{"id":2187858,"date":"2025-07-31T08:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2187858"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:51:59","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month July 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-17745' 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-july-2025\/clarkes-grebes-rushing.jpg\" title=\"Clarke\u2019s Grebes Rushing\" alttext=\"Clarke\u2019s Grebes Rushing\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_clarkes-grebes-rushing.jpg' title= 'Clarke\u2019s Grebes Rushing' alt='Clarke\u2019s Grebes Rushing'\/><\/a><span>Clarke\u2019s Grebes Rushing<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>61 votes (7.64%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17750' 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-july-2025\/3-bear-cubs_1-topaz-denoise.jpeg\" title=\"Three Bears Following the Leader\" alttext=\"Three Bears Following the Leader\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_3-bear-cubs_1-topaz-denoise.jpeg' title= 'Three Bears Following the Leader' alt='Three Bears Following the Leader'\/><\/a><span>Three Bears Following the Leader<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>59 votes (7.39%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17760' 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-july-2025\/nswo_vole.jpg\" title=\"A Northern Saw-whet Owl Clutching a Partially Consumed Vole\" alttext=\"A Northern Saw-whet Owl Clutching a Partially Consumed Vole\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_nswo_vole.jpg' title= 'A Northern Saw-whet Owl Clutching a Partially Consumed Vole' alt='A Northern Saw-whet Owl Clutching a Partially Consumed Vole'\/><\/a><span>A Northern Saw-whet Owl Clutching a Partially Consumed Vole<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>56 votes (7.02%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17740' 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-july-2025\/dsc03027-1600.jpg\" title=\"Pair of Yellow-billed Hornbills\" alttext=\"Pair of Yellow-billed Hornbills\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc03027-1600.jpg' title= 'Pair of Yellow-billed Hornbills' alt='Pair of Yellow-billed Hornbills'\/><\/a><span>Pair of Yellow-billed Hornbills<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/tweetiepie47\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kath Aggiss<\/a><\/span><span>52 votes (6.52%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17749' 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-july-2025\/flamingos-1.jpeg\" title=\"Flamingos\" alttext=\"Flamingos\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_flamingos-1.jpeg' title= 'Flamingos' alt='Flamingos'\/><\/a><span>Flamingos<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>44 votes (5.51%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17758' 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-july-2025\/wsow_website.jpg\" title=\"A Female Western Screech-owl Peers Out from Her Nest Cavity\" alttext=\"A Female Western Screech-owl Peers Out from Her Nest Cavity\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_wsow_website.jpg' title= 'A Female Western Screech-owl Peers Out from Her Nest Cavity' alt='A Female Western Screech-owl Peers Out from Her Nest Cavity'\/><\/a><span>A Female Western Screech-owl Peers Out from Her Nest Cavity<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>41 votes (5.14%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17746' 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-july-2025\/bald-eagle-5.jpg\" title=\"Bald Eagle\" alttext=\"Bald Eagle\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_bald-eagle-5.jpg' title= 'Bald Eagle' alt='Bald Eagle'\/><\/a><span>Bald Eagle<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>40 votes (5.01%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17741' 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-july-2025\/dsc04315.jpg\" title=\"Mum Knows Best\" alttext=\"Mum Knows Best\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc04315.jpg' title= 'Mum Knows Best' alt='Mum Knows Best'\/><\/a><span>Mum Knows Best<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/tweetiepie47\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kath Aggiss<\/a><\/span><span>39 votes (4.89%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17759' 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-july-2025\/pefa_website.jpg\" title=\"A Male Peregrine Falcon Perches in the Canopy of a Douglas Fir\" alttext=\"A Male Peregrine Falcon Perches in the Canopy of a Douglas Fir\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_pefa_website.jpg' title= 'A Male Peregrine Falcon Perches in the Canopy of a Douglas Fir' alt='A Male Peregrine Falcon Perches in the Canopy of a Douglas Fir'\/><\/a><span>A Male Peregrine Falcon Perches in the Canopy of a Douglas Fir<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>39 votes (4.89%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17744' 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-july-2025\/130725_garden_insect_hummingbirdhawkmoth.jpg\" title=\"Hummingbird Hawk-moth\" alttext=\"Hummingbird Hawk-moth\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_130725_garden_insect_hummingbirdhawkmoth.jpg' title= 'Hummingbird Hawk-moth' alt='Hummingbird Hawk-moth'\/><\/a><span>Hummingbird Hawk-moth<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>35 votes (4.39%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17747' 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-july-2025\/we-usually-see-harbor-seals-in-and-out-of-the-water.jpg\" title=\"We Usually See Harbor Seals in and Out of the Water\" alttext=\"We Usually See Harbor Seals in and Out of the Water\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_we-usually-see-harbor-seals-in-and-out-of-the-water.jpg' title= 'We Usually See Harbor Seals in and Out of the Water' alt='We Usually See Harbor Seals in and Out of the Water'\/><\/a><span>We Usually See Harbor Seals in and Out of the Water<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>34 votes (4.26%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17748' 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-july-2025\/roan-antilope-1.jpeg\" title=\"Roan Antelope\" alttext=\"Roan Antelope\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_roan-antilope-1.jpeg' title= 'Roan Antelope' alt='Roan Antelope'\/><\/a><span>Roan Antelope<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>32 votes (4.01%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17754' 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-july-2025\/dsc_1579.jpeg\" title=\"3 and Me\" alttext=\"3 and Me\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_1579.jpeg' title= '3 and Me' alt='3 and Me'\/><\/a><span>3 and Me<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/chrisb\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">ChrisB<\/a><\/span><span>26 votes (3.26%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17738' 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-july-2025\/img_8597-c.jpg\" title=\"Flash of Red\" alttext=\"Flash of Red\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_8597-c.jpg' title= 'Flash of Red' alt='Flash of Red'\/><\/a><span>Flash of