{"id":2175114,"date":"2024-04-26T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2175114"},"modified":"2024-04-26T08:14:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:14:54","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month April 2024"},"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. By popular request the number of images to be selected has been increased to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SIX<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>First click an image and the slideshow will start automatically.\u00a0Select the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SIX<\/strong> <\/span>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-16856' 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-april-2024\/_i7a0773.jpg\" title=\"Leopard in Tree\" alttext=\"Leopard in Tree\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs__i7a0773.jpg' title= 'Leopard in Tree' alt='Leopard in Tree'\/><\/a><span>Leopard in Tree<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/vanzylwjjgmail-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karin van Zyl<\/a><\/span><span>70 votes (7.48%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16857' 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-april-2024\/montezuma-quail.jpg\" title=\"Montezuma Quail\" alttext=\"Montezuma Quail\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_montezuma-quail.jpg' title= 'Montezuma Quail' alt='Montezuma Quail'\/><\/a><span>Montezuma Quail<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>68 votes (7.26%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16851' 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-april-2024\/bear-and-fish_1-topaz-enhance-sharpen-2-1.jpeg\" title=\"Brown Bear\" alttext=\"Brown Bear\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_bear-and-fish_1-topaz-enhance-sharpen-2-1.jpeg' title= 'Brown Bear' alt='Brown Bear'\/><\/a><span>Brown Bear<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>63 votes (6.73%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16861' 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-april-2024\/final_0.jpeg\" title=\"Iguana Closeup \" alttext=\"Iguana Closeup \" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_final_0.jpeg' title= 'Iguana Closeup ' alt='Iguana Closeup '\/><\/a><span>Iguana Closeup <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/paamuljack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Paamul Jack<\/a><\/span><span>62 votes (6.62%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16837' 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-april-2024\/flying_fox_2_wm.jpg\" title=\"Hanging Around All Day - Flying Fox\" alttext=\"Hanging Around All Day - Flying Fox\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_flying_fox_2_wm.jpg' title= 'Hanging Around All Day - Flying Fox' alt='Hanging Around All Day - Flying Fox'\/><\/a><span>Hanging Around All Day - Flying Fox<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>54 votes (5.77%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16860' 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-april-2024\/final.jpeg\" title=\"Mexican King Vulture\" alttext=\"Mexican King Vulture\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_final.jpeg' title= 'Mexican King Vulture' alt='Mexican King Vulture'\/><\/a><span>Mexican King Vulture<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/paamuljack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Paamul Jack<\/a><\/span><span>53 votes (5.66%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16859' 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-april-2024\/gila-woodpecker-female.jpg\" title=\"Gila Woodpecker Female\" alttext=\"Gila Woodpecker Female\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_gila-woodpecker-female.jpg' title= 'Gila Woodpecker Female' alt='Gila Woodpecker Female'\/><\/a><span>Gila Woodpecker Female<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>40 votes (4.27%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16862' 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-april-2024\/img_7465.jpeg\" title=\"Skimmer Dragonfly - Closeup \" alttext=\"Skimmer Dragonfly - Closeup \" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7465.jpeg' title= 'Skimmer Dragonfly - Closeup ' alt='Skimmer Dragonfly - Closeup '\/><\/a><span>Skimmer Dragonfly - Closeup <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/paamuljack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Paamul Jack<\/a><\/span><span>38 votes (4.06%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16852' 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-april-2024\/chilean-flamingo-2023-11-29-021.jpg\" title=\"Chilean Flamingo\" alttext=\"Chilean Flamingo\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_chilean-flamingo-2023-11-29-021.jpg' title= 'Chilean Flamingo' alt='Chilean Flamingo'\/><\/a><span>Chilean Flamingo<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>38 votes (4.06%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16752' 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-april-2024\/american-pygmy-kingfisher.png\" title=\"American Pygmy Kingfisher\" alttext=\"American Pygmy Kingfisher\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_american-pygmy-kingfisher.png' title= 'American Pygmy Kingfisher' alt='American Pygmy Kingfisher'\/><\/a><span>American Pygmy Kingfisher<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>37 