{"id":2187009,"date":"2025-05-31T07:34:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T06:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2187009"},"modified":"2025-05-31T07:34:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T06:34:30","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month May 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-17574' 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-may-2025\/spectacledbear_2500_website.jpg\" title=\"Spectacled Bear\" alttext=\"Spectacled Bear\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_spectacledbear_2500_website.jpg' title= 'Spectacled Bear' alt='Spectacled Bear'\/><\/a><span>Spectacled Bear<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>72 votes (9.52%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17595' 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-may-2025\/mtr_7136_michael_tweddle.jpg\" title=\"Riding a Capybara\" alttext=\"Riding a Capybara\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_mtr_7136_michael_tweddle.jpg' title= 'Riding a Capybara' alt='Riding a Capybara'\/><\/a><span>Riding a Capybara<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/tweddlefoto\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Michael Tweddle<\/a><\/span><span>60 votes (7.94%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17580' 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-may-2025\/_mgc_0467-to-the-nesting-site.jpg\" title=\"To the Nesting Site\" alttext=\"To the Nesting Site\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs__mgc_0467-to-the-nesting-site.jpg' title= 'To the Nesting Site' alt='To the Nesting Site'\/><\/a><span>To the Nesting Site<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>50 votes (6.61%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17568' 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-may-2025\/eared-grebe-podiceps-nigricollis.jpg\" title=\"Eared Grebe (Podiceps Nigricollis)\" alttext=\"Eared Grebe (Podiceps Nigricollis)\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_eared-grebe-podiceps-nigricollis.jpg' title= 'Eared Grebe (Podiceps Nigricollis)' alt='Eared Grebe (Podiceps Nigricollis)'\/><\/a><span>Eared Grebe (Podiceps Nigricollis)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>45 votes (5.95%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17594' 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-may-2025\/mtr_4098_michael_tweddle.jpg\" title=\"Jaguar Yawn!!!\" alttext=\"Jaguar Yawn!!!\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_mtr_4098_michael_tweddle.jpg' title= 'Jaguar Yawn!!!' alt='Jaguar Yawn!!!'\/><\/a><span>Jaguar Yawn!!!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/tweddlefoto\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Michael Tweddle<\/a><\/span><span>45 votes (5.95%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17566' 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-may-2025\/dsc03476.jpg\" title=\"Cat Nap\" alttext=\"Cat Nap\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc03476.jpg' title= 'Cat Nap' alt='Cat Nap'\/><\/a><span>Cat Nap<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/hamiltonr671\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">HAMILTONR671<\/a><\/span><span>45 votes (5.95%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17575' 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-may-2025\/ghow_dusk_2500_website.jpg\" title=\"Great Horned Owl\" alttext=\"Great Horned Owl\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_ghow_dusk_2500_website.jpg' title= 'Great Horned Owl' alt='Great Horned Owl'\/><\/a><span>Great Horned Owl<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>39 votes (5.16%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17593' 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-may-2025\/_s9a5356_michael_tweddle.jpg\" title=\"Fishing Kamikaze (Sula Variegata)\" alttext=\"Fishing Kamikaze (Sula Variegata)\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs__s9a5356_michael_tweddle.jpg' title= 'Fishing Kamikaze (Sula Variegata)' alt='Fishing Kamikaze (Sula Variegata)'\/><\/a><span>Fishing Kamikaze (Sula Variegata)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/tweddlefoto\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Michael Tweddle<\/a><\/span><span>39 votes (5.16%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17560' 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-may-2025\/western-meadowlark-on-bradford-pear.jpg\" title=\"Western Meadowlark on Bradford Pear\" alttext=\"Western Meadowlark on Bradford Pear\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_western-meadowlark-on-bradford-pear.jpg' title= 'Western Meadowlark on Bradford Pear' alt='Western Meadowlark on Bradford Pear'\/><\/a><span>Western Meadowlark on Bradford Pear<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>31 votes (4.1%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17565' 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-may-2025\/dsc03552.jpg\" title=\"Eye to Eye\" alttext=\"Eye to Eye\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc03552.jpg' title= 'Eye to Eye' alt='Eye to Eye'\/><\/a><span>Eye to Eye<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/hamiltonr671\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">HAMILTONR671<\/a><\/span><span>31 votes (4.1%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17559' 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-may-2025\/lesser-prairie-chicken-3.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Prairie-chicken \" alttext=\"Lesser Prairie-chicken \" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-prairie-chicken-3.jpg' title= 'Lesser Prairie-chicken ' alt='Lesser Prairie-chicken '\/><\/a><span>Lesser Prairie-chicken <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>31 votes (4.1%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17570' 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-may-2025\/andean-cock-of-the-rock-rupicola-peruviana.jpg\" title=\"Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola Peruviana)\" alttext=\"Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola Peruviana)\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_andean-cock-of-the-rock-rupicola-peruviana.jpg' title= 'Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola Peruviana)' alt='Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola Peruviana)'\/><\/a><span>Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola Peruviana)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>30 votes (3.97%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17582' 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-may-2025\/red-legged-seriema-singing.jpg\" title=\"Red-legged Seriema Singing\" alttext=\"Red-legged Seriema Singing\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_red-legged-seriema-singing.jpg' title= 'Red-legged Seriema Singing' alt='Red-legged Seriema Singing'\/><\/a><span>Red-legged Seriema Singing<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>29 votes (3.84%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17561' 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-may-2025\/greater-sage-grouse.jpg\" title=\"Greater Sage-grouse\" alttext=\"Greater Sage-grouse\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_greater-sage-grouse.jpg' title= 'Greater Sage-grouse' alt='Greater Sage-grouse'\/><\/a><span>Greater Sage-grouse<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>29 votes (3.84%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17576' 