by superimposing two or more separate photos not allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the \u201cBest Photo of the Month\u201d competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and the slideshow will start automatically. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the blue VOTE button at the bottom of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":2200074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/birds-of-south-america\/saphire-vented-puffleg-eriocnemis-luciani.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month April 2022","footnotes":""},"categories":[3173,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2163162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-competitions","category-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2163162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2163162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2163162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2163162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}