2022 photography competition

[hedgehog111]

Hi there everyone. Welcome to the 2022 Inaturalist forum Wildlife photography competition.

To enter Simply post your picture/pictures in the reply section

Rules

• anyone can enter
• maximum of 3 photos per contestant
• must contain some form of wildlife, excluding humans
• you are not allowed to vote for your own photos
• all photos that you enter must be taken by you
• for voting purposes can you please name your photos
• 3 votes each
• photos can be from anytime and anywhere

Entry’s close - 1 April

Judging starts - 5 April

Winner announced - 5 may

only the top 25 pictures will be on the voting list so use your best photos.

I would like to give @astra_the_dragon a special thanks for making this possible.

If you have any questions please let me know.

[gatorhawk]

Alright…here we go:

Ambush Bug attacking a Bee

iNat Observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104531751

Knight Anole attacking a Cuban Treefrog

iNat Observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96732137

Eastern Gray Squirrel

iNat Observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104810419

[fredhaup]

Beautiful Red-Tailed Hawk providing angelic overwatch -

iNat Observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105078393

[hedgehog111]

great photos, thanks for entering.

[hedgehog111]

@fredhaup welcome to the forum, great photo.

[albundy100]

A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron I snapped today at John McLaren Park in San Francisco, CA. iNaturalist observation

A Brown Pelican at Heron’s Head Park in San Francisco, CA. iNaturalist observation

[hedgehog111]

No Me and trh_blue have come up with a great voting system so you can put them all together,

3 votes each

they can be from anytime

[hedgehog111]

Welcome to the forum @albundy100

great photos

[egordon88]

1. Large Marble - butterfly feeding on Arnica in the Sawatch mountains of central Colorado https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/85432360

2. Colorful Grasshopper - right out of a street mural in Oaxaca, Mexico https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95568151

3. Yellow-spotted bromeliad fly - starts her morning on a prairie sunflower in Albuquerque https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90549326

[geragotelis]

1. Summer Azure Butterfly

Observation: Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) from Indianapolis, IN, United States 46254 on July 03, 2021 at 02:19 PM by Alexander Geragotelis · iNaturalist

2. Micrasterias torreyi Alga

Observation: Micrasterias torreyi from Pratt Pond, Mason, NH, United States on August 31, 2020 at 03:20 PM by Alexander Geragotelis · iNaturalist

3. Marbled Orbweaver Spider

Observation: Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus) from New Augusta, IN 46278, United States on September 11, 2021 at 02:16 PM by Alexander Geragotelis · iNaturalist

[hedgehog111]

Welcome to the forum @geragotelis

Wonderful photos

[hedgehog111]

@egordon88

Beautiful photos, But is there any chance you could please name them for judging purposes.
Thanks
Canyon

[markkjames]

Genus Acanalonia from Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA, US on August 04, 2021 at 08:01 AM by Mark K. James. AI recommending Acanalonia but none recorded here. · iNaturalist

Figeater Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis) from Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA, US on September 28, 2021 at 08:54 AM by Mark K. James · iNaturalist

Genus Timulla from Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA, US on September 16, 2021 at 08:51 AM by Mark K. James. Observed on desert broom (Baccharis sarothroides). Rather hairy but iNat listed both Sphex and Pr… · iNaturalist

[fmiudo]

Entry #1 A humpbacked fly Melaloncha ronnai about to attack a Bombus to try to lay eggs in it.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71577189

Entry #2 Red-crested finch preying a flying Camponotus ant

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57892257

Entry #3 Silver-studded Leafwing catterpilar eating on stinging nettle

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99347701

[egordon88]

Added

[hedgehog111]

That’s perfect thanks.

[gheaton]

Do plants count as wildlife in this case?

[hedgehog111]

Yes they do.

[masonmaron]

Interesting idea, I’ll give it a go:

“A Costa Rican Icon”, Red-eyed Tree Frog:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103801344

“Grabbing a Bite”, Giant Birch Sawfly:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83471478

“Taking a Peek…a”, American Pika:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54482629

[kevinfaccenda]

Wow this thread is Animalia city, here’s a plant to change things up

Asplenium contiguum from O’ahu