{"id":2208889,"date":"2026-10-30T13:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2208889"},"modified":"2026-10-30T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:03:40","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month October 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-18589' 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-october-2026\/eur-ground-squirrel.jpg\" title=\"European Ground Squirrel\" alttext=\"European Ground Squirrel\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_eur-ground-squirrel.jpg' title= 'European Ground Squirrel' alt='European Ground Squirrel'\/><\/a><span>European Ground Squirrel<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/danielbastaja\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Daniel Bastaja<\/a><\/span><span>1 vote (16.67%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18595' 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-october-2026\/lesser-yellowlegs-tringa-flavipes.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa Flavipes)\" alttext=\"Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa Flavipes)\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-yellowlegs-tringa-flavipes.jpg' title= 'Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa Flavipes)' alt='Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa Flavipes)'\/><\/a><span>Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa Flavipes)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>1 vote (16.67%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18711' 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-october-2026\/369a0356.jpeg\" title=\"Blue Tit Imitating the Caped Crusader\" alttext=\"Blue Tit Imitating the Caped Crusader\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_369a0356.jpeg' title= 'Blue Tit Imitating the Caped Crusader' alt='Blue Tit Imitating the Caped Crusader'\/><\/a><span>Blue Tit Imitating the Caped Crusader<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/dennyw\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Dennyw<\/a><\/span><span>1 vote (16.67%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18700' 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-october-2026\/violaceous-euphoniafow_0.jpg\" title=\"Violaceous Euphonia Perched\" alttext=\"Violaceous Euphonia Perched\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_violaceous-euphoniafow_0.jpg' title= 'Violaceous Euphonia Perched' alt='Violaceous Euphonia Perched'\/><\/a><span>Violaceous Euphonia Perched<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/dianarebman\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">dianarebman<\/a><\/span><span>1 vote (16.67%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18717' 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-october-2026\/seaotter.jpg\" title=\"Sea Otter\" alttext=\"Sea Otter\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_seaotter.jpg' title= 'Sea Otter' alt='Sea Otter'\/><\/a><span>Sea Otter<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>1 vote (16.67%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18719' 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-october-2026\/071026_garden_bird_bath_robin_e.jpg\" title=\"Bath Time\" alttext=\"Bath Time\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_071026_garden_bird_bath_robin_e.jpg' title= 'Bath Time' alt='Bath Time'\/><\/a><span>Bath Time<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/porsche\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Diane Stuckey<\/a><\/span><span>1 vote (16.67%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18590' 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-october-2026\/bald-eagle-kachemak-bay-alaska-2.jpg\" title=\"Bald Eagle - China Poot Bay, Alaska\" alttext=\"Bald Eagle - China Poot Bay, Alaska\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_bald-eagle-kachemak-bay-alaska-2.jpg' title= 'Bald Eagle - China Poot Bay, Alaska' alt='Bald Eagle - China Poot Bay, Alaska'\/><\/a><span>Bald Eagle - China Poot Bay, Alaska<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18591' 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-october-2026\/western-meadowlark-craig-colorado.jpg\" title=\"Western Meadowlark - Craig, Colorado\" alttext=\"Western Meadowlark - Craig, Colorado\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_western-meadowlark-craig-colorado.jpg' title= 'Western Meadowlark - Craig, Colorado' alt='Western Meadowlark - Craig, Colorado'\/><\/a><span>Western Meadowlark - Craig, Colorado<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18592' 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-october-2026\/this-belted-kingfisher-has-yet-to-clean-up-her-bill-after-preening.jpg\" title=\"This Belted Kingfisher Has yet to Clean up Her Bill After Preening\" alttext=\"This Belted Kingfisher Has yet to Clean up Her Bill After Preening\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_this-belted-kingfisher-has-yet-to-clean-up-her-bill-after-preening.jpg' title= 'This Belted Kingfisher Has yet to Clean up Her Bill After Preening' alt='This Belted Kingfisher Has yet to Clean up Her Bill After Preening'\/><\/a><span>This Belted Kingfisher Has yet to Clean up Her Bill After Preening<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alan Murphy<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18692' 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-october-2026\/img_3991.jpeg\" title=\"Pretty Pair Going Somewhere \" alttext=\"Pretty Pair Going Somewhere \" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3991.jpeg' title= 'Pretty Pair Going Somewhere ' alt='Pretty Pair Going Somewhere '\/><\/a><span>Pretty Pair Going Somewhere <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18694' 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-october-2026\/fullsizerender.jpeg\" title=\"Pretty Patterned Pidge \" alttext=\"Pretty Patterned Pidge \" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_fullsizerender.jpeg' title= 'Pretty Patterned Pidge ' alt='Pretty Patterned Pidge '\/><\/a><span>Pretty Patterned Pidge <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18610' 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-october-2026\/american-golden-plover-pluvialis-dominica-4.jpg\" title=\"American Golden-plover (Pluvialis Dominica) \" alttext=\"American Golden-plover (Pluvialis Dominica) \" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_american-golden-plover-pluvialis-dominica-4.jpg' title= 'American Golden-plover (Pluvialis Dominica) ' alt='American Golden-plover (Pluvialis Dominica) '\/><\/a><span>American Golden-plover (Pluvialis Dominica) <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18689' 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-october-2026\/greater-sage-grouse-centrocercus-urophasianus-8.jpg\" title=\"Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus)\" alttext=\"Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus)\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_greater-sage-grouse-centrocercus-urophasianus-8.jpg' title= 'Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus)' alt='Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus)'\/><\/a><span>Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/glennbartley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Bartley<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18695' 