{"id":2208956,"date":"2026-11-05T13:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2208956"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:48:01","slug":"results-of-the-best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/results-of-the-best-photo-of-the-month-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Results of the Best Photo of the Month October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u00a0 are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition.<\/p>\n<p>Diana Rebman wins First Prize with her outstanding image\u00a0 <em>&#8216;Tufted Coquette Feeding on Flower<\/em><em>&#8216;. <\/em>Jess Findlay wins Second Prize with <em>&#8220;Sea Otter&#8221;. <\/em>Third Prize goes to Dennyw<em> with &#8216;Blue Tit Imitating the Caped Crusader&#8217;.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please give kudos to the photographers by leaving comments at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<p>See detailed results below:<\/p>\n<p>(click on thumbnails for slideshow).<\/p>\n<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>64 votes (9.2%)<\/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>60 votes (8.62%)<\/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>58 votes (8.33%)<\/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>49 votes (7.04%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><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>46 votes (6.61%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><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>42 votes (6.03%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><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>40 votes (5.75%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><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>32 votes (4.6%)<\/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>26 votes (3.74%)<\/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>25 votes (3.59%)<\/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>24 votes (3.45%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><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>23 votes (3.3%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><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>22 votes (3.16%)<\/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>22 votes (3.16%)<\/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>21 votes (3.02%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><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>21 votes (3.02%)<\/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>19 votes (2.73%)<\/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>18 votes (2.59%)<\/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>17 votes (2.44%)<\/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>14 votes (2.01%)<\/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>13 votes (1.87%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><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>13 votes (1.87%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><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>9 votes (1.29%)<\/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>7 votes (1.01%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><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>7 votes (1.01%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><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>4 votes (0.57%)<\/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>Artificial Intelligence (AI) photos strictly forbidden.<\/li>\n<li>You confirm that the photo copyright belongs to you.<\/li>\n<li>The photo title and descriptive fields must be completed.<\/li>\n<li>Photos in frames or with colored borders are not allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Photos of pets, captive or domestic animals are not allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Contestants can vote for their own photos but ONLY ONCE!<\/li>\n<li>Photos of paintings or drawings of wild animals are not allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Photos not in accordance with conditions of use may be excluded.<\/li>\n<li>Winning photos will also be featured on our blog\u2019s rotating banner.<\/li>\n<li>Use of social media to manipulate or influence voting is not allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Images should not be duplicated by uploading into more than one gallery.<\/li>\n<li>Composite photos created by superimposing two or more separate photos not allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u00a0 are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Diana Rebman wins First Prize with her outstanding image\u00a0 &#8216;Tufted Coquette Feeding on Flower&#8216;. Jess Findlay wins Second Prize with &#8220;Sea Otter&#8221;. Third Prize goes to Dennyw with &#8216;Blue Tit Imitating the Caped Crusader&#8217;. 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