votes (3.95%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16751' 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-april-2024\/turquoise-jay.png\" title=\"Turquoise Jay\" alttext=\"Turquoise Jay\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_turquoise-jay.png' title= 'Turquoise Jay' alt='Turquoise Jay'\/><\/a><span>Turquoise Jay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>35 votes (3.74%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16850' 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-april-2024\/baboona-1.jpeg\" title=\"Baboon\" alttext=\"Baboon\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_baboona-1.jpeg' title= 'Baboon' alt='Baboon'\/><\/a><span>Baboon<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>33 votes (3.53%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16844' 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-april-2024\/250224_namibia_etosha_lion__mum_cubs_play_tree.jpg\" title=\"Fun in the Fallen Tree\" alttext=\"Fun in the Fallen Tree\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_250224_namibia_etosha_lion__mum_cubs_play_tree.jpg' title= 'Fun in the Fallen Tree' alt='Fun in the Fallen Tree'\/><\/a><span>Fun in the Fallen Tree<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>32 votes (3.42%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16853' 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-april-2024\/andean-duck-2023-12-07-008.jpg\" title=\"Andean Duck\" alttext=\"Andean Duck\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_andean-duck-2023-12-07-008.jpg' title= 'Andean Duck' alt='Andean Duck'\/><\/a><span>Andean Duck<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>30 votes (3.21%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16855' 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-april-2024\/img_2256.jpeg\" title=\"Pidgie Wants to Be a Raptor \" alttext=\"Pidgie Wants to Be a Raptor \" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2256.jpeg' title= 'Pidgie Wants to Be a Raptor ' alt='Pidgie Wants to Be a Raptor '\/><\/a><span>Pidgie Wants to Be a Raptor <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>29 votes (3.1%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16845' 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-april-2024\/160224_namibia_animal_reptile_chameleona_head.jpg\" title=\"Namaqua Chameleon\" alttext=\"Namaqua Chameleon\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_160224_namibia_animal_reptile_chameleona_head.jpg' title= 'Namaqua Chameleon' alt='Namaqua Chameleon'\/><\/a><span>Namaqua Chameleon<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>29 votes (3.1%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16849' 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-april-2024\/macawj-topaz-denoise-sharpen-copy-topaz-enhance-4000w.jpeg\" title=\"Scarlet Macaw\" alttext=\"Scarlet Macaw\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_macawj-topaz-denoise-sharpen-copy-topaz-enhance-4000w.jpeg' title= 'Scarlet Macaw' alt='Scarlet Macaw'\/><\/a><span>Scarlet Macaw<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>27 votes (2.88%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16843' 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-april-2024\/240224_namibia_etosha_hali_animal_lion_cubs_road.jpg\" title=\"Hurry up Mum Dad is Calling.\" alttext=\"Hurry up Mum Dad is Calling.\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_240224_namibia_etosha_hali_animal_lion_cubs_road.jpg' title= 'Hurry up Mum Dad is Calling.' alt='Hurry up Mum Dad is Calling.'\/><\/a><span>Hurry up Mum Dad is Calling.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>27 votes (2.88%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16753' 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-april-2024\/crimson-mantled-woodpecker.png\" title=\"Crimson-mantled Woodpecker\" alttext=\"Crimson-mantled Woodpecker\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_crimson-mantled-woodpecker.png' title= 'Crimson-mantled Woodpecker' alt='Crimson-mantled Woodpecker'\/><\/a><span>Crimson-mantled Woodpecker<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>24 votes (2.56%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16838' 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-april-2024\/kangaroo_3_wm.jpg\" title=\"Time for a Snack - Kangaroo\" alttext=\"Time for a Snack - Kangaroo\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_kangaroo_3_wm.jpg' title= 'Time for a Snack - Kangaroo' alt='Time for a Snack - Kangaroo'\/><\/a><span>Time for a Snack - Kangaroo<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>23 votes (2.46%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16858' 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-april-2024\/lucys-warbler-on-red-yucca.jpg\" title=\"Lucy\u2019s Warbler on Red Yucca\" alttext=\"Lucy\u2019s Warbler on Red Yucca\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_lucys-warbler-on-red-yucca.jpg' title= 'Lucy\u2019s Warbler on Red Yucca' alt='Lucy\u2019s Warbler on Red Yucca'\/><\/a><span>Lucy\u2019s Warbler on Red Yucca<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>22 votes (2.35%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16854' 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-april-2024\/black-hooded-sierra-finch-2023-12-08-029.jpg\" title=\"Black-hooded Sierra Finch\" alttext=\"Black-hooded Sierra Finch\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-hooded-sierra-finch-2023-12-08-029.jpg' title= 