{"id":2191605,"date":"2026-06-25T15:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2191605"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:00:09","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month June 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-18352' 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-june-2026\/male-northern-flicker.jpg\" title=\"Male Northern Flicker\" alttext=\"Male Northern Flicker\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_male-northern-flicker.jpg' title= 'Male Northern Flicker' alt='Male Northern Flicker'\/><\/a><span>Male Northern Flicker<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>57 votes (9.13%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18415' 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-june-2026\/perrigo-avocet-and-stilt-legs.jpeg\" title=\"\u201cLegs\u201d\" alttext=\"\u201cLegs\u201d\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_perrigo-avocet-and-stilt-legs.jpeg' title= '\u201cLegs\u201d' alt='\u201cLegs\u201d'\/><\/a><span>\u201cLegs\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/rioselva\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Perrigo<\/a><\/span><span>41 votes (6.57%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18410' 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-june-2026\/ijsvogel-common-kingfisher-alcedo-atthis_marcelloromeo_26a6770.jpg\" title=\"Kingfisher Coming Above the Water with a Catched Fish\" alttext=\"Kingfisher Coming Above the Water with a Catched Fish\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_ijsvogel-common-kingfisher-alcedo-atthis_marcelloromeo_26a6770.jpg' title= 'Kingfisher Coming Above the Water with a Catched Fish' alt='Kingfisher Coming Above the Water with a Catched Fish'\/><\/a><span>Kingfisher Coming Above the Water with a Catched Fish<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/marcelloromeo\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Marcel de Bruin<\/a><\/span><span>36 votes (5.77%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18396' 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-june-2026\/firecrest-copy.jpg\" title=\"Common Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapilla)\" alttext=\"Common Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapilla)\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_firecrest-copy.jpg' title= 'Common Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapilla)' alt='Common Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapilla)'\/><\/a><span>Common Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapilla)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/danielbastaja\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Daniel Bastaja<\/a><\/span><span>32 votes (5.13%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18401' 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-june-2026\/just-checking.jpg\" title=\"Just Checking\" alttext=\"Just Checking\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_just-checking.jpg' title= 'Just Checking' alt='Just Checking'\/><\/a><span>Just Checking<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/hans-wagemaker\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Hans Wagemaker<\/a><\/span><span>31 votes (4.97%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18350' 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-june-2026\/lazuli-bunting-on-shrubby-cinquefoil.png\" title=\"Lazuli Bunting on Shrubby Cinquefoil\" alttext=\"Lazuli Bunting on Shrubby Cinquefoil\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_lazuli-bunting-on-shrubby-cinquefoil.png' title= 'Lazuli Bunting on Shrubby Cinquefoil' alt='Lazuli Bunting on Shrubby Cinquefoil'\/><\/a><span>Lazuli Bunting on Shrubby Cinquefoil<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>31 votes (4.97%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18414' 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-june-2026\/_55a9469c.jpg\" title=\"Just an Itch\" alttext=\"Just an Itch\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs__55a9469c.jpg' title= 'Just an Itch' alt='Just an Itch'\/><\/a><span>Just an Itch<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>30 votes (4.81%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18427' 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-june-2026\/barn_swallow_1_wm.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow at Top Speed\" alttext=\"Barn Swallow at Top Speed\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn_swallow_1_wm.jpg' title= 'Barn Swallow at Top Speed' alt='Barn Swallow at Top Speed'\/><\/a><span>Barn Swallow at Top Speed<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>27 votes (4.33%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18424' 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-june-2026\/030626_garden_insect_french_flower_chafer_trichius_gallicus.jpg\" title=\"Flower Chafer\" alttext=\"Flower Chafer\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_030626_garden_insect_french_flower_chafer_trichius_gallicus.jpg' title= 'Flower Chafer' alt='Flower Chafer'\/><\/a><span>Flower Chafer<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>27 votes (4.33%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18409' 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-june-2026\/ijsvogel-common-kingfisher-alcedo-atthis_marcelloromeo_26a6712.jpg\" title=\"Diving Kingfisher\" alttext=\"Diving Kingfisher\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_ijsvogel-common-kingfisher-alcedo-atthis_marcelloromeo_26a6712.jpg' title= 'Diving Kingfisher' alt='Diving Kingfisher'\/><\/a><span>Diving Kingfisher<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/marcelloromeo\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Marcel de Bruin<\/a><\/span><span>24 votes (3.85%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18412' 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-june-2026\/_mg_0542c.jpg\" title=\"Snow Petrel and Antarctic Ice\" alttext=\"Snow Petrel and Antarctic Ice\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs__mg_0542c.jpg' title= 'Snow Petrel and Antarctic Ice' alt='Snow Petrel and Antarctic Ice'\/><\/a><span>Snow Petrel and Antarctic Ice<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>24 votes (3.85%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18418' 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-june-2026\/black-billed-mountain-toucan-andigena-nigrirostris.jpg\" title=\"Black-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena Nigrirostris)\" alttext=\"Black-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena Nigrirostris)\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-billed-mountain-toucan-andigena-nigrirostris.