{"id":2171957,"date":"2023-11-03T13:49:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T12:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2171957"},"modified":"2023-11-03T13:49:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T12:49:45","slug":"results-of-the-best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/results-of-the-best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Results of the Best Photo of the Month October 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u00a0 are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition.<\/p>\n<p>Jess Findlay wins First Prize with his outstanding image <em>&#8216;Hoatzin<\/em><em>&#8216;.\u00a0 <\/em>Bryan Pereira wins Second Prize with his inspirational image &#8216;<em>Split Nose<\/em>&#8216;. Third Prize goes to Jess Findlay with <em>&#8216;Capped Heron<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>Please give kudos to the photographers by leaving comments at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 760px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"size-medium\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/hoatzin.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"Hoatzin by Jess Findlay\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Hoatzin by Jess Findlay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 760px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"size-medium\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/leopard-exposure-tours.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Split Nose by Bryan Pereira\" width=\"750\" height=\"943\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Split Nose by Bryan Pereira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 760px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"size-medium\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2023\/capped-heron.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"Capped Heron by Jess Findlay\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Capped Heron by Jess Findlay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See detailed results below:<\/p>\n<p>(click on thumbnails for slideshow).<\/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>We\u00a0 are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Jess Findlay wins First Prize with his outstanding image &#8216;Hoatzin&#8216;.\u00a0 Bryan Pereira wins Second Prize with his inspirational image &#8216;Split Nose&#8216;. Third Prize goes to Jess Findlay with &#8216;Capped Heron&#8216;. Please give kudos to the photographers by leaving comments at the bottom of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":2201357,"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-october-2023\/hoatzin.png","fifu_image_alt":"Results of the Best Photo of the Month September 2023","footnotes":""},"categories":[3173,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2171957","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\/2171957","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=2171957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2171957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2171957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2171957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}