'Black-hooded Sierra Finch' alt='Black-hooded Sierra Finch'\/><\/a><span>Black-hooded Sierra Finch<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>20 votes (2.14%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16863' 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-april-2024\/img_5087.jpeg\" title=\"The Cardinal\u2019s in \" alttext=\"The Cardinal\u2019s in \" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_5087.jpeg' title= 'The Cardinal\u2019s in ' alt='The Cardinal\u2019s in '\/><\/a><span>The Cardinal\u2019s in <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>16 votes (1.71%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16836' 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-april-2024\/australian-pelican_3-1_wm.jpg\" title=\"Got My Eye on You - Australian Pelican\" alttext=\"Got My Eye on You - Australian Pelican\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_australian-pelican_3-1_wm.jpg' title= 'Got My Eye on You - Australian Pelican' alt='Got My Eye on You - Australian Pelican'\/><\/a><span>Got My Eye on You - Australian Pelican<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>15 votes (1.6%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16848' 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-april-2024\/_mp17726-saddle-billed-stork-resized.jpg\" title=\"Saddle-billed Stork\" alttext=\"Saddle-billed Stork\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs__mp17726-saddle-billed-stork-resized.jpg' title= 'Saddle-billed Stork' alt='Saddle-billed Stork'\/><\/a><span>Saddle-billed Stork<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/mpamsympatico-ca\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Monique Pampel<\/a><\/span><span>14 votes (1.5%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16847' 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-april-2024\/dsc_1741-grey-capped-social-flycatcher_resized.jpg\" title=\"Grey-capped Social Flycatcher\" alttext=\"Grey-capped Social Flycatcher\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_1741-grey-capped-social-flycatcher_resized.jpg' title= 'Grey-capped Social Flycatcher' alt='Grey-capped Social Flycatcher'\/><\/a><span>Grey-capped Social Flycatcher<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/mpamsympatico-ca\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Monique Pampel<\/a><\/span><span>13 votes (1.39%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16842' 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-april-2024\/kingies-ib_039-4000.jpg\" title=\"We Don\u2019t See Eye to Eye\" alttext=\"We Don\u2019t See Eye to Eye\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_kingies-ib_039-4000.jpg' title= 'We Don\u2019t See Eye to Eye' alt='We Don\u2019t See Eye to Eye'\/><\/a><span>We Don\u2019t See Eye to Eye<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/niallxd\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">NiallxD<\/a><\/span><span>9 votes (0.96%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-16846' 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-april-2024\/_mp17441-southern-yellow-billed-hornbill-tockus-leucomelas_pe.jpg\" title=\"Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus Leucomelas)\" alttext=\"Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus Leucomelas)\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs__mp17441-southern-yellow-billed-hornbill-tockus-leucomelas_pe.jpg' title= 'Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus Leucomelas)' alt='Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus Leucomelas)'\/><\/a><span>Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus Leucomelas)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/mpamsympatico-ca\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Monique Pampel<\/a><\/span><span>8 votes (0.85%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-16841' 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-april-2024\/kingies-ib_044.jpg\" title=\"Gone Fishing\" alttext=\"Gone Fishing\" class=\"shutterset_set_874\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2024\/thumbs\/thumbs_kingies-ib_044.jpg' title= 'Gone Fishing' alt='Gone Fishing'\/><\/a><span>Gone Fishing<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/niallxd\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">NiallxD<\/a><\/span><span>4 votes (0.43%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The next competition starts on 25 May 2024<\/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. By popular request the number of images to be selected has been increased to SIX. First click an image and the slideshow will start automatically.\u00a0Select the SIX images you like best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":2202244,"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\/sword-billed-hummingbird-ensifera-ensifera_1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month March 2024","footnotes":""},"categories":[3173,5],"tags":[3778,2685,7888],"class_list":["post-2175114","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\/2175114","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=2175114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2202244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2175114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2175114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2175114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}