May 2026 Competition - Nature & Wildlife

[Tim Mayo]

Our May monthly competition is now open for voting.

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This Month's Theme
For this month our theme will be: "Nature & Wildlife".

Competition Dates
Entries start: The date that this post is published.
Entries end: May 21st
Voting starts: May 21st
Voting ends: May 28th

What Do I Get if I Win?
I'm afraid it's just the joy of taking part but I will be adding badges to winners profiles.

How to Enter + Rules

1. Post your entries in this thread by scrolling down to the reply box then hitting the 'upload images' button. Insert image as full image not thumbnail.
2. Canon R Series cameras only. Adapted lenses on R Series bodies are fine.
3. Camera metadata must be included in the images to verify.
4. Only one photo entry per member.
5. Keep the photos clean and family friendly.
6. Please don't use sky replacements or AI image generation.
7. You are free to change your image during the entry period.

How to Vote (when voting opens)

1. Use the vote button (up arrow) to the right of the post (below post on mobile) to vote up images that you like
2. You can vote on as many images as you like apart from your own

Themes for 2026
Our themes for the year have already been decided to give you a heads-up on what's coming next.

• Jan: Travel & Places
• Feb: Black & White
• Mar: Life & People
• Apr: Light & Shadow
• May: Nature & Wildlife
• Jun: Motion
• Jul: Close-Up & Macro
• August: Urban & Street
• Sep: After Dark
• Oct: Abstract
• Nov: Long Exposure
• Dec: Your Favourite Shot of 2026

Feedback
I'd really appreciate feedback about how the competition is running but please don't post it in this thread. Instead please post any feedback in our Feedback Forum.

Thank you for taking part and good luck!

 

[Nick L]

Well done all, so many seriously great images this month !

 

[MikeZ]

Congratulations to all the winners, and to everyone else too!

 

[Wings and Things]

Worthy winners with some great images from others too.

 

[JustUs7]

The moral of the story. People like birds. Or - if it ain’t flying, don’t bother trying.

All in good fun. Second highest vote getter wasn’t flying. Great shots all around this month.

 

[Dean Wilson]

The moral of the story. People like birds. Or - if it ain’t flying, don’t bother trying.

All in good fun. Second highest vote getter wasn’t flying. Great shots all around this month.

My first entry was "epic" landscape...however, after seeing multiple bird entries, I changed entries. The entries were really fun to look though and imagine the settings with the exposures listed.