{"id":2186339,"date":"2025-03-29T08:37:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T07:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2186339"},"modified":"2025-03-29T08:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T07:37:35","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month March 2025"},"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 six.<\/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-17534' 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-march-2025\/a-great-grey-owl-strix-nebulosa-family-portrait.jpg\" title=\"A Great Grey Owl (Strix Nebulosa) Family Portrait\" alttext=\"A Great Grey Owl (Strix Nebulosa) Family Portrait\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_a-great-grey-owl-strix-nebulosa-family-portrait.jpg' title= 'A Great Grey Owl (Strix Nebulosa) Family Portrait' alt='A Great Grey Owl (Strix Nebulosa) Family Portrait'\/><\/a><span>A Great Grey Owl (Strix Nebulosa) Family Portrait<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>90 votes (11.45%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17522' 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-march-2025\/adult-caracara-2.jpg\" title=\"Adult Caracara\" alttext=\"Adult Caracara\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_adult-caracara-2.jpg' title= 'Adult Caracara' alt='Adult Caracara'\/><\/a><span>Adult Caracara<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>78 votes (9.92%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17532' 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-march-2025\/a-female-sea-otter-enhydra-lutris-kenyoni.jpg\" title=\"A Female Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris Kenyoni)\" alttext=\"A Female Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris Kenyoni)\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_a-female-sea-otter-enhydra-lutris-kenyoni.jpg' title= 'A Female Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris Kenyoni)' alt='A Female Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris Kenyoni)'\/><\/a><span>A Female Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris Kenyoni)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>68 votes (8.65%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17533' 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-march-2025\/a-black-bear-cub-peers-out-inquisitively.jpg\" title=\"A Black Bear Cub Peers Out Inquisitively\" alttext=\"A Black Bear Cub Peers Out Inquisitively\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_a-black-bear-cub-peers-out-inquisitively.jpg' title= 'A Black Bear Cub Peers Out Inquisitively' alt='A Black Bear Cub Peers Out Inquisitively'\/><\/a><span>A Black Bear Cub Peers Out Inquisitively<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>58 votes (7.38%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17514' 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-march-2025\/long-tailed-sylph-aglaiocercus-kingi.jpg\" title=\"Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus Kingi)\" alttext=\"Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus Kingi)\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_long-tailed-sylph-aglaiocercus-kingi.jpg' title= 'Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus Kingi)' alt='Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus Kingi)'\/><\/a><span>Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus Kingi)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>49 votes (6.23%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17519' 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-march-2025\/picaflor-2.jpg\" title=\"Face to Face!\" alttext=\"Face to Face!\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_picaflor-2.jpg' title= 'Face to Face!' alt='Face to Face!'\/><\/a><span>Face to Face!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jdshoob\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">JDShoob<\/a><\/span><span>44 votes (5.6%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17527' 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-march-2025\/aardwolf.jpg\" title=\"Aardwolf in Namibia\" alttext=\"Aardwolf in Namibia\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_aardwolf.jpg' title= 'Aardwolf in Namibia' alt='Aardwolf in Namibia'\/><\/a><span>Aardwolf in Namibia<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>42 votes (5.34%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17524' 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-march-2025\/adult-caracaras-mating.jpg\" title=\"Adult Caracaras Mating\" alttext=\"Adult Caracaras Mating\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_adult-caracaras-mating.jpg' title= 'Adult Caracaras Mating' alt='Adult Caracaras Mating'\/><\/a><span>Adult Caracaras Mating<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>38 votes (4.83%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17529' 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-march-2025\/073a3320wet-migration.jpg\" title=\"Wet Migration\" alttext=\"Wet Migration\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_073a3320wet-migration.jpg' title= 'Wet Migration' alt='Wet Migration'\/><\/a><span>Wet Migration<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>35 votes (4.45%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17528' 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-march-2025\/owl-barking-pair-2-recovered.jpg\" title=\"Barking Owls\" alttext=\"Barking Owls\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_owl-barking-pair-2-recovered.jpg' title= 'Barking Owls' alt='Barking Owls'\/><\/a><span>Barking Owls<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>34 votes (4.33%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17526' 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-march-2025\/wildebeest-birthing-2-web.jpg\" title=\"Wildebeest Birth  \" alttext=\"Wildebeest Birth  \" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_wildebeest-birthing-2-web.jpg' title= 'Wildebeest Birth  ' alt='Wildebeest Birth  '\/><\/a><span>Wildebeest Birth  <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>34 votes (4.33%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17521' 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-march-2025\/wasita-2.jpg\" title=\"Predators on Da House!