{"id":2187085,"date":"2025-06-05T08:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2187085"},"modified":"2025-06-05T08:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:09:01","slug":"results-of-the-best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/results-of-the-best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Results of the Best Photo of the Month May 2025"},"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;Spectacled Bear<\/em><em>&#8216;.<\/em> Michael Tweddle wins Second Prize with his inspirational image <em>&#8216;Riding a Capybara<\/em><em>&#8216; .<\/em> Third Prize goes to Candy McManiman with &#8216;<em>To the Nesting Site&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Please give kudos to the photographers by leaving comments at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<p>See detailed results below:<\/p>\n<p>(click on thumbnails for slideshow).<\/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>We\u00a0 are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Jess Findlay wins First Prize with his outstanding image &#8216;Spectacled Bear&#8216;. Michael Tweddle wins Second Prize with his inspirational image &#8216;Riding a Capybara&#8216; . Third Prize goes to Candy McManiman with &#8216;To the Nesting Site&#8217;. Please give kudos to the photographers by leaving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":2204406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-may-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_spectacledbear_2500_website.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3173,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2187085","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\/2187085","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=2187085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2204406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2187085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2187085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2187085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}