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>23 votes (3.69%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18416' 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-june-2026\/toucan-barbet-semnornis-ramphastinus.jpg\" title=\"Toucan Barbet (Semnornis Ramphastinus)\" alttext=\"Toucan Barbet (Semnornis Ramphastinus)\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_toucan-barbet-semnornis-ramphastinus.jpg' title= 'Toucan Barbet (Semnornis Ramphastinus)' alt='Toucan Barbet (Semnornis Ramphastinus)'\/><\/a><span>Toucan Barbet (Semnornis Ramphastinus)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>19 votes (3.04%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18423' 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-june-2026\/200626_garden_insect_butterfly_bath_white-pontia-daplidice.jpg\" title=\"Bath White\" alttext=\"Bath White\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_200626_garden_insect_butterfly_bath_white-pontia-daplidice.jpg' title= 'Bath White' alt='Bath White'\/><\/a><span>Bath White<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>18 votes (2.88%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18407' 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-june-2026\/perrigo-1600mm-sunset-shot-6536.jpeg\" title=\"Doe at Sunset\" alttext=\"Doe at Sunset\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_perrigo-1600mm-sunset-shot-6536.jpeg' title= 'Doe at Sunset' alt='Doe at Sunset'\/><\/a><span>Doe at Sunset<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/rioselva\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Perrigo<\/a><\/span><span>17 votes (2.72%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18417' 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-june-2026\/black-chinned-mountain-tanager-anisognathus-notabilis.jpg\" title=\"Black-chinned Mountain-tanager (Anisognathus Notabilis)\" alttext=\"Black-chinned Mountain-tanager (Anisognathus Notabilis)\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-chinned-mountain-tanager-anisognathus-notabilis.jpg' title= 'Black-chinned Mountain-tanager (Anisognathus Notabilis)' alt='Black-chinned Mountain-tanager (Anisognathus Notabilis)'\/><\/a><span>Black-chinned Mountain-tanager (Anisognathus Notabilis)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>17 votes (2.72%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18351' 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-june-2026\/yellow-breasted-chat-on-cockspur-hawthorn.jpg\" title=\"Yellow-breasted Chat on Cockspur Hawthorn\" alttext=\"Yellow-breasted Chat on Cockspur Hawthorn\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_yellow-breasted-chat-on-cockspur-hawthorn.jpg' title= 'Yellow-breasted Chat on Cockspur Hawthorn' alt='Yellow-breasted Chat on Cockspur Hawthorn'\/><\/a><span>Yellow-breasted Chat on Cockspur Hawthorn<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>15 votes (2.4%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18399' 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-june-2026\/contest.jpg\" title=\"The Oven Bird !\" alttext=\"The Oven Bird !\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_contest.jpg' title= 'The Oven Bird !' alt='The Oven Bird !'\/><\/a><span>The Oven Bird !<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/angela26\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Angela Visinski<\/a><\/span><span>15 votes (2.4%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18422' 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-june-2026\/img_5865-1280x853.jpg\" title=\"Giraffes in the Rain\" alttext=\"Giraffes in the Rain\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_5865-1280x853.jpg' title= 'Giraffes in the Rain' alt='Giraffes in the Rain'\/><\/a><span>Giraffes in the Rain<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/anne-marie\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">safrounet<\/a><\/span><span>14 votes (2.24%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18419' 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-june-2026\/little_egret_1_wm.jpg\" title=\"Little Egret with Yellow Feet\" alttext=\"Little Egret with Yellow Feet\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_little_egret_1_wm.jpg' title= 'Little Egret with Yellow Feet' alt='Little Egret with Yellow Feet'\/><\/a><span>Little Egret with Yellow Feet<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>14 votes (2.24%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18413' 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-june-2026\/073a0049cc.jpg\" title=\"Returning to Nest Box -wood Duck\" alttext=\"Returning to Nest Box -wood Duck\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_073a0049cc.jpg' title= 'Returning to Nest Box -wood Duck' alt='Returning to Nest Box -wood Duck'\/><\/a><span>Returning to Nest Box -wood Duck<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/13icons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candy McManiman<\/a><\/span><span>13 votes (2.08%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18430' 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-june-2026\/dsc07717.jpg\" title=\"Lioness and Cubs\" alttext=\"Lioness and Cubs\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc07717.jpg' title= 'Lioness and Cubs' alt='Lioness and Cubs'\/><\/a><span>Lioness and Cubs<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/hamiltonr671\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">HAMILTONR671<\/a><\/span><span>12 votes (1.92%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18421' 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-june-2026\/shelduck_0_wm.jpg\" title=\"Common Shelduck\" alttext=\"Common