\" alttext=\"Predators on Da House!\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_wasita-2.jpg' title= 'Predators on Da House!' alt='Predators on Da House!'\/><\/a><span>Predators on Da House!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jdshoob\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">JDShoob<\/a><\/span><span>33 votes (4.2%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17513' 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-march-2025\/shining-sunbeam-aglaeactis-cupripennis.jpg\" title=\"Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis Cupripennis)\" alttext=\"Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis Cupripennis)\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_shining-sunbeam-aglaeactis-cupripennis.jpg' title= 'Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis Cupripennis)' alt='Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis Cupripennis)'\/><\/a><span>Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis Cupripennis)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>32 votes (4.07%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17516' 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-march-2025\/snowy-owl-2020-12-18-086_2-topaz-denoise.jpeg\" title=\"Snowy Owl\" alttext=\"Snowy Owl\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_snowy-owl-2020-12-18-086_2-topaz-denoise.jpeg' title= 'Snowy Owl' alt='Snowy Owl'\/><\/a><span>Snowy Owl<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>31 votes (3.94%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17515' 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-march-2025\/empress-brilliant-heliodoxa-imperatrix.jpg\" title=\"Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa Imperatrix)\" alttext=\"Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa Imperatrix)\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_empress-brilliant-heliodoxa-imperatrix.jpg' title= 'Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa Imperatrix)' alt='Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa Imperatrix)'\/><\/a><span>Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa Imperatrix)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>24 votes (3.05%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17518' 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-march-2025\/secartary-topaz-denoise-upscale-4000w-topaz-sharpen.jpeg\" title=\"Secretarybird\" alttext=\"Secretarybird\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_secartary-topaz-denoise-upscale-4000w-topaz-sharpen.jpeg' title= 'Secretarybird' alt='Secretarybird'\/><\/a><span>Secretarybird<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>18 votes (2.29%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17517' 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-march-2025\/owl-charred-perch-topaz-sharpen-denoise-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg\" title=\"Charred Perch\" alttext=\"Charred Perch\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_owl-charred-perch-topaz-sharpen-denoise-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg' title= 'Charred Perch' alt='Charred Perch'\/><\/a><span>Charred Perch<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>17 votes (2.16%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17523' 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-march-2025\/an-adult-northern-cararcara-pins-down-a-rowdy-juvenile.jpg\" title=\"An Adult Northern Cararcara Pins Down a Rowdy Juvenile\" alttext=\"An Adult Northern Cararcara Pins Down a Rowdy Juvenile\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_an-adult-northern-cararcara-pins-down-a-rowdy-juvenile.jpg' title= 'An Adult Northern Cararcara Pins Down a Rowdy Juvenile' alt='An Adult Northern Cararcara Pins Down a Rowdy Juvenile'\/><\/a><span>An Adult Northern Cararcara Pins Down a Rowdy Juvenile<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>17 votes (2.16%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17531' 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-march-2025\/_mg_2375got-you.jpg\" title=\"Got You\" alttext=\"Got You\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs__mg_2375got-you.jpg' title= 'Got You' alt='Got You'\/><\/a><span>Got You<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>15 votes (1.91%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17530' 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-march-2025\/073ac0463c-stark-landscape.jpg\" title=\"Stark Landscape\" alttext=\"Stark Landscape\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_073ac0463c-stark-landscape.jpg' title= 'Stark Landscape' alt='Stark Landscape'\/><\/a><span>Stark Landscape<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>11 votes (1.4%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17520' 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-march-2025\/caracara-2.jpg\" title=\"Fish Guts!\" alttext=\"Fish Guts!\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_caracara-2.jpg' title= 'Fish Guts!' alt='Fish Guts!'\/><\/a><span>Fish Guts!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jdshoob\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">JDShoob<\/a><\/span><span>9 votes (1.15%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17525' 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-march-2025\/daves-malawi-photos-376.jpeg\" title=\"Kingfisher at Rest\" alttext=\"Kingfisher at Rest\" class=\"shutterset_set_885\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-march-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_daves-malawi-photos-376.jpeg' title= 'Kingfisher at Rest' alt='Kingfisher at Rest'\/><\/a><span>Kingfisher at Rest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/543urmston\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">543URMSTON<\/a><\/span><span>9 votes (1.15%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The next competition starts on 30 April 2025<\/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. 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