{"id":2171275,"date":"2023-09-29T07:50:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T06:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2171275"},"modified":"2023-09-29T07:50:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T06:50:13","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month September 2023"},"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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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-16351' 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-september-2023\/mexican-long-nosed-bat.jpg\" title=\"Mexican Long-nosed Bat\" alttext=\"Mexican Long-nosed Bat\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_mexican-long-nosed-bat.jpg' title= 'Mexican Long-nosed Bat' alt='Mexican Long-nosed Bat'\/><\/a><span>Mexican Long-nosed Bat<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>66 votes (13.41%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16332' 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-september-2023\/cheetahs-pre-hunt-2-web.jpg\" title=\"Mother Cheetah and Her Cub\" alttext=\"Mother Cheetah and Her Cub\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_cheetahs-pre-hunt-2-web.jpg' title= 'Mother Cheetah and Her Cub' alt='Mother Cheetah and Her Cub'\/><\/a><span>Mother Cheetah and Her Cub<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>34 votes (6.91%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16345' 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-september-2023\/purple-bibbed-whitetip.png\" title=\"Purple-bibbed Whitetip\" alttext=\"Purple-bibbed Whitetip\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_purple-bibbed-whitetip.png' title= 'Purple-bibbed Whitetip' alt='Purple-bibbed Whitetip'\/><\/a><span>Purple-bibbed Whitetip<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>33 votes (6.71%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16356' 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-september-2023\/final_0.jpeg\" title=\"Mama and Baby Spider Monkeys\" alttext=\"Mama and Baby Spider Monkeys\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_final_0.jpeg' title= 'Mama and Baby Spider Monkeys' alt='Mama and Baby Spider Monkeys'\/><\/a><span>Mama and Baby Spider Monkeys<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/paamuljack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Paamul Jack<\/a><\/span><span>31 votes (6.3%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16355' 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-september-2023\/final.jpeg\" title=\"\u201cDancer\u201d Damselfly\" alttext=\"\u201cDancer\u201d Damselfly\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_final.jpeg' title= '\u201cDancer\u201d Damselfly' alt='\u201cDancer\u201d Damselfly'\/><\/a><span>\u201cDancer\u201d Damselfly<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/paamuljack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Paamul Jack<\/a><\/span><span>25 votes (5.08%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16354' 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-september-2023\/final-2.jpeg\" title=\"\u201cJulia\u201d Butterflies Gathering\" alttext=\"\u201cJulia\u201d Butterflies Gathering\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_final-2.jpeg' title= '\u201cJulia\u201d Butterflies Gathering' alt='\u201cJulia\u201d Butterflies Gathering'\/><\/a><span>\u201cJulia\u201d Butterflies Gathering<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/paamuljack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Paamul Jack<\/a><\/span><span>24 votes (4.88%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16329' 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-september-2023\/owl.jpg\" title=\"Barn Owl\" alttext=\"Barn Owl\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_owl.jpg' title= 'Barn Owl' alt='Barn Owl'\/><\/a><span>Barn Owl<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/dean-eades\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Dean Eades<\/a><\/span><span>24 votes (4.88%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16334' 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-september-2023\/viper-eyelash-dsc_6424_221130.jpg\" title=\"Eyelash Viper\" alttext=\"Eyelash Viper\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_viper-eyelash-dsc_6424_221130.jpg' title= 'Eyelash Viper' alt='Eyelash Viper'\/><\/a><span>Eyelash Viper<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/noushka\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Noushka Wildlife<\/a><\/span><span>24 votes (4.88%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16336' 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-september-2023\/240823_garden_insects_butterfly_bumblebee_furrowbee.jpg\" title=\"Well Bombed\" alttext=\"Well Bombed\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_240823_garden_insects_butterfly_bumblebee_furrowbee.jpg' title= 'Well Bombed' alt='Well Bombed'\/><\/a><span>Well Bombed<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>22 votes (4.47%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16349' 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-september-2023\/bears42crw.jpg\" title=\"Play Time\" alttext=\"Play Time\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_bears42crw.jpg' title= 'Play Time' alt='Play Time'\/><\/a><span>Play Time<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/lalofgren\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Leigh Lofgren<\/a><\/span><span>20 votes (4.07%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16339' 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-september-2023\/jaguar-3.jpg\" title=\"Jaguar \" alttext=\"Jaguar \" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_jaguar-3.jpg' title= 'Jaguar ' alt='Jaguar '\/><\/a><span>Jaguar <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>20 votes (4.07%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16346' 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-september-2023\/malachite-sunbird-feding.jpg\" title=\"Malachite Sunbird Feeding\" alttext=\"Malachite Sunbird Feeding\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_malachite-sunbird-feding.jpg' title= 'Malachite Sunbird Feeding' alt='Malachite Sunbird Feeding'\/><\/a><span>Malachite Sunbird Feeding<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>18 votes (3.66%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16353' 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-september-2023\/white-winged-dove-on-bird-of-paridise.jpg\" title=\"White-winged Dove on Bird of Paradise\" alttext=\"White-winged Dove on Bird of Paradise\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_white-winged-dove-on-bird-of-paridise.jpg' title= 'White-winged Dove on Bird of Paradise' alt='White-winged Dove on Bird of Paradise'\/><\/a><span>White-winged Dove on Bird of Paradise<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>17 votes (3.46%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16338' 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-september-2023\/red-crested-cardinal-paroaria-coronata.jpg\" title=\"Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria Coronata)\" alttext=\"Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria Coronata)\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_red-crested-cardinal-paroaria-coronata.jpg' title= 'Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria Coronata)' alt='Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria Coronata)'\/><\/a><span>Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria Coronata)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>15 votes (3.05%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16340' 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-september-2023\/giant-river-otter.jpg\" title=\"Giant