{"id":2190883,"date":"2026-04-29T13:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2190883"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:36:06","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month April 2026"},"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-18239' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/sea-otters.jpg\" title=\"Sea Otters\" alttext=\"Sea Otters\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_sea-otters.jpg' title= 'Sea Otters' alt='Sea Otters'\/><\/a><span>Sea Otters<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>89 votes (12.36%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18260' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/resplendent-quetzal.jpg\" title=\"A Male Resplendent Quetzal at Rest on a Limb Adorned with Orchids\" alttext=\"A Male Resplendent Quetzal at Rest on a Limb Adorned with Orchids\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_resplendent-quetzal.jpg' title= 'A Male Resplendent Quetzal at Rest on a Limb Adorned with Orchids' alt='A Male Resplendent Quetzal at Rest on a Limb Adorned with Orchids'\/><\/a><span>A Male Resplendent Quetzal at Rest on a Limb Adorned with Orchids<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>65 votes (9.03%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18259' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/golden-browed-chlorophonia-2.jpg\" title=\"A Male Golden-browed Chlorophonia Delicately Plucks a Fruit from a Cavendishia Shrub\" alttext=\"A Male Golden-browed Chlorophonia Delicately Plucks a Fruit from a Cavendishia Shrub\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_golden-browed-chlorophonia-2.jpg' title= 'A Male Golden-browed Chlorophonia Delicately Plucks a Fruit from a Cavendishia Shrub' alt='A Male Golden-browed Chlorophonia Delicately Plucks a Fruit from a Cavendishia Shrub'\/><\/a><span>A Male Golden-browed Chlorophonia Delicately Plucks a Fruit from a Cavendishia Shrub<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>57 votes (7.92%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18240' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/male-female-redpolls.jpg\" title=\"Male &amp; Female Redpolls\" alttext=\"Male &amp; Female Redpolls\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_male-female-redpolls.jpg' title= 'Male & Female Redpolls' alt='Male & Female Redpolls'\/><\/a><span>Male & Female Redpolls<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>51 votes (7.08%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18235' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/dsc_7042.jpeg\" title=\"Coyote\" alttext=\"Coyote\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_7042.jpeg' title= 'Coyote' alt='Coyote'\/><\/a><span>Coyote<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/chrisb\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">ChrisB<\/a><\/span><span>47 votes (6.53%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18256' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/black-billed-mountain-toucan-andigena-nigrirostris-2.jpg\" title=\"Black-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena Nigrirostris) \" alttext=\"Black-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena Nigrirostris) \" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-billed-mountain-toucan-andigena-nigrirostris-2.jpg' title= 'Black-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena Nigrirostris) ' alt='Black-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena Nigrirostris) '\/><\/a><span>Black-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena Nigrirostris) <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>45 votes (6.25%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18238' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/female-coopers-hawk.jpg\" title=\"Female Cooper\u2019s Hawk\" alttext=\"Female Cooper\u2019s Hawk\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_female-coopers-hawk.jpg' title= 'Female Cooper\u2019s Hawk' alt='Female Cooper\u2019s Hawk'\/><\/a><span>Female Cooper\u2019s Hawk<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>43 votes (5.97%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18237' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/dsc_7086.jpeg\" title=\"Bighorn Sheep\" alttext=\"Bighorn Sheep\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_7086.jpeg' title= 'Bighorn Sheep' alt='Bighorn Sheep'\/><\/a><span>Bighorn Sheep<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/chrisb\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">ChrisB<\/a><\/span><span>42 votes (5.83%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18255' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/southern-emerald-toucanet-aulacorhynchus-albivitta.jpg\" title=\"Southern Emerald-toucanet (Aulacorhynchus Albivitta)\" alttext=\"Southern Emerald-toucanet (Aulacorhynchus Albivitta)\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_southern-emerald-toucanet-aulacorhynchus-albivitta.jpg' title= 'Southern Emerald-toucanet (Aulacorhynchus Albivitta)' alt='Southern Emerald-toucanet (Aulacorhynchus Albivitta)'\/><\/a><span>Southern Emerald-toucanet (Aulacorhynchus Albivitta)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>41 votes (5.69%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18257' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/shining-sunbeam-aglaeactis-cupripennis.jpg\" title=\"Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis Cupripennis)\" alttext=\"Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis Cupripennis)\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/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>40 