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-october-2026\/red-billed-gull_2_wm.jpg\" title=\"Red-billed Gull\" alttext=\"Red-billed Gull\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_red-billed-gull_2_wm.jpg' title= 'Red-billed Gull' alt='Red-billed Gull'\/><\/a><span>Red-billed Gull<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18696' 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-october-2026\/white-fronted-tern_0_wm.jpg\" title=\"White-fronted Tern\" alttext=\"White-fronted Tern\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_white-fronted-tern_0_wm.jpg' title= 'White-fronted Tern' alt='White-fronted Tern'\/><\/a><span>White-fronted Tern<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18697' 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-october-2026\/pied_stilt_5_wm.jpg\" title=\"Pied Stilt\" alttext=\"Pied Stilt\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_pied_stilt_5_wm.jpg' title= 'Pied Stilt' alt='Pied Stilt'\/><\/a><span>Pied Stilt<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18698' 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-october-2026\/tufted-coquette-feedingfow.jpg\" title=\"Tufted Coquette Feeding on Flower\" alttext=\"Tufted Coquette Feeding on Flower\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_tufted-coquette-feedingfow.jpg' title= 'Tufted Coquette Feeding on Flower' alt='Tufted Coquette Feeding on Flower'\/><\/a><span>Tufted Coquette Feeding on Flower<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/dianarebman\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">dianarebman<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18702' 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-october-2026\/elanion-blanc-par-mickael-refuge-lpo.jpg\" title=\"Elanion Blanc\" alttext=\"Elanion Blanc\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_elanion-blanc-par-mickael-refuge-lpo.jpg' title= 'Elanion Blanc' alt='Elanion Blanc'\/><\/a><span>Elanion Blanc<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/alain-m\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alain M<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18705' 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-october-2026\/twany-topaz-rawdenoise-1-topaz-upscale-2667h.jpeg\" title=\"Tawny Frogmouth and Hatchling\" alttext=\"Tawny Frogmouth and Hatchling\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_twany-topaz-rawdenoise-1-topaz-upscale-2667h.jpeg' title= 'Tawny Frogmouth and Hatchling' alt='Tawny Frogmouth and Hatchling'\/><\/a><span>Tawny Frogmouth and Hatchling<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18706' 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-october-2026\/cockatoo-tree-2-topaz-upscale-2251h-topaz-upscale-2250h.jpeg\" title=\"Sulphur Crested Cockatoos\" alttext=\"Sulphur Crested Cockatoos\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_cockatoo-tree-2-topaz-upscale-2251h-topaz-upscale-2250h.jpeg' title= 'Sulphur Crested Cockatoos' alt='Sulphur Crested Cockatoos'\/><\/a><span>Sulphur Crested Cockatoos<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18707' 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-october-2026\/roo-framed-topaz-rawdenoise-1-topaz-sharpen-upscale-2250h.jpeg\" title=\"Roo Framed\" alttext=\"Roo Framed\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_roo-framed-topaz-rawdenoise-1-topaz-sharpen-upscale-2250h.jpeg' title= 'Roo Framed' alt='Roo Framed'\/><\/a><span>Roo Framed<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/omegape2000yahoo-com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Steve Wagner<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18708' 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-october-2026\/img_4791-1200x800.jpg\" title=\"Petit Carnivore -  Deviendra Grand !\" alttext=\"Petit Carnivore -  Deviendra Grand !\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_4791-1200x800.jpg' title= 'Petit Carnivore -  Deviendra Grand !' alt='Petit Carnivore -  Deviendra Grand !'\/><\/a><span>Petit Carnivore -  Deviendra Grand !<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/anne-marie\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">safrounet<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18709' 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-october-2026\/img_8614-1200x800.jpg\" title=\"Run, Run -  Elena \" alttext=\"Run, Run -  Elena \" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_8614-1200x800.jpg' title= 'Run, Run -  Elena ' alt='Run, Run -  Elena '\/><\/a><span>Run, Run -  Elena <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/anne-marie\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">safrounet<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18710' 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-october-2026\/img_4631.jpeg\" title=\"Little Molting Mourning Dove\" alttext=\"Little Molting Mourning Dove\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_4631.jpeg' title= 'Little Molting Mourning Dove' alt='Little Molting Mourning Dove'\/><\/a><span>Little Molting Mourning Dove<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karen_lyons_kalmenson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karen Lyons Kalmenson<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-18715' 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-october-2026\/pika.jpg\" title=\"American Pika\" alttext=\"American Pika\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_pika.jpg' title= 'American Pika' alt='American Pika'\/><\/a><span>American Pika<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-18716' 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-october-2026\/raccoon.jpg\" title=\"Pacific Northwest Raccoon\" alttext=\"Pacific Northwest Raccoon\" class=\"shutterset_set_906\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/thumbs\/thumbs_raccoon.jpg' title= 'Pacific Northwest Raccoon' alt='Pacific Northwest Raccoon'\/><\/a><span>Pacific Northwest Raccoon<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jess\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jess Findlay<\/a><\/span><span>0 votes (0%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The next competition starts on 30 November 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":2208892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Northern-Saw-whet-Owl-Fledglings-5.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3173,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2208889","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\/2208889","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=2208889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2208892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2208889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2208889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2208889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}