River Otter\" alttext=\"Giant River Otter\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_giant-river-otter.jpg' title= 'Giant River Otter' alt='Giant River Otter'\/><\/a><span>Giant River Otter<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>15 votes (3.05%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16331' 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-september-2023\/lion-hippo-kill-kenya-10-web.jpg\" title=\"Lions at a Hippo Kill \" alttext=\"Lions at a Hippo Kill \" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_lion-hippo-kill-kenya-10-web.jpg' title= 'Lions at a Hippo Kill ' alt='Lions at a Hippo Kill '\/><\/a><span>Lions at a Hippo Kill <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>14 votes (2.85%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16330' 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-september-2023\/owl-4.jpg\" title=\"Barn Owl \" alttext=\"Barn Owl \" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_owl-4.jpg' title= 'Barn Owl ' alt='Barn Owl '\/><\/a><span>Barn Owl <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/dean-eades\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Dean Eades<\/a><\/span><span>14 votes (2.85%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16348' 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-september-2023\/southern-double-collared-sunbird.jpg\" title=\"Southern Double Collared Sunbird\" alttext=\"Southern Double Collared Sunbird\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_southern-double-collared-sunbird.jpg' title= 'Southern Double Collared Sunbird' alt='Southern Double Collared Sunbird'\/><\/a><span>Southern Double Collared Sunbird<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>13 votes (2.64%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16344' 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-september-2023\/sword-billed-hummingbird.png\" title=\"Sword-billed Hummingbird\" alttext=\"Sword-billed Hummingbird\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_sword-billed-hummingbird.png' title= 'Sword-billed Hummingbird' alt='Sword-billed Hummingbird'\/><\/a><span>Sword-billed Hummingbird<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>11 votes (2.24%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16333' 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-september-2023\/kingfisher-grey-headed-2-web.jpg\" title=\"Grey-headed Kingfisher\" alttext=\"Grey-headed Kingfisher\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_kingfisher-grey-headed-2-web.jpg' title= 'Grey-headed Kingfisher' alt='Grey-headed Kingfisher'\/><\/a><span>Grey-headed Kingfisher<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>10 votes (2.03%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16352' 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-september-2023\/scotts-oriole-male-on-catclaw-acacia.jpg\" title=\"Scott\u2019s Oriole Male on Catclaw Acacia\" alttext=\"Scott\u2019s Oriole Male on Catclaw Acacia\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_scotts-oriole-male-on-catclaw-acacia.jpg' title= 'Scott\u2019s Oriole Male on Catclaw Acacia' alt='Scott\u2019s Oriole Male on Catclaw Acacia'\/><\/a><span>Scott\u2019s Oriole Male on Catclaw Acacia<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>8 votes (1.63%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16347' 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-september-2023\/rock-hyrax.jpg\" title=\"Rock Hyrax\" alttext=\"Rock Hyrax\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_rock-hyrax.jpg' title= 'Rock Hyrax' alt='Rock Hyrax'\/><\/a><span>Rock Hyrax<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>7 votes (1.42%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16342' 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-september-2023\/_i7a4257.jpg\" title=\"Cure Little Monkey\" alttext=\"Cure Little Monkey\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs__i7a4257.jpg' title= 'Cure Little Monkey' alt='Cure Little Monkey'\/><\/a><span>Cure Little Monkey<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/vanzylwjjgmail-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karin van Zyl<\/a><\/span><span>6 votes (1.22%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16337' 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-september-2023\/100823_garden_reptile_lizard.jpg\" title=\"Watching You Watching Me\" alttext=\"Watching You Watching Me\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_100823_garden_reptile_lizard.jpg' title= 'Watching You Watching Me' alt='Watching You Watching Me'\/><\/a><span>Watching You Watching Me<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>5 votes (1.02%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16335' 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-september-2023\/ois-vautour-pape-clz5512_221129.jpg\" title=\"King Vulture\" alttext=\"King Vulture\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_ois-vautour-pape-clz5512_221129.jpg' title= 'King Vulture' alt='King Vulture'\/><\/a><span>King Vulture<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/noushka\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Noushka Wildlife<\/a><\/span><span>5 votes (1.02%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16341' 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-september-2023\/2023-22-p-1268.jpg\" title=\"Prothonotary Warbler Pretty is as Pretty Does\" alttext=\"Prothonotary Warbler Pretty is as Pretty Does\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_2023-22-p-1268.jpg' title= 'Prothonotary Warbler Pretty is as Pretty Does' alt='Prothonotary Warbler Pretty is as Pretty Does'\/><\/a><span>Prothonotary Warbler Pretty is as Pretty Does<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/clayton-mills\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Clayton<\/a><\/span><span>5 votes (1.02%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16343' 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-september-2023\/blue-winged-mountain-tanager.png\" title=\"Blue-winged Mountain Tanager\" alttext=\"Blue-winged Mountain Tanager\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_blue-winged-mountain-tanager.png' 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\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>3 votes (0.61%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16350' 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-september-2023\/img_8741.jpeg\" title=\"Drinking Buddies\" alttext=\"Drinking Buddies\" class=\"shutterset_set_838\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-september-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_8741.jpeg' title= 'Drinking Buddies' alt='Drinking Buddies'\/><\/a><span>Drinking Buddies<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jennbixby\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jennifer Danhaus<\/a><\/span><span>3 votes (0.61%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The next competition starts on 28 October 2023<\/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":2201273,"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\/brazilian-tanager-ramphocelus-bresilius.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month August 2023","footnotes":""},"categories":[3173,5],"tags":[3778,2685,7888],"class_list":["post-2171275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-competitions","category-wildlife","tag-animals","tag-competition","tag-wild-animals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171275","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=2171275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2171275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2171275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2171275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}