votes (5.56%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18244' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/310326_rsa_sakathy_lizard_hot_feet.jpg\" title=\"Trying to Fly\" alttext=\"Trying to Fly\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_310326_rsa_sakathy_lizard_hot_feet.jpg' title= 'Trying to Fly' alt='Trying to Fly'\/><\/a><span>Trying to Fly<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>29 votes (4.03%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18261' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/macaw.jpg\" title=\"A Red-and-green Macaw Streaks Past, Holding a Lump of  Clay in Its Powerful Bil\" alttext=\"A Red-and-green Macaw Streaks Past, Holding a Lump of  Clay in Its Powerful Bil\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_macaw.jpg' title= 'A Red-and-green Macaw Streaks Past, Holding a Lump of  Clay in Its Powerful Bil' alt='A Red-and-green Macaw Streaks Past, Holding a Lump of  Clay in Its Powerful Bil'\/><\/a><span>A Red-and-green Macaw Streaks Past, Holding a Lump of  Clay in Its Powerful Bil<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>27 votes (3.75%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18252' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/garraffe-flirty-lashes.jpg\" title=\"Flirty Lashes\" alttext=\"Flirty Lashes\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_garraffe-flirty-lashes.jpg' title= 'Flirty Lashes' alt='Flirty Lashes'\/><\/a><span>Flirty Lashes<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jacqui-caetano\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jacqui Caetano<\/a><\/span><span>27 votes (3.75%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18245' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/300326_rsa_sekathy_nyala_femaie_action.jpg\" title=\"On the Run\" alttext=\"On the Run\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_300326_rsa_sekathy_nyala_femaie_action.jpg' title= 'On the Run' alt='On the Run'\/><\/a><span>On the Run<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>26 votes (3.61%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18243' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/160226_umkumbe_rsa_spotted_hyena.jpg\" title=\"Just Watching\" alttext=\"Just Watching\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_160226_umkumbe_rsa_spotted_hyena.jpg' title= 'Just Watching' alt='Just Watching'\/><\/a><span>Just Watching<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>25 votes (3.47%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18236' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/dsc07252_original.jpeg\" title=\"Fallow Deer\" alttext=\"Fallow Deer\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc07252_original.jpeg' title= 'Fallow Deer' alt='Fallow Deer'\/><\/a><span>Fallow Deer<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/chrisb\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">ChrisB<\/a><\/span><span>22 votes (3.06%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18231' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/pied_shag_3_wm.jpg\" title=\"Pied Shag\" alttext=\"Pied Shag\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_pied_shag_3_wm.jpg' title= 'Pied Shag' alt='Pied Shag'\/><\/a><span>Pied Shag<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>17 votes (2.36%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18229' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/variable-oystercatcher_2_wm.jpg\" title=\"Variable Oystercatcher\" alttext=\"Variable Oystercatcher\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_variable-oystercatcher_2_wm.jpg' title= 'Variable Oystercatcher' alt='Variable Oystercatcher'\/><\/a><span>Variable Oystercatcher<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>13 votes (1.81%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18254' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/lilic-breasted-roller-in-knp.jpg\" title=\"Lilac Breasted Roller\" alttext=\"Lilac Breasted Roller\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_lilic-breasted-roller-in-knp.jpg' title= 'Lilac Breasted Roller' alt='Lilac Breasted Roller'\/><\/a><span>Lilac Breasted Roller<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jacqui-caetano\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jacqui Caetano<\/a><\/span><span>10 votes (1.39%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18230' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/australasian-swamphen_0_wm.jpg\" title=\"Australasian Swamphen\" alttext=\"Australasian Swamphen\" class=\"shutterset_set_900\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-april-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_australasian-swamphen_0_wm.jpg' title= 'Australasian Swamphen' alt='Australasian Swamphen'\/><\/a><span>Australasian Swamphen<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>4 votes (0.56%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The next competition starts on 31 May 2026<\/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":2190884,"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-2190883","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\/2190883","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=2190883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2190883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2190884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2190883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2190883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2190883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}