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-may-2025\/_1018234_fow.jpg\" title=\"Great Egret\" alttext=\"Great Egret\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs__1018234_fow.jpg' title= 'Great Egret' alt='Great Egret'\/><\/a><span>Great Egret<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david199\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David DesRochers<\/a><\/span><span>22 votes (2.91%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17567' 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-may-2025\/parrot-red-wing-1f-web.jpg\" title=\"Beautifiul Aussie Red-winged Parrot\" alttext=\"Beautifiul Aussie Red-winged Parrot\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_parrot-red-wing-1f-web.jpg' title= 'Beautifiul Aussie Red-winged Parrot' alt='Beautifiul Aussie Red-winged Parrot'\/><\/a><span>Beautifiul Aussie Red-winged Parrot<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>21 votes (2.78%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17564' 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-may-2025\/terns-crested-mating-3-web.jpg\" title=\"Crested Terns Togetherness\" alttext=\"Crested Terns Togetherness\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_terns-crested-mating-3-web.jpg' title= 'Crested Terns Togetherness' alt='Crested Terns Togetherness'\/><\/a><span>Crested Terns Togetherness<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>18 votes (2.38%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17563' 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-may-2025\/koala-25-2-web.jpg\" title=\"Australia\u2019s Cute Marsupial the Koala\" alttext=\"Australia\u2019s Cute Marsupial the Koala\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_koala-25-2-web.jpg' title= 'Australia\u2019s Cute Marsupial the Koala' alt='Australia\u2019s Cute Marsupial the Koala'\/><\/a><span>Australia\u2019s Cute Marsupial the Koala<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/david-taylor\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">David Taylor<\/a><\/span><span>18 votes (2.38%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17571' 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-may-2025\/red_fox_1_wm.jpg\" title=\"Red Fox Catches Mouse\" alttext=\"Red Fox Catches Mouse\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_red_fox_1_wm.jpg' title= 'Red Fox Catches Mouse' alt='Red Fox Catches Mouse'\/><\/a><span>Red Fox Catches Mouse<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>18 votes (2.38%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17569' 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-may-2025\/greater-prairie-chicken-tympanuchus-cupido-6.jpg\" title=\"Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus Cupido) (6)\" alttext=\"Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus Cupido) (6)\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_greater-prairie-chicken-tympanuchus-cupido-6.jpg' title= 'Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus Cupido) (6)' alt='Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus Cupido) (6)'\/><\/a><span>Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus Cupido) (6)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>16 votes (2.12%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17581' 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-may-2025\/winter-wren-in-full-song.jpg\" title=\"Winter Wren-full Song\" alttext=\"Winter Wren-full Song\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_winter-wren-in-full-song.jpg' title= 'Winter Wren-full Song' alt='Winter Wren-full Song'\/><\/a><span>Winter Wren-full Song<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>15 votes (1.98%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17578' 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-may-2025\/pavo-royal-topaz-sharpen-denoise-1-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg\" title=\"Peacock\" alttext=\"Peacock\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_pavo-royal-topaz-sharpen-denoise-1-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg' title= 'Peacock' alt='Peacock'\/><\/a><span>Peacock<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>14 votes (1.85%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17579' 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-may-2025\/macaw-topaz-denoise-sharpen-1-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg\" title=\"Scarlet Macaw\" alttext=\"Scarlet Macaw\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_macaw-topaz-denoise-sharpen-1-topaz-upscale-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>10 votes (1.32%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17572' 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-may-2025\/grey_heron_0_wm.jpg\" title=\"Grey Heron in the Morning Sun\" alttext=\"Grey Heron in the Morning Sun\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_grey_heron_0_wm.jpg' title= 'Grey Heron in the Morning Sun' alt='Grey Heron in the Morning Sun'\/><\/a><span>Grey Heron in the Morning Sun<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>10 votes (1.32%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17562' 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-may-2025\/ccbee-eater3cr.jpg\" title=\"Off I Go\" alttext=\"Off I Go\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_ccbee-eater3cr.jpg' title= 'Off I Go' alt='Off I Go'\/><\/a><span>Off I Go<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/lalofgren\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Leigh Lofgren<\/a><\/span><span>8 votes (1.06%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17573' 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-may-2025\/starling_0_wm.jpg\" title=\"Food for the Chicks - Starling\" alttext=\"Food for the Chicks - Starling\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_starling_0_wm.jpg' title= 'Food for the Chicks - Starling' alt='Food for the Chicks - Starling'\/><\/a><span>Food for the Chicks - Starling<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>6 votes (0.79%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17577' 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-may-2025\/russet-backed-oropendola-topaz-denoise-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg\" title=\"Russet-backed Oropendola\" alttext=\"Russet-backed Oropendola\" class=\"shutterset_set_887\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_russet-backed-oropendola-topaz-denoise-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg' title= 'Russet-backed Oropendola' alt='Russet-backed Oropendola'\/><\/a><span>Russet-backed Oropendola<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>4 votes (0.53%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The next competition starts on 30 June 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. 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":2204377,"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-april-2025\/red-headed-barbet-eubucco-bourcierii.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3173,5],"tags":[3778,2685,7888],"class_list":["post-2187009","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\/2187009","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=2187009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2204377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2187009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2187009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2187009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}