Shelduck\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck_0_wm.jpg' title= 'Common Shelduck' alt='Common Shelduck'\/><\/a><span>Common Shelduck<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>12 votes (1.92%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18403' 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-june-2026\/sandpipers.jpg\" title=\"Sandpipers\" alttext=\"Sandpipers\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpipers.jpg' title= 'Sandpipers' alt='Sandpipers'\/><\/a><span>Sandpipers<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>11 votes (1.76%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18429' 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-june-2026\/dsc07772.jpg\" title=\"Lappet-faced Vulture\" alttext=\"Lappet-faced Vulture\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc07772.jpg' title= 'Lappet-faced Vulture' alt='Lappet-faced Vulture'\/><\/a><span>Lappet-faced Vulture<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/hamiltonr671\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">HAMILTONR671<\/a><\/span><span>11 votes (1.76%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18406' 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-june-2026\/perrigo-long-billed-curlews-1412.jpeg\" title=\"Long-billed Curlews +1 Godwit)\" alttext=\"Long-billed Curlews +1 Godwit)\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_perrigo-long-billed-curlews-1412.jpeg' title= 'Long-billed Curlews +1 Godwit)' alt='Long-billed Curlews +1 Godwit)'\/><\/a><span>Long-billed Curlews +1 Godwit)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/rioselva\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Perrigo<\/a><\/span><span>10 votes (1.6%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18400' 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-june-2026\/northern-fulmar_1-topaz-denoise-upscale-1x-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg\" title=\"Night Flight Northern Fulmar\" alttext=\"Night Flight Northern Fulmar\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-fulmar_1-topaz-denoise-upscale-1x-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg' title= 'Night Flight Northern Fulmar' alt='Night Flight Northern Fulmar'\/><\/a><span>Night Flight Northern Fulmar<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>9 votes (1.44%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18425' 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-june-2026\/080626_road_outside_kitchen_swallow_a.jpg\" title=\"Time for a New Nest - \" alttext=\"Time for a New Nest - \" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_080626_road_outside_kitchen_swallow_a.jpg' title= 'Time for a New Nest - ' alt='Time for a New Nest - '\/><\/a><span>Time for a New Nest - <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>8 votes (1.28%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18428' 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-june-2026\/dsc01218.jpg\" title=\"Tiger Tiger \" alttext=\"Tiger Tiger \" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc01218.jpg' title= 'Tiger Tiger ' alt='Tiger Tiger '\/><\/a><span>Tiger Tiger <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/hamiltonr671\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">HAMILTONR671<\/a><\/span><span>6 votes (0.96%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18397' 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-june-2026\/img_2963.jpeg\" title=\"Winged Wonder\" alttext=\"Winged Wonder\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2963.jpeg' title= 'Winged Wonder' alt='Winged Wonder'\/><\/a><span>Winged Wonder<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>6 votes (0.96%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18398' 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-june-2026\/img_2964.jpeg\" title=\"And We\u2019re Off \" alttext=\"And We\u2019re Off \" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2964.jpeg' title= 'And We\u2019re Off ' alt='And We\u2019re Off '\/><\/a><span>And We\u2019re Off <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>5 votes (0.8%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18404' 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-june-2026\/img_9855.jpeg\" title=\"Winged Wonderful\" alttext=\"Winged Wonderful\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_9855.jpeg' title= 'Winged Wonderful' alt='Winged Wonderful'\/><\/a><span>Winged Wonderful<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>4 votes (0.64%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18405' 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-june-2026\/dsc_4117.jpg\" title=\"Red Eyed Vireo\" alttext=\"Red Eyed Vireo\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_4117.jpg' title= 'Red Eyed Vireo' alt='Red Eyed Vireo'\/><\/a><span>Red Eyed Vireo<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/angela26\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Angela Visinski<\/a><\/span><span>3 votes (0.48%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18402' 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-june-2026\/swallows-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg\" title=\"White Winged Swallows\" alttext=\"White Winged Swallows\" class=\"shutterset_set_902\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-june-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_swallows-topaz-upscale-4000w.jpeg' title= 'White Winged Swallows' alt='White Winged Swallows'\/><\/a><span>White Winged Swallows<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>2 votes (0.32%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The next competition starts on 31 July 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":2191606,"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-2191605","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\/2191605","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=2191605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2191606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2191605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2191605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2191605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}