{"id":2171686,"date":"2023-10-27T18:30:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2171686"},"modified":"2023-10-27T18:56:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:56:55","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month October 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-16366' 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-october-2023\/hoatzin.png\" title=\"Hoatzin\" alttext=\"Hoatzin\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_hoatzin.png' title= 'Hoatzin' alt='Hoatzin'\/><\/a><span>Hoatzin<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>56 votes (13.15%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16369' 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-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg\" title=\"Split Nose\" alttext=\"Split Nose\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_leopard-exposure-tours.jpg' title= 'Split Nose' alt='Split Nose'\/><\/a><span>Split Nose<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/exposuretours\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bryan Pereira<\/a><\/span><span>53 votes (12.44%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16367' 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-october-2023\/capped-heron.png\" title=\"Capped Heron\" alttext=\"Capped Heron\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_capped-heron.png' title= 'Capped Heron' alt='Capped Heron'\/><\/a><span>Capped Heron<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>44 votes (10.33%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16363' 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-october-2023\/bearcub7cr.jpg\" title=\"Now Cut That Out\" alttext=\"Now Cut That Out\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_bearcub7cr.jpg' title= 'Now Cut That Out' alt='Now Cut That Out'\/><\/a><span>Now Cut That Out<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/lalofgren\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Leigh Lofgren<\/a><\/span><span>36 votes (8.45%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16362' 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-october-2023\/dsc04636.jpeg\" title=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird\" alttext=\"Ruby Throated Hummingbird\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc04636.jpeg' title= 'Ruby Throated Hummingbird' alt='Ruby Throated Hummingbird'\/><\/a><span>Ruby Throated Hummingbird<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/cbrunke\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Chris Brunke<\/a><\/span><span>25 votes (5.87%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16382' 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-october-2023\/_i7a7342.jpg\" title=\"Caracal on the Move\" alttext=\"Caracal on the Move\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs__i7a7342.jpg' title= 'Caracal on the Move' alt='Caracal on the Move'\/><\/a><span>Caracal on the Move<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 (5.87%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16374' 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-october-2023\/phainapeple-male-0680.jpg\" title=\"Phainapepla-male\" alttext=\"Phainapepla-male\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_phainapeple-male-0680.jpg' title= 'Phainapepla-male' alt='Phainapepla-male'\/><\/a><span>Phainapepla-male<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jer\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jerry Schudda<\/a><\/span><span>23 votes (5.4%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16361' 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-october-2023\/dsc05528.jpeg\" title=\"Red Deer\" alttext=\"Red Deer\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc05528.jpeg' title= 'Red Deer' alt='Red Deer'\/><\/a><span>Red Deer<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/cbrunke\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Chris Brunke<\/a><\/span><span>23 votes (5.4%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16371' 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-october-2023\/hooded-oriole-on-crimson-bottlebrush.jpg\" title=\"Hooded Oriole on Crimson Bottlebrush\" alttext=\"Hooded Oriole on Crimson Bottlebrush\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_hooded-oriole-on-crimson-bottlebrush.jpg' title= 'Hooded Oriole on Crimson Bottlebrush' alt='Hooded Oriole on Crimson Bottlebrush'\/><\/a><span>Hooded Oriole on Crimson Bottlebrush<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>23 votes (5.4%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16359' 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-october-2023\/chami-antpitta-grallaria-alvarezi.jpg\" title=\"Chami Antpitta (Grallaria Alvarezi)\" alttext=\"Chami Antpitta (Grallaria Alvarezi)\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_chami-antpitta-grallaria-alvarezi.jpg' title= 'Chami Antpitta (Grallaria Alvarezi)' alt='Chami Antpitta (Grallaria Alvarezi)'\/><\/a><span>Chami Antpitta (Grallaria Alvarezi)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>22 votes (5.16%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16358' 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-october-2023\/black-billed-mountain-toucan-andigena-nigrirostris-2.jpg\" title=\"Black-billed Mountain Toucan\" alttext=\"Black-billed Mountain Toucan\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-billed-mountain-toucan-andigena-nigrirostris-2.jpg' title= 'Black-billed Mountain Toucan' alt='Black-billed Mountain Toucan'\/><\/a><span>Black-billed Mountain Toucan<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>21 votes (4.93%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16365' 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-october-2023\/tapir.png\" title=\"Tapir\" alttext=\"Tapir\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_tapir.png' title= 'Tapir' alt='Tapir'\/><\/a><span>Tapir<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>19 votes (4.46%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16357' 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-october-2023\/velvet-purple-coronet-boissonneaua-jardini.jpg\" title=\"Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua Jardini)\" alttext=\"Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua Jardini)\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_velvet-purple-coronet-boissonneaua-jardini.jpg' title= 'Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua Jardini)' alt='Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua Jardini)'\/><\/a><span>Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua Jardini)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>18 votes (4.23%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16373' 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-october-2023\/pyrrhuloxia-male.jpg\" title=\"Pyrrhuloxia Male\" alttext=\"Pyrrhuloxia Male\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_pyrrhuloxia-male.jpg' title= 'Pyrrhuloxia Male' alt='Pyrrhuloxia Male'\/><\/a><span>Pyrrhuloxia Male<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>14 votes (3.29%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16360' 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-october-2023\/dsc05413.jpeg\" title=\"Peacock\" alttext=\"Peacock\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc05413.jpeg' title= 'Peacock' alt='Peacock'\/><\/a><span>Peacock<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/cbrunke\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Chris Brunke<\/a><\/span><span>12 votes (2.82%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16372' 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-october-2023\/gila-monster.jpg\" title=\"Gila Monster\" alttext=\"Gila Monster\" class=\"shutterset_set_839\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_gila-monster.jpg' title= 'Gila Monster' alt='Gila Monster'\/><\/a><span>Gila Monster<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>12 votes (2.82%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The next competition starts on 25 November 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":2201300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2023\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-male-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month September 2023","footnotes":""},"categories":[3173,5],"tags":[3778,2685,7888],"class_list":["post-2171686","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\/2171686","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=2171686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2171686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2171686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2171686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}