Red<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>26 votes (3.26%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17736' 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-july-2025\/rust-and-yellow-tanager-2023-12-05-043-2.jpg\" title=\"Rust and Yellow Tanager \" alttext=\"Rust and Yellow Tanager \" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_rust-and-yellow-tanager-2023-12-05-043-2.jpg' title= 'Rust and Yellow Tanager ' alt='Rust and Yellow Tanager '\/><\/a><span>Rust and Yellow Tanager <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>23 votes (2.88%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17756' 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-july-2025\/dsc_0372.jpeg\" title=\"Whale Tail\" alttext=\"Whale Tail\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0372.jpeg' title= 'Whale Tail' alt='Whale Tail'\/><\/a><span>Whale Tail<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/chrisb\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">ChrisB<\/a><\/span><span>22 votes (2.76%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17753' 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-july-2025\/img_1194.jpeg\" title=\"Some Privacy Please\" alttext=\"Some Privacy Please\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1194.jpeg' title= 'Some Privacy Please' alt='Some Privacy Please'\/><\/a><span>Some Privacy Please<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>19 votes (2.38%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17742' 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-july-2025\/dsc09611_2.jpg\" title=\"Mating Lesser Kestrels\" alttext=\"Mating Lesser Kestrels\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc09611_2.jpg' title= 'Mating Lesser Kestrels' alt='Mating Lesser Kestrels'\/><\/a><span>Mating Lesser Kestrels<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/tweetiepie47\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kath Aggiss<\/a><\/span><span>19 votes (2.38%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17751' 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-july-2025\/img_0270.jpeg\" title=\"Pigeon Love\" alttext=\"Pigeon Love\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_0270.jpeg' title= 'Pigeon Love' alt='Pigeon Love'\/><\/a><span>Pigeon Love<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>18 votes (2.26%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17752' 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-july-2025\/img_1196.jpeg\" title=\"Female Cardinal Rules \" alttext=\"Female Cardinal Rules \" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1196.jpeg' title= 'Female Cardinal Rules ' alt='Female Cardinal Rules '\/><\/a><span>Female Cardinal Rules <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>17 votes (2.13%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17731' 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-july-2025\/curlew_0_wm.jpg\" title=\"Eurasian Curlew\" alttext=\"Eurasian Curlew\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_curlew_0_wm.jpg' title= 'Eurasian Curlew' alt='Eurasian Curlew'\/><\/a><span>Eurasian Curlew<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>17 votes (2.13%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17739' 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-july-2025\/img_8698-c.jpg\" title=\"Pale Crested Listening\" alttext=\"Pale Crested Listening\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_8698-c.jpg' title= 'Pale Crested Listening' alt='Pale Crested Listening'\/><\/a><span>Pale Crested Listening<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>16 votes (2.01%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17733' 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-july-2025\/bluetit_0_wm.jpg\" title=\"Eurasian Blue Tit Feeding on Blackberries\" alttext=\"Eurasian Blue Tit Feeding on Blackberries\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_bluetit_0_wm.jpg' title= 'Eurasian Blue Tit Feeding on Blackberries' alt='Eurasian Blue Tit Feeding on Blackberries'\/><\/a><span>Eurasian Blue Tit Feeding on Blackberries<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>15 votes (1.88%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17735' 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-july-2025\/moss-backed-sparrow-2023-12-01-087.jpg\" title=\"Moss-backed Sparrow \" alttext=\"Moss-backed Sparrow \" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_moss-backed-sparrow-2023-12-01-087.jpg' title= 'Moss-backed Sparrow ' alt='Moss-backed Sparrow '\/><\/a><span>Moss-backed Sparrow <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>13 votes (1.63%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17734' 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-july-2025\/many-colored-chaco-finch-2023-11-30-201.jpg\" title=\"Many-colored Chaco Finch\" alttext=\"Many-colored Chaco Finch\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_many-colored-chaco-finch-2023-11-30-201.jpg' title= 'Many-colored Chaco Finch' alt='Many-colored Chaco Finch'\/><\/a><span>Many-colored Chaco Finch<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>11 votes (1.38%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17755' 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-july-2025\/dsc_0747.jpeg\" title=\"High on the Treetop\" alttext=\"High on the Treetop\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0747.jpeg' title= 'High on the Treetop' alt='High on the Treetop'\/><\/a><span>High on the Treetop<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/chrisb\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">ChrisB<\/a><\/span><span>10 votes (1.25%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-17732' 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-july-2025\/willow_warbler_wm.jpg\" title=\"Willow Warbler\" alttext=\"Willow Warbler\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs_willow_warbler_wm.jpg' title= 'Willow Warbler' alt='Willow Warbler'\/><\/a><span>Willow Warbler<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>8 votes (1%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-17737' 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-july-2025\/_mg_1629c-c.jpg\" title=\"Goral Watching White Bellied Heron\" alttext=\"Goral Watching White Bellied Heron\" class=\"shutterset_set_891\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-july-2025\/thumbs\/thumbs__mg_1629c-c.jpg' title= 'Goral Watching White Bellied Heron' alt='Goral Watching White Bellied Heron'\/><\/a><span>Goral Watching White Bellied Heron<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>6 votes (0.75%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The next competition starts on 31 August 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":2187859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3173,5],"tags":[3778,2685,7888],"class_list":["post-2187858","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\/2187858","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=2187858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2187859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2187858